lit·tle

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【释义】：

a．❶ 小的：a little boy小男孩．the little finger小指．Little Red Soldiers make progress every day．红小兵天天向上．❷ (身材)矮小的，(时间、距离)短的：a little man矮小的男人．Won’t you stay a little time with me?你跟我呆一会儿好吗? Come a little way with me．陪我走一段路．❸ 年轻的，年纪小的：How are your little ones?你的孩子们好吗?Here come the little Lis．李家的孩子们来了．Little Hung will do the singing．由小洪唱歌．❹ 小得可爱的，小得有趣的，孩子似的：little ways孩子似的(可笑的)做法．those naughty little children那些淘气的小娃娃．Well，my little man(woman)!小弟弟(小姑娘)好呀!❺ 不足道的，渺小的，心地狭隘的：men of a little mind心胸狭隘的人．Don’t worry about little things别为小事情烦恼．❻ (less，least)(修饰物质名词、抽象名词)很少，没有多少：There is little water．没有多少水了．A just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little support．得道多助，失道寡助．Heknows little French and less Latin．他不太懂法语，更不懂拉丁语．❼ (a little)有一点：There is a little water．有一点水．A little care would have prevented it．稍微当心点儿，这种事情就不会发生．

－n．& pron．❶ (含有否定意义)一点点，少量，些许：He has seen little of life．他见识不多．Little remains to be said．简直再没有什么可讲的了．little by little(=by little and little)逐渐，慢慢地．in little 小规模地，简略地．little or nothing(=little if anything)简直没有，几乎没有．❷ (a little)(含有肯定意义)一点，少许：a little at a time每次少许．Just give me a little．给我一点儿就够了．not a little 很多．quite a little 大量，丰富：He has done quite a little for the people．他为人民做了许多工作．❸ (a little)一会儿，一小段距离：after a little 过了一会儿，走了一段路后．for a little 一会儿．I’ll be backin a little．一会儿我就回来．A little still remained to be covered．还有一段路要走．❹ (a little)(用作状语)稍为，有一点：It is a little cold．稍有点冷．The hat is a little too large for me．这帽子我戴有点大了．Please wait a little．请稍等一下．

－ad．(less，least)
❶ 很少：I see him very little nowadays．我最近很少看见他．It is little better than nothing．这跟没有差不多．It costs little more than two yuan．这东西值二元钱左右．❷ (用在know，think，imagine，guess，suspect，realize等动词前)毫不，一点也不：Little did I dream of living such a happy life as today．梦想不到我能过今天这样的幸福生活．He little knows English．他一点不懂英语．