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little/ˈlit(ə)l/ adj., det., pron. & adv.●adj. (littler, littlest; less /les/ or lesser /ˈlesə/; least /li:st/) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great or big; also used with affectionate or emotional overtones, or condescension, not implied by small (形体、数量、程度等)小的，少的；渺小的，狭隘的，狭窄的，不大的(亦带有亲切、动人、亲近的含义) a friendly little chap 好客的家伙; a silly little fool 小傻瓜; a nice little car 可爱的小汽车 2a short in stature 矮的 a little man 矮子 b of short distance or duration (距离、时间)短的 will go a little way with you 和你走一小段路; wait a little while 等一会儿 3 trivial; relatively unimportant 琐碎的，无价值的；比较不重要的 exaggerates every little difficulty 夸大了每个微小的困难 4 operating on a small scale 小规模经营的 the little shopkeeper 小店主 5 as a distinctive epithet 作表示独特性质的修饰词 : a of a smaller or the smallest size etc. (形体等)更小的，最小的 little finger 小拇指 b that is the smaller or smallest of the name (名称)更小的；最小的 little auk 小海雀; little grebe 小 6 young or younger 年轻的；更年轻的 a little boy 小男孩; my little sister 我的小妹妹 7 as of a child, evoking tenderness, condescension, amusement, etc. 孩子似的，幼小的；引起温柔、亲近、快乐等感觉 we know their little ways 我们知道他们的鬼点子 8 mean, paltry, contemptible 卑鄙的，可鄙的，不值一谈的 you little sneak 你这卑鄙小人 ●det. 1 (prec. by 前接 a) a certain though small amount of 一点点，一些 give me a little butter 给我一些黄油 2 not much; inconsiderable 少许；少得几乎没有 gained little advantage from it 从中未得到多少好处 ●pron. 1 not much; only a small amount 不多；仅仅一点点 got very little out of it 从中几乎什么也没有得到; did what little I could 尽了微薄之力 2 (usu. prec. by a determiner 通常前接限定词)a a certain but no great amount 一些，一点点 knows a little of everything 每件事都知道一些; every little helps 每一点微小的帮助 b a short time or distance 短时间；短距离 after a little 过了一会儿 ●adv. (less, least) 1 to a small extent only 仅仅一点点，稍微 little-known authors 不知名的作家; is little more than speculation 与推断的差不多 2 not at all; hardly 一点也不；几乎没有 they little thought 他们几乎没有想到 3 (prec. by 前接 a) somewhat 有些，有点儿 is a little deaf 有点聋 □ in little on a small scale 小规模的 □ little by little by degrees; gradually 一点点地；逐渐地 □ little or nothing hardly anything 几乎没有什么东西 □ no little considerable; a good deal of 不少的，许多的 took no little trouble over it 这件事上碰到了许多麻烦 □ not a little ● n. much; a great deal 很多，许多 ●adv. extremely 十分，极端地 not a little concerned 极其关注 □ littleness n.[Old English lyˉtel, from Germanic] |