little

/ˈlɪtl//ˈlɪtl/

★★★★★adj.

little
littler/less/lesser
littlest/least

adj

① (←→big, large)1(形状、规模)小的,(小而)可爱的2[无比较级]年幼的,年少的(=young)
- a little bird小鸟
- a little garden小花园
- a little table小桌子
- the little people小仙子
- a little group of students一小群学生
- a little girl小女孩
- our little ones我们家的孩子们
- the little Browns布朗(家)的孩子们
- my little brother [sister]我的弟弟[妹妹]
- He's still too little to go to school.他还太小,不能去上学。
- I often saw her when I was little.我小时候常见她。

② (←→great)1像小孩的;琐细的;小气的,狭量的;卑鄙的2[the little;当名词用;当复数用]不重要[没有权力的]的人们,小人物
- a little mind狭窄的胸襟
- I hate his little ways.我讨厌他小气的作风。
- Little things amuse [please] little minds.小人喜小事;小智乐小事。

③[无比较级](时间、距离等)短的
- our little life我们短暂的生命
- Please wait a little while.请等一会儿。
- Let me go a little way with you.让我陪你走一小段。

④[不加冠词a以表否定]没有多少的,几乎没有的,很少的(←→much)
- There's little hope that he will recover.他几乎没有希望康复。
- We had very little rain last year.去年只下一点雨(几乎没有)。
- He had very little money left.他只剩下很少的一点钱。
- She made little progress.她没有多少进步。

⑤[作a little表肯定](有)一点的,多少有一点的(←→no; none)
- I can speak a little Spanish.我会说一点西班牙语。
- There's still a little hope.还有一点希望。

⑥[the little或what little]仅有的一点点,所有的一点点
- I gave her the little sugar (that) I had.=I gave her what little sugar I had.我把我臀的一点点糖给了她。

adv

①[不加冠词a以表否定]1几乎不…2[置于know, think, care, suspect等动词之前]根本不…(=not at all)
- She slept very little last night.她昨夜睡得很少[几乎没睡]。
- He little thought that the truth would be discovered.他根本没想到真相会被发现。
- She little cares.她根本不在乎。
- Little did I dream she would come to see me.我做梦也没有想到她会来看我。

②[作a little 表肯定;常伴有比较级的形容词或副词]一点
- I can speak German a little.我会说一点德语。
- She seemed to be a little uncomfortable.她似乎有一点儿不舒服。
- She's a little better.她(的健康情形)好了一点点。
- A little more [less] salt, please.请多加[减少]一点盐。
- She was a little younger than he.她年纪比他小一点。

pron

①[不加冠词 a 以表否定](只有)一点点;少量;一下子;咫尺之间
- She understood little of his speech.她对他的演说了解得很少。
- There's little to worry about.没什么好担忧的。

②[作a little表肯定]1(程度、量)一点点,少许,些许2(时间、距离)一下,一点(★当副词用)
- If you want some milk, there's a little in the refrigerator.如果你要些牛奶,冰箱里有一点儿。
- There was a lot of food, but she only ate a little.有很多食物,但她只吃了一点儿。
- I've only read a little of the novel.那本小说我只读了一点儿。
- Wait a little.等一下。
- Move a little to the left.向左移动一点。

③[the [what] little]仅有的一点东西
- She gave the little that she had.=She gave what little she had.她把她仅有的一点东西捐出来。

用法

adj. 释义5

(1)a little与little之间的差别只是说话者心情上的问题,前者强调「有」的观念,后者强调「无」的观念。

(2)有时用以代替some表示礼貌。

May I have a little milk?

(我能再来一点牛奶吗?)

Let me give you a little help.

(让我给你一点帮助)

pron.

由于原为形容词,故在名词用法中,也可用very, rather, so, as, too, how等副词修饰。

She remembered very little about her childhood.

(她对她的童年所认得的很少)

She learned but [very, rather] little at school.

(她在学校几乎没有学到什么)

字辨

small, little都是表示小的一般用语,不管用在何处,其意义往往大致相同:

It's a small [little] town.

不过, small指在客观上,数、量、大小等是小的,而little则有「小而可爱的」之意:

a small bird

a little bird

a small test不可说成a little test;而a small number of students则不可说成a little number of students。

tiny: 指极小的,如模型之小,亦可用于生物等

a tiny baby [insect]

(★并无该婴儿或昆虫比标准小之意)

词族

littlenessn.小;少;少量

短语

after a little
- ① 过了一会儿
- After a little she felt better.过了一会儿她觉得舒服点。
Every little helps.
- ① 【谚】一点一滴也有其用。
for a little
- ① 有一会儿
- Stay here for a little.在这儿停留一会儿吧。
go but a little way to ...
- ① 离…的目标尚远;对…还不够
- Your current efforts go but a little way to success [being successful].你目前的努力,离成功的目标尚远。
in little
- ① 小规模地[的];缩略图上(的);缩小的(参照in large)
little ..., if any
- ① 即使有,也是一点点;只有一点点;几乎没有(=little or no ...)
- I have little chance, if any.=I have little or no chance.我几乎一点机会也没有。
little by little
- ① 一点点地;逐渐地
- She has become fat little by little.她逐渐发胖了。
little if anything
- ① 几乎没有(=little or nothing)
little less [better] than ...
- ① 几乎与…一样大[坏]的;与…同样[无二致]
- It's little better than death.那与死亡并无二致。
little more than ...
- ① 几乎与…一样少[短]的,与…一样或差不多的
- The book costs little more than a dollar.那本书的价钱不过一元而已。
little or no ...
- ① 即使有,也是一点点;只有一点点;几乎没有(=little ..., if any)
little or nothing
- ① 几乎没有
- She ate little or nothing.她几乎没有吃。
make little of ...
- ① 轻视…
- ② 几乎不懂…
- She could make little of what he said.她几乎不懂他所说的话。
no little
- ① 不少的,很多的(=very much)
- She has been no little help (to me).她帮了(我)很大的忙。
not a little
- ① 不少的(=very much)
- ② 不少的量[金额]
- ③ 不少
- She was not a little surprised.她颇感惊讶。
only a little
- ① 只有一点点
- There's only a little sugar in the pot.罐子里只有一点点糖。
quite a little
- ① 【美口】颇多,不少的
- ② 【美口】大量,很多,丰富
- He knew quite a little about astronomy.他对天文学知道得很多。
some little
- ① 少量的,些许的,一点点的
- There was some little sugar left.还剩一点点糖。

同义词

microscopicadj.极微小的
miniatureadj.小型的
minuteadj.细小的
smalladj.小的
tinyadj.很小的

bantam
inconsequent
inconsequential
infrequently
insignificant
limited
narrow
narrow-minded
occasionally
petite
petty
rarely
seldom
small-minded
smallish
sporadically
trivial
unimportant

fiddling
footling
lilliputian
minuscule
niggling
picayune
piddling
piffling
short
slight

反义词

bigadj.大的
greatadj.巨大的

large
much
tall

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
measure
quantity
amount
indefinite quantity
small indefinite quantity
small indefinite amount
little

上位词

small indefinite amount
small indefinite quantity

词汇	little
释义	little /ˈlɪtl//ˈlɪtl/ ★★★★★adj. little littler/less/lesser littlest/least adj ① (←→big, large)1(形状、规模)小的,(小而)可爱的2[无比较级]年幼的,年少的(=young) a little bird小鸟 a little garden小花园 a little table小桌子 the little people小仙子 a little group of students一小群学生 a little girl小女孩 our little ones我们家的孩子们 the little Browns布朗(家)的孩子们 my little brother [sister]我的弟弟[妹妹] He's still too little to go to school.他还太小,不能去上学。 I often saw her when I was little.我小时候常见她。 ② (←→great)1像小孩的;琐细的;小气的,狭量的;卑鄙的2[the little;当名词用;当复数用]不重要[没有权力的]的人们,小人物 a little mind狭窄的胸襟 I hate his little ways.我讨厌他小气的作风。 Little things amuse [please] little minds.小人喜小事;小智乐小事。 ③[无比较级](时间、距离等)短的 our little life我们短暂的生命 Please wait a little while.请等一会儿。 Let me go a little way with you.让我陪你走一小段。 ④[不加冠词a以表否定]没有多少的,几乎没有的,很少的(←→much) There's little hope that he will recover.他几乎没有希望康复。 We had very little rain last year.去年只下一点雨(几乎没有)。 He had very little money left.他只剩下很少的一点钱。 She made little progress.她没有多少进步。 ⑤[作a little表肯定](有)一点的,多少有一点的(←→no; none) I can speak a little Spanish.我会说一点西班牙语。 There's still a little hope.还有一点希望。 ⑥[the little或what little]仅有的一点点,所有的一点点 I gave her the little sugar (that) I had.=I gave her what little sugar I had.我把我臀的一点点糖给了她。 adv ①[不加冠词a以表否定]1几乎不…2[置于know, think, care, suspect等动词之前]根本不…(=not at all) She slept very little last night.她昨夜睡得很少[几乎没睡]。 He little thought that the truth would be discovered.他根本没想到真相会被发现。 She little cares.她根本不在乎。 Little did I dream she would come to see me.我做梦也没有想到她会来看我。 ②[作a little 表肯定;常伴有比较级的形容词或副词]一点 I can speak German a little.我会说一点德语。 She seemed to be a little uncomfortable.她似乎有一点儿不舒服。 She's a little better.她(的健康情形)好了一点点。 A little more [less] salt, please.请多加[减少]一点盐。 She was a little younger than he.她年纪比他小一点。 pron ①[不加冠词 a 以表否定](只有)一点点;少量;一下子;咫尺之间 She understood little of his speech.她对他的演说了解得很少。 There's little to worry about.没什么好担忧的。 ②[作a little表肯定]1(程度、量)一点点,少许,些许2(时间、距离)一下,一点(★当副词用) If you want some milk, there's a little in the refrigerator.如果你要些牛奶,冰箱里有一点儿。 There was a lot of food, but she only ate a little.有很多食物,但她只吃了一点儿。 I've only read a little of the novel.那本小说我只读了一点儿。 Wait a little.等一下。 Move a little to the left.向左移动一点。 ③[the [what] little]仅有的一点东西 She gave the little that she had.=She gave what little she had.她把她仅有的一点东西捐出来。用法 adj. 释义5 (1)a little与little之间的差别只是说话者心情上的问题,前者强调「有」的观念,后者强调「无」的观念。 (2)有时用以代替some表示礼貌。 May I have a little milk? (我能再来一点牛奶吗?) Let me give you a little help. (让我给你一点帮助) pron. 由于原为形容词,故在名词用法中,也可用very, rather, so, as, too, how等副词修饰。 She remembered very little about her childhood. (她对她的童年所认得的很少) She learned but [very, rather] little at school. (她在学校几乎没有学到什么) 字辨 small, little都是表示小的一般用语,不管用在何处,其意义往往大致相同: It's a small [little] town. 不过, small指在客观上,数、量、大小等是小的,而little则有「小而可爱的」之意: a small bird a little bird a small test不可说成a little test;而a small number of students则不可说成a little number of students。 tiny: 指极小的,如模型之小,亦可用于生物等 a tiny baby [insect] (★并无该婴儿或昆虫比标准小之意) 词族 littlenessn.小;少;少量短语 after a little ① 过了一会儿 After a little she felt better.过了一会儿她觉得舒服点。 Every little helps. ① 【谚】一点一滴也有其用。 for a little ① 有一会儿 Stay here for a little.在这儿停留一会儿吧。 go but a little way to ... ① 离…的目标尚远;对…还不够 Your current efforts go but a little way to success [being successful].你目前的努力,离成功的目标尚远。 in little ① 小规模地[的];缩略图上(的);缩小的(参照in large) little ..., if any ① 即使有,也是一点点;只有一点点;几乎没有(=little or no ...) I have little chance, if any.=I have little or no chance.我几乎一点机会也没有。 little by little ① 一点点地;逐渐地 She has become fat little by little.她逐渐发胖了。 little if anything ① 几乎没有(=little or nothing) little less [better] than ... ① 几乎与…一样大[坏]的;与…同样[无二致] It's little better than death.那与死亡并无二致。 little more than ... ① 几乎与…一样少[短]的,与…一样或差不多的 The book costs little more than a dollar.那本书的价钱不过一元而已。 little or no ... ① 即使有,也是一点点;只有一点点;几乎没有(=little ..., if any) little or nothing ① 几乎没有 She ate little or nothing.她几乎没有吃。 make little of ... ① 轻视… ② 几乎不懂… She could make little of what he said.她几乎不懂他所说的话。 no little ① 不少的,很多的(=very much) She has been no little help (to me).她帮了(我)很大的忙。 not a little ① 不少的(=very much) ② 不少的量[金额] ③ 不少 She was not a little surprised.她颇感惊讶。 only a little ① 只有一点点 There's only a little sugar in the pot.罐子里只有一点点糖。 quite a little ① 【美口】颇多,不少的 ② 【美口】大量,很多,丰富 He knew quite a little about astronomy.他对天文学知道得很多。 some little ① 少量的,些许的,一点点的 There was some little sugar left.还剩一点点糖。同义词 microscopicadj.极微小的 miniatureadj.小型的 minuteadj.细小的 smalladj.小的 tinyadj.很小的 bantam inconsequent inconsequential infrequently insignificant limited narrow narrow-minded occasionally petite petty rarely seldom small-minded smallish sporadically trivial unimportant fiddling footling lilliputian minuscule niggling picayune piddling piffling short slight 反义词 bigadj.大的 greatadj.巨大的 large much tall 词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity measure quantity amount indefinite quantity small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount little 上位词 small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
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