单词乎

little

音标['litl]

汉语翻译

n. 一点点, 少许, 一会儿, 短时间
a. 小的, 很少的, 幼小的, 琐碎的, 短暂的, 矮小的
ad. 很少, 稍微, 完全不
相关词组:
take no little pains over sth
give sb not a little trouble
be not a little bewildered
set little by
think little of
not a little
little by little
make little of
a little
after a little
for a little
in little
little or nothing

词型变化

形容词比较级:littler,less,lesser 最高级:littlest,least 名词:littleness 副词比较级:less 最高级:least 

词意辨析

little, few, several
这几个词用作形容词时均含“少量的”之意。
little: 只修饰不可数名词,含否定意义。
few: 只修饰可数名词的复数形式,侧重指数量非常少,给人一种模糊概念,含否定意义。
several: 修饰可数名词的复数形式,指至少有3个,但不会超过5、6个。
little, small, tiny, minute, miniature
这些形容词均有“小的”之意。
little: 指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小,多带主观感情色彩,含小而可爱或小巧的意味。
small: 多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少,指略小于正常的大小。
tiny: 强调与同类或其他物体比较,小得超出正常比例,有时带强烈的感情色彩。
minute: 指小得难看见,有时需用显微镜才看得见。
miniature: 指由正常体积微缩的物体。

英语解释

名词 little:

  1. a small amount or duration

形容词 little:

  1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    同义词:small
  2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
  3. of short duration or distance
    同义词:brief
  4. (of children and animals) young, immature
    同义词:small
  5. (informal) small and of little importance
    同义词:fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
  6. (of a voice) faint
    同义词:small
  7. lowercase
    同义词:minuscule, small
  8. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

副词 little:

  1. not much

例句

  1. He is little known as an artist.
    他是个不出名的艺术家。
  2. The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory.
    他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。
  3. It's in Chinese I can make little of it.
    这是中文--我一点儿都不懂。
  4. She is too little to ride a bicycle.
    她太小了,不能骑脚踏车。
  5. Little does he care whether we live or die.
    他一点也不管我们是死是活。

详细解释


lit.tle

adj.(形容词)
lit.tler 或 less [lμs] 也作 less.er [lμs.…r] lit.tlest 或 least [lôst]
Small in size:
狭小的:尺寸小的:
例句:
a little dining room.See Synonyms at small
一间小饭厅参见 small

Short in extent or duration; brief:
短:限度或期限短;简短:
例句:
There is little time left.
只有很短的时间了

Small in quantity or degree:
少:数量或程度小:
例句:
little money.
一点儿钱

Unimportant; trivial:
小的:不重要的;琐碎的:
例句:
a little matter.
小事

Narrow; petty:
狭隘的:小气的;心地狭窄的:
例句:
mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.
恶意而狭隘的评论;为琐事而耗费的狭隘心胸

Without much power or influence; of minor status.
卑微的:没有多少权力或影响的;地位低下的
Being at an early stage of growth; young:
幼小的:处于成长初级阶段的;年轻的:
例句:
a little child.
一个小孩

adv.(副词)
less,least
Not much; scarcely:
很少地:没有多少;几乎不:
例句:
works long hours, sleeping little.
长时间工作,睡眠很少

Not in the least; not at all:
一点也不;根本不:
例句:
They little expected such a generous gift.
他们根本没料到会有那么丰盛的礼物

n.(名词)
A small quantity or amount:
少量:份量或数量小的:
例句:
Give me a little.
给我一点儿

Something much less than all:
很少:比总数少很多的某物:
例句:
I know little of their history.
他们的历史我知道得很少

A short distance or time:
短距离,短时间:
例句:
a little down the road; waited a little.
走了一小段路;等了一会儿


<习惯用语>a little
Somewhat; a bit:
一点儿:
例句:
felt a little better.
感觉好了一点

little by little
By small degrees or increments; gradually.
逐渐地:慢慢地或逐渐增长地;渐渐地
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English lttel
源自 古英语 lttel

【引伸】
lit.tleness
n.(名词)

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