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🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ adjective [usually before noun] HELP The forms littler /ˈlɪtlə(r)/ and littlest /ˈlɪtlɪst/ are rare. It is more common to use smaller and smallest. * littler 和 littlest 都很少见，常用的是 smaller 和 smallest。🔑 not big; small; smaller than others 小的；比较小的◆a little house 小房子◆a little group of tourists 一小群游客◆a little old lady 一位小老太太◆the classic little black dress 典雅的黑色小连衣裙◆'Which do you want?' 'I'll take the little one.' “你要哪一个？” “我要那个小的。”◆She gave a little laugh. 她笑了一笑。◆(BrE) We should manage, with a little bit of luck. 我们只要有一点点运气就能应付过去。◆Here's a little something (= a small present) for your birthday. 这是送给你的生日小礼物。🔑 used after an adjective to show affection or dislike, especially in a patronizing way (= one that suggests that you think you are better than sb) （用在形容词的后面表示喜爱或厌恶，尤指屈尊俯就地）可爱的，可怜的，讨厌的◆The poor little thing! It's lost its mother. 这可怜的小家伙！没有了妈妈。◆What a nasty little man! 多么令人讨厌的家伙！◆She's a good little worker. 她是个讨人喜欢的工人。◆He'd become quite the little gentleman. 他成了颇有风度的绅士了。🔑 young 年幼的；幼小的◆a little boy/girl 小男孩；小女孩◆my little brother/sister (= younger brother/sister) 我的弟弟/妹妹◆I lived in America when I was little. 我小时候生活在美国。🔑 (of distance or time 距离或时间) short 短的；近的；短暂的◆A little while later the phone rang. 过了一小会儿电话响了起来。◆Shall we walk a little way? 我们走一小段路好吗？🔑 not important; not serious 微不足道的；不严重的◆I can't remember every little detail. 我记不住每一个微小的细节。◆You soon get used to the little difficulties. 你很快就会习惯这些小小的不便了。▸ little·ness BrE /ˈlɪtlnəs/NAmE /ˈlɪtlnəs/ noun [U] ●a little ˈbird told me(informal) used to say that sb told you sth but you do not want to say who it was （不想说出是谁告诉的）有人告诉我的，不告诉你我是怎么知道的●great/tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow(saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way 参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末●do ˈwonders (for sb/sth)to have a very good effect on sb/sth （为某人或替某事）创造奇迹；产生神奇作用◆The news has done wonders for our morale. 这消息大大振奋了我们的士气。
🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ determiner, pronoun🔑 used with uncountable nouns to mean 'not much' （与不可数名词连用）不多的◆There was little doubt in my mind. 我心里几乎没有疑问。◆Students have little or no choice in the matter. 学生在这个问题上很少有或没有选择余地。◆I understood little of what he said. 我几乎听不懂他讲的。◆She said little or nothing (= hardly anything) about her experience. 她对自己的经历几乎只字不提。◆Tell him as little as possible. 尽量少告诉他。🔑 a little used with uncountable nouns to mean 'a small amount', 'some' （与不可数名词连用）少量的，一些◆a little milk/sugar/tea 少许牛奶/糖/茶◆If you have any spare milk, could you give me a little? 你要是有多余的牛奶，给我一些好吗？◆I've only read a little of the book so far. 这本书我才读了一小部分。◆(formal) It caused not a little/no little (= a lot of) confusion.这事引起了不小的混乱。◆After a little (= a short time) he got up and left. 过了一会儿他站起来走了。●ˌlittle by ˈlittle 🔑slowly; gradually 缓慢地；逐渐地；一点一点地◆Little by little the snow disappeared. 雪渐渐融化了。◆His English is improving little by little. 他的英语正在逐步提高。
🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ adverb (less, least) 🔑 not much; only slightly 不多；稍许；略微◆He is little known as an artist. 几乎没人知道他是个艺术家。◆I slept very little last night. 昨晚我几乎没怎么睡。◆Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career. 我一点也没想到这会断送了我的职业生涯。🔑 a little (bit) to a small degree 少许；少量；一点◆She seemed a little afraid of going inside. 她好像有点害怕进去。◆These shoes are a little (bit) too big for me.我穿这双鞋太大了一点。◆(informal) Everything has become just that little bit harder. 一切都变得有点更艰难了。◆(formal) She felt tired and more than a little worried. 她感到既疲劳又非常担忧。a bit / a little
  • In BrE it is common to use a bit to mean 'slightly' or 'to a small extent'. 英式英语常用 a bit 表示稍微、有点儿：◆These shoes are a bit tight. 这鞋有点儿紧。◆I'll be a bit later home tomorrow. 明天我要晚点儿回家。◆Can you turn the volume up a bit? 你能把音量开大点儿吗？
  • It is more common in NAmE to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in BrE. 美式英语较常用 a little 或 a little bit（非正式），英式英语亦可以这样说：◆These shoes are a little bit too tight. 这鞋有点儿紧。◆I'll be a little later home tomorrow. 明天我要晚点儿回家。◆Can you turn the volume up a little bit? 你能把音量开大点儿吗？
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