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| 1 | a very small amount
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| | 1a | used for referring to an extremely small amount of something 极少量的 | | There is little time to prepare for the exams. 几乎没什么时间来准备考试。 | | Little has been revealed about his background. 有关他的背景透露很少。 | | She has done little today besides sleep. 今天她除了睡觉几乎没做什么。 | | too little There was too much rain and too little sun. 雨水太多而阳光太少。 | | very little He’ s an excellent manager, so there’ s very little tension in the office. 他是一位很优秀的经理，所以办公室里很少出现关系紧张的情况。 | | so little I’ ve got so much to do and so little time to do it in. 我要做的事情这么多，而手头的时间却是这么紧。 | | little or no She had trained herself to show little or no emotion, whatever happened. 她已练就了无论发生什么事都能不动声色的本领。 | | +of Jordan has lost little of his Irish accent. 乔丹的爱尔兰口音几乎没变。 | | as little as possible He always tries to pay the workers as little as possible. 他总是设法尽可能少地支付工人们的工钱。 | | the little He didn’ t earn much money, and he gambled away the little he had saved. 他赚钱不多，而且把攒下来的一点钱都赌光了。 | |
| | 1b | used before an amount for showing how small it is , when this is surprising 少到只有（用于数目前，表示该数目少得令人吃惊） | | It takes as little as four seconds for a car thief to break into a car. 窃车贼只需4秒钟就能打开车门进入车内。 | |
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| 2 | not very often or much
not very often or only to a small degree 不常；（程度上）只有一点点 |
| very little In her last years I saw her very little. 在她生命中的最后几年我很少见到她。 |
| Our relationship has changed very little over the years. 我们的关系这些年来都没有多少变化。 |
| as little as possible They spoke of him as little as possible. 他们尽可能不提他。 |
| little known (=not known by many people) Kang was little known outside of China. 不知名的 |
| little more/better You accused me of being little better than a thief (=almost as bad as a thief) . 你指责我简直像小偷一样坏。 |
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| - | a little
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| 1 | a small amount 少量 | We managed to save a little money. 我们设法攒了一点儿钱。 | | With a little luck, you might write the next best-seller! 运气好点儿的话，你也许能写出下一本畅销书！ | | just a little She needs some help – just a little, anyway. 她需要一些帮助，不管怎么说，一点点就够了。 | | a little (bit) of sth Mix in a little of the flour to make the liquid thicker. 加入一点点面粉搅拌使液体变稠。 | | Doesn’ t Helen speak a little bit of Chinese? 海伦不是会讲一点点汉语的吗？ | | a little (bit) more/less I reckon I have a little more patience than you. 我想我比你多一点儿耐心。 | | I wish there was a little bit less noise around here. 我希望这周围的噪声少一点儿。 | |
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| 2 | to a small degree （程度上）稍许，些微，有几分 | It makes me a little frightened when I think of what might happen. 想到或许会发生的事情时我感到有点恐惧。 | | I held her a little closer. 我把她抱得更紧一些。 | | She was a little disappointed with the job. 她对这份工作有点失望。 | | a little bit This may be a little bit painful. 这可能会有一点点疼。 | |
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| 3 | for a short time 一会儿 | I stopped and waited for him a little. 我停下来等了他一会儿。 | | a little bit Come talk with me for a little bit. 过来和我说会儿话吧。 | |
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| - | do little to help/solve/stop etc
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| to fail to help someonesolve something etc |
| 未能帮助/解决/阻止等 |
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| The company did little to prevent the disaster. 该公司没能阻止这场灾难。 |
| He’ s done little to improve my opinion of him. 他未能改善我对他的看法。 |
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| - | (just) that little bit easier/more comfortable etc spoken
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| easiermore comfortable etc by a small but important amount |
| （就）更容易些/更舒适些等 |
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| The sight of her always makes me feel that little bit happier. 看见她总让我感觉更开心些。 |
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| - | little by little
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| very gradually |
| 逐渐地；一点一点地 |
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| Little by little his eyes adjusted to the light. 他的双眼逐渐地适应了光线。 |
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| - | little does sb know/think/realize
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| used for saying that someone does not knowthinkrealize that something is true |
| 某人不知道/没想到/没有意识到（某事物属实） |
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| Little did I realize I would one day be in charge of the office. 我没有意识到我有一天也会成为办公室主管。 |
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| - | more than a little/not a little formal
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| a large amount , or to a large degree |
| 大量/很大程度（的） |
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| They had sincere respect for her, and not a little affection. 他们由衷地尊敬她，对她感情很深厚。 |
| The team was more than a little unlucky to lose by just one point. 该队非常不幸，仅以一分之差败北。 |
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| LEFENTRY: little | | | | Little and a little are both used before nouns for talking about a small amount of something. But which you choose depends on your attitude. Little is used for emphasizing that an amount is smaller than you would like or expectlittle用于强调数量比希望或预计的要少: Unfortunately, there is little hope of finding survivors. 不幸的是，找到幸存者的希望很渺茫。 There has been little change since this morning. 自今天早上以来就没有多少变化。 A little is used for emphasizing that an amount is small, but greater than you might expecta little用于强调数量小，但比可能预计的要大: There is still a little time to finish the game. 还有一些时间来完成比赛。 I had a little money left so I took a taxi. 我剩了一点钱，便坐了出租车。 | | | |
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