little的中文翻译是什么意思

little

US/ˈlɪtl/
UK/ˈlɪtl/

det. 少量的; 不多的

pron. 少量的; 不多的

adv. 微小地; 一点地

adj. 小的; 可爱的; 年幼的; 短的; 不严重的

little柯林斯释义

DET(数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的(可用so,too,very修饰)

You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of little.

  • I had little money and little free time...

    我没什么钱,也没多少空闲时间。

  • I find that I need very little sleep these days...

    我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

ADV-GRADED(频率或程度)微小地,小到几乎没有地

Little means not very often or to only a small extent.

  • On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...

    返回马赛的路上,他们没怎么说话。

  • Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.

    目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

DET(数量上)不多的(亦作a very little)

A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little.

  • 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。

  • A little food would do us all some good...

    吃点东西,对我们大家都会有好处。

ADV-GRADED短时间地;一会儿地

If you do something a little, you do it for a short time.

  • He walked a little by himself in the garden.

    他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

ADV-GRADED(程度上)一点地,少量地

A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree.

  • He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...

    他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。

  • He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...

    他有点害怕父亲的反应。

PHRASE逐渐地;一点一点地

If something happens little by little, it happens very gradually.

  • In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...

    一开始他感觉很好,但慢慢地就变虚弱了。

  • I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.

    我得慢慢学会独自生活。

little英文释义

Noun

1. a small amount or duration;

  • he accepted the little they gave him

Adjective

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

  • a little dining room
  • a little house
  • a small car
  • a little (or small) group
  • a small voice

2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;

  • little rain fell in May
  • gave it little thought
  • little hope remained
  • little time is left
  • we still have little money
  • a little hope remained
  • a little time is left

3. of short duration or distance;

  • a brief stay in the country
  • in a little while
  • it's a little way away

4. not fully grown;

  • what a big little boy you are
  • small children

5. (informal terms) small and of little importance;

  • a fiddling sum of money
  • a footling gesture
  • our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
  • a little (or small) matter
  • Mickey Mouse regulations
  • a dispute over niggling details
  • limited to petty enterprises
  • piffling efforts
  • giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

6. (of a voice) faint;

  • a little voice
  • a still small voice

7. younger brother or sister;

  • little brother

8. lowercase;

  • little a
  • small a
  • e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

9. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context);

  • a nice little job
  • bless your little heart
  • my dear little mother
  • a sweet little deal
  • I'm tired of your petty little schemes
  • filthy little tricks
  • what a nasty little situation

Adverb

1. not much;

  • he talked little about his family

little同义词辨析

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。

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短语

  1. in little

    (古)小规模的,微缩的

  2. little or nothing

    几乎没有

  3. make little of

    没当回事

  4. no little

    不小,很大

  5. not a little

    不小,很多

  6. quite a little

    很多,大量

  7. quite the little —

    [用以表示不情愿地或讽刺地承认某人具备能力或取得了成就]的确,真正

  8. a little

    一点儿

  9. little by little

    逐渐地:慢慢地或逐渐增长地;渐渐地

little场景例句

She is always worrying about little things.

她老是为小事烦恼.

Courtesy costs little and means much.

礼节并不失去什么却获益甚多.

I'm certainly going, but I'll be a little bit late.

我去是去, 可是得晚一点儿.

With a little care you could have avoided the mishap.

你要是小心一点,本来是可以避免这场不测之祸的.

The little town mushroomed into a city.

那座小镇迅速发展成一座城市.

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little词性变形

lessleastlittleness

little反义词

adj. 小的;少的;琐碎的

importantimmenseenormoushugevastlargegreatbigmuchbulky

其他释义

giantgrossgiganticmuchbig