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BNC: 291 COCA: 256
little
adverb, determiner, pronoun /ˈlɪt(ə)l/
comparativeless
superlativeleast
Little can be used in the following ways: little 有以下用法
as a determiner (followed by a noun): 用作限定词(后接名词): There's little time left. 没剩多少时间了。 Little progress has been made. 几乎没什么进展。
as a pronoun: 用作代词: They have very little, but what they have, they share. 他们只有极少的东西,但他们有什么就一起分享。 (after ‘a'): 置于a之后: Yes, I'd like some tea – but just a little. 是的,我想喝点茶,但只要一点点就够了。 (followed by ‘of'): 后接of: Little of the original building has survived. 原先的整幢大楼几乎全都被毁了。 Can I take a little of this sugar? 我可以加点这种糖吗? (after ‘the'): 置于the 之后: The little I know won't be of much use to you. 我所知道的那一点东西对你没有太大的用处。
as an adverb: 用作副词: I go there very little. 我很少去那儿。 I'm little affected by the cold. 我很少感冒。 (after ‘a'): 置于a之后: He talked a little about his childhood. 他谈了一些他的童年经历。
  1. 1
    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。

    little 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。

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    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) 不知名的 :

    Kang was little known outside of China. 中国以外的其他国家很少知道“炕”这东西。

    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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    Rarely and not often: rarely, little, seldom...
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little
adjective /ˈlɪt(ə)l/
adjectivelittle
comparativelittler
superlativelittlest
  1. 1
    [usually before noun] small in size or number (规格或数目)小的

    Use the little pan for making the sauce. 用这个小平底锅做酱汁。

    There's a little group of us who meet once a week. 我们有几个人每周聚一次。

    a little bit of something :

    Little bits of hay still clung to her skirt. 有一点干草还沾在她的裙子上。

    little tiny/tiny little :

    There's a little tiny crack in it. 这里面有一条细小的裂缝。

    a tiny little garden 小小的花园

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    Small in size: small, little, tiny...
    1. a.
      used in a positive way for referring to small people or things that you like (用于指令人喜欢的小个子的人或小东西)小的

      a little old lady 身材娇小的老妇人

      nice/pretty/cute/sweet/lovely little :

      a pretty little cottage in the country 可爱的乡村小屋

      poor little :

      Poor little thing, you must be starving! 可怜的小东西,你一定饿坏了!

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      Small in size: small, little, tiny...
    2. b.
      used in a negative way for referring to small people or things that you do not like (用于指不喜欢的小个子的人或小东西)

      You little brat! 你这臭小子!

      one of those narrow-minded little racists 那些思想狭隘的种族主义分子中的一个

      nasty/cheeky/silly/stupid little :

      She wrote me a nasty little letter. 她给我写了一封令人作呕的信。

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      Small in size: small, little, tiny...
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    young, and often small. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children 年幼的,幼小的(尤为儿语或用于对儿童说话时)

    a little boy/girl/child 小男孩/小女孩/幼童

    When I was little, we didn't have computers at school. 我小的时候我们学校没有电脑。

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  3. 3
    [only before noun] lasting a short time 短时间的
    a little while :

    I'll be with you in a little while. 我会和你呆上一小会儿。

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    1. a.
      continuing for a short distance 短距离的

      Molly carried her a little way towards the house. 莫莉背着她朝房子的方向走了一小段路。

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  4. 4
    not important 微不足道的

    He gets upset at the least little thing. 他会因为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而烦恼。

    There are just some little details to sort out. 只有一些细枝末节要整理。

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    Unimportant: unimportant, minor, irrelevant...
    1. a.
      used in a humorous way for referring to something that you really think is important (幽默用法,指确实认为很重要的某事物)

      We may have a little problem explaining that to our customers. 跟我们的客户解释那件事情可能会有点困难。

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    controlled and involving a small amount of movement, effort, or emotion 微微的;克制的

    a little smile/laugh 微微的一笑

    Jules said goodnight with a formal little bow. 朱尔斯很正式地微微一弯腰道了声晚安。

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    Limited and limiting: limited, restricted, restrictive...

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