单词 | little |
释义 | little¹ 1.(not much)(数量上)微少的, 不多的 We have little money to spare.我们攒不下多少钱。 with little difficulty轻而易举地 too little太少的 The business closed as it made too little profit.该公司因盈利太少而倒闭。 very little很少 We've got very little time.我们没有多少时间。 2.a little (some)(数量上)少许, 一点儿 Add a little milk to the mixture.往混合物中加少许牛奶。 Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home.卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。 idiom little² ◆no littleornot a little<正式>不少的;许多的;相当多的 She surveyed her handiwork with no little pride.她相当自豪地打量着自己的手工制品。 ◆quite a little相当大;相当多;非常可观 It may take quite a little time to finish the job.完成这项工作可能需要相当长的时间。 1.(small)(尺寸、数量)小的, 少的 (indicating approval)(表示肯定)一些, 一点点 (indicating disapproval)(表示否定)不多的, 少到几乎没有的 a little old lady一个身材娇小的老太太 What a dear little puppy!一只多么可爱的小狗啊! What a horrid little man!多么讨厌的小男人! a little town一座小城 2.(young)幼小的;年幼的 I was a skinny little kid.我当时是个很瘦的小孩。 sb's little brother/sister某人的弟弟/妹妹 the little ones (children)儿童;小家伙;小孩子 (younger children)年龄较小的儿童 3.(short)(时间、距离、事件等)短的, 短暂的 After lunch we went for a little stroll.午饭后我们出去走了一小会儿。 a little while一会儿 a little while longer再长一点时间 a little way一点点路;不远 Just go down the road a little way.只有沿着这条路往前走一点点。 to have a little talk谈一谈 4.(restrained)快速的;轻微的;稍微的 She gave a little cry of astonishment.她轻轻惊叫了一声。 5.(unimportant)微不足道的;细小的;琐碎的 There are a few little details to finalize.还有几个小的细节需要落实一下。 Harry would often get angry over little things.哈利经常因为一些小事情发脾气。 We had a little disagreement, that's all.我们只是有一点儿小分歧而已。 6.(in miniature)(某一地区或区域)小的, 微型的 Little Italy小意大利 idiom little³ ◆a little bit (a small amount)一点儿;少量;少许 There's a little bit left over.还剩了一点儿。 a little bit of sth一点儿… (slightly)轻微地;稍微 We went a little bit further.我们向前又走了一点路。 He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.他有点儿害怕父亲的反应。 ◆sb's little game某人的小算盘;某人的鬼把戏 So that's his little game!这么说, 那就是他的小算盘啦! 1.(not much)很少;不多;不常 a little-known fact一个鲜为人知的事实 very little很少 as little as possible尽量少地 2.a little (slightly)(与形容词或副词连用)轻微地, 稍微 I may be a little late for the meeting.我开会可能会迟到几分钟。 She seems a little better this morning.她今天早上似乎好了一些。 3.a little (for a short time)(与动词连用)一会儿 We rested a little, then went on.我们休息了一会儿, 然后继续。 4.<书面>(not at all, hardly)毫不;几乎不 She little knew how soon that time would come.她几乎不知道那个时刻什么时候会到来。 Little did John think that his secret had already been discovered.约翰根本没想到他的秘密已经被发现。 idiom little⁴ ◆not a little<正式>有点儿;稍微 She was not a little upset when she found out what had happened.她查明发生了什么事情之后感到有些沮丧。 ◆quite a little相当;非常;十分 The weather's going to be quite a little colder by the weekend.到周末时天气会变得相当冷。 1.(not much)少量;少许;片刻 Little is known about his childhood.人们对他的童年所知甚少。 very little很少;微乎其微 I know very little about personal finance.我对个人理财知之甚少。 little of sth几乎没有…;微乎其微的… Little of the film was shot in the studio.这部电影几乎没有在摄影棚里进行拍摄。 2.a little (a small amount)少量;一点儿;少许 How much would you like?—Just a little.您想要多少?——只要一点儿。 Try to persuade her to eat a little.劝她吃点儿东西吧。 a little of sth一点…;少量… Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken.在鸡肉上浇少量调味汁。 idiom ◆little by little一点一点地;逐步 ◆to think little of sth/sb (pay little attention to)不在意某事物/某人;不看重某事物/某人 (regard as routine)认为某事物/某人算不了什么;没把某事物/某人当回事 (have a low opinion of)认为某事物/某人没有价值;认为某事物/某人不重要;轻视某事物/某人 |
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