more than a little1 literaryVERY extremely 非常,十分 Graham was more than a little frightened by what he had seen. 格雷厄姆被眼前所见吓了一大跳。
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2 VERY formal fairly 相当 The lectures were more than a little disappointing. 讲座相当令人失望。
more than a little• Love: the word would be utterly meaningless in this context; no more than a little blast of sound.• He was more than a little disappointed that his son was not athletic.• The ex-boyfriend is more than a little interested.• Many of these ideas depend more than a little on what you believe in.• It may be no more than a little park near work or a church that you stop by during lunch hour.• Gordon was, he admitted, more than a little relieved.• Educators, meanwhile, often view business with more than a little suspicion, distrust, and envy.
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