| 释义 |
littlen.（名词 noun）- （无冠词 a, 表示否定）微少,几乎没有;短时间[距离]
He has seen little of life. 他不谙世故.
Little remains to be said. 没有甚么话可讲了.
There is little to choose between them. 两者都差不多.
I got but [very, rather] little out of him. 我从他那里几乎一无所得.
think little of 不重视,不在乎
Every little helps. 【谚】 点点滴滴都有用. - （表示肯定）一点,少量
He drank a little of the water. 他喝了一点水.
after a little 过了一会儿
for a little 一会儿. - 仅有的一点点(cf. a.3)
He did the little that [what (little)] he could. 他尽了自己仅有的一点力量. - 不重要的人
adv.（副词 adverb）- 几乎不
a little known fact 几乎没人知道的事实
They see each other very little. 他们很少见面.
It costs little more than a dollar. 那也就值一美元.
It is little less [better] than robbery. 这简直就是抢劫. - （用在 care, dream, guess, imagine, know, suspect, realize, think 等动词之前）一点也不(= not at all)
I little knew. 我一点也不知道.
Little did she imagine that...她连作梦也没有想到… - 一些,一点点
He is a little afraid. 他有点害怕. - （★多用在形容词或副词比较级之前）
He is a little better. 他好一点了.
Wait a little longer. 请稍候.
A little more [less] sugar, please. 请多加[少给]我一点糖.
a.（形容词 adjective）- (形状、身材、规模、数量等)小的;年轻的,年纪小的;短的;可爱的(cf. small)
little birds 小鸟
a little man 身材矮小的男子
a little group of artists 一小群艺术家
a little voice 小声
a little farmer 小农
a little brother [sister] 弟弟[妹妹]
(my) little man [woman] [voc.] (我的)丈夫,老公[妻子,老婆]
our little life 我辈短促的生命
our little ones [people] 我们家的孩子们
the little Smiths 史密斯(家)的孩子们 (the Smith children)
What a pretty little doll! 多么小巧可爱的玩具娃娃. - （用以区别同类事物）(较)小的,最小的
little finger
little Switzerland 小瑞士(指景色秀丽似瑞士的地区). - （「小」中含有特殊感情）孩子似的;琐细的,心地狭窄的;卑鄙的,卑劣的
his little game 他那孩子似的举动,他的鬼把戏
a funny little way of laughing 滑稽的笑法
Little things please [amuse] little minds. 【谚】 小孩喜欢小东西.
We know his little ways. 我们都知道他的鬼把戏. - （无冠词 a, 表示否定）不多的,几乎没有(= not much)
There is little hope. 没有甚么希望.
We had little snow last year. 去年几乎没下雪.
Office jobs require little physical effort. 办公室的工作几乎不需要体力
I have but little money. 我衹有一点点钱.
I have little hope, if any.=I have little or no hope. 我简直没有希望. - （a little, 表示肯定）一些,一点
There is a little hope. 有一点希望. - 仅有的一点点
I gave him the little money (that) I had.=I gave him what (little) money I had. 我把仅有的一点钱都给他了.
- by little and little = little by little
- 一点一点地
- go but a little way to...
- 差得远,不够
- in little
- 小规模地[的],微型地[的](cf. in large)
- little or nothing = little if anything
- 简直没有什么东西
- make little of...
- 几乎不理解
- 轻视,不以为然
- make little ones out of big ones
- 【美•俚】(黑社会)在狱中服刑
- no little
- 不少的,许多的(= very much)
- not a little
- 很,十分(= greatly)
I was not a little surprised. 我感到十分惊讶. - 许多(的)
I have not a little hope [money]. 我颇有希望[有点钱].
- only a little
- 极微少的
There is only a little wine. 衹有一点点酒.
- quite a little
- 【口】相当多(的),大量(的),丰富(的)
- very little
- 一点也没有(= none at all)
He has very little sense. 他一点道理也不懂. - 很少
同义: - not at all一点也不
- not much不多的,几乎没有
- very much不少的,许多的
- none at all一点也没有
- greatly很,十分
反义: - big, large(形状、身材、规模、数量等)小的;年轻的,年纪小的;短的;可爱的的反义
- great孩子似的;琐细的,心地狭窄的;卑鄙的,卑劣的的反义
- much不多的,几乎没有的反义
- no一些,一点的反义
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