small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)
[常用于表示小巧玲珑的含意,或用于暗示亲热或略带优越感的态度] (尺寸)小(巧)的;(数量)少的;(程度)低的
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the plants will grow into little bushes 这些植物会长成小巧的灌木
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a little puppy dog 一只可爱的小狗仔
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a boring little man 烦人的小个子男人
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he's a good little worker .他是个不错的小工人。
(of a person)young or younger
(人)小的,年幼的
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my little brother 我的小弟弟
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when she was little she was always getting into scrapes .她小时候老是闯祸。
[attrib.]denoting something, especially a place, that is the smaller or smallest of those so named or is named after a similar larger one
小…(同名地方里较小或最小的)
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the village of Little Chesterton .小切斯特顿村。
[attrib.]used in names of animals and plants that are smaller than related kinds, e.g.
小…(同名动植物里较小的品种,如 <Bold>little grebe</Bold>)。
[attrib.]of short distance or duration
(距离,时间)短的,稍微有一点儿的
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stay for a little while 稍待一会儿
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we climbed up a little way .我们稍微向上爬了一段距离。
[attrib.]relatively unimportant; trivial (often used ironically)
不重要的;琐碎的(常含有反讽意味)
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we have a little problem 我们有点儿小问题
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I can't remember every little detail .我记不住所有的细节。
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少量的
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we got a little help from a training scheme 我们从一个培训项目里得到了一点儿帮助
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[as pronoun]
you only see a little of what he can do .他所能做的你只看到了一点儿。
[pronoun]a short time or distance
一会儿;一小段距离
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after a little, the rain stopped .过了一小会儿,雨停了。
(used to emphasize)how small an amount is
[用以强调量少] 微乎其微
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[as determiner]
I have little doubt of their identity 我对他们的身份几乎丝毫没有怀疑
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there was very little time to be lost 没什么时间了
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[as pronoun]
he ate and drank very little 他吃得喝得都很少
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the rouble is worth so little these days .这阵子卢布真是太不值钱了。
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有点儿
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he reminded me a little of my parents 他有点儿让我想起了我父母
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I was always a little afraid of her .我一直有点儿怕她。
(used for emphasis)only to a small extent; not much or often
[用以强调] 仅在小范围内(或很小程度上);不那么…
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he was little known in this country 他在这个国家没什么名气
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he had slept little these past weeks .过去的几周他睡得很少。
hardly or not at all
(几乎)没有
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little did he know what wheels he was putting into motion .他哪里知道他正在启动的进程有何等重要。
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in little archaic on a small scale; in miniature 〈古〉 小规模的;小型的;微型的 -
little by little by degrees; gradually 一点一点地,逐渐地little by little the money dried up . 钱一点一点地花光了 -
little or nothing hardly anything 几乎没有 -
make little of treat as unimportant 没当回事they made little of their royal connection . 他们没把与王室的关系当回事儿 -
no little considerable 不小,很大a factor of no little importance . 很重要的因素 -
not a little a great deal (of); much 不小,很多not a little consternation was caused . 造成了不小的惊恐 -
very 十分,很
it was not a little puzzling . 这很令人困惑 -
quite a little a fairly large amount of 很多,大量some spoke quite a little English . 有些人大讲英语 -
a considerable 大量,不少
it turned out to be quite a little bonanza . 实践证明那是个赚大钱的好机会 -
quite the little — used when condescendingly or ironically recognizing that someone has a particular quality or accomplishment [用 以表示不情愿地或讽刺地承认某人具备某种能力或取得了成就] 的确,真正you've become quite the little horsewoman . 你现在也可算是一名女骑师了
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a little girl/boy 一个小女孩/男孩
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little bunny 小兔子
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a little 少量地
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a little 稍微地(表程度)
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little by little 逐渐地
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