little

美 ['lɪt(ə)l]

英 ['lɪt(ə)l]

比较级：less 最高级：least 比较级：littler 最高级：littlest

搭配

adj.+n.

little girl,little boy,little thing,little piece,little guy

adv.+v.

little bite

little

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adj.

1.	小的；比较小的not big; small; smaller than others

	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。
	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。

2.	（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)

	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。

3.	年幼的；幼小的young

	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。

4.	短的；近的；短暂的short

	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？

5.	微不足道的；不严重的not important; not serious

	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。

IDM

a little bird told me

(informal)

（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used to say that sb told you sth but you do not want to say who it was

det.

1.	（与不可数名词连用）不多的used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘not much’

	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。

2.	（与不可数名词连用）少量的，一些used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a small amount’, ‘some’

	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。
	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。

IDM

	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。

little by little

缓慢地；逐渐地；一点一点地slowly; gradually

	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。

adv.

1.	不多；稍许；略微not much; only slightly

	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。

2.	a little (bit) 少许；少量；一点to a small degree

	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。
	Everything has become just that little bit harder. 一切都变得更艰难了。
	She felt tired and more than a little worried. 她感到既疲劳又非常担忧。