little

little

['litl]

adj.小的, 幼小的, 短的, 微不足道的, 少到几乎没有的
adv.甚少, 毫不, 难得
n.极少

例句与用法：

He is little known as an artist.

他是个不出名的艺术家。

The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory.

他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。

It's in Chinese I can make little of it.

这是中文－－我一点儿都不懂。

She is too little to ride a bicycle.

她太小了，不能骑脚踏车。

Little does he care whether we live or die.

他一点也不管我们是死是活。

词形变化：

形容词比较级: littler/less/lesser | 形容词最高级: littlest/least | 名词: littleness |

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a.

1. 小的; 小巧可爱的

The little dog followed the boy everywhere.

那条小狗到处都跟着那男孩。

2. 短暂的[B]

Let's rest a little while.

让我们稍许休息一会儿。

3. 幼小的

He is too little to drive a car.

他太小了, 不能开车。

4. 琐碎的; 微不足道的[B]

I can't bother him with my little affairs.

我不能拿我的小事去麻烦他。

5. 少, 不多的

We got little help from them.

我们没有从他们那儿得到什么帮助。

ad.

1. 少

You rest too little.

你休息得太少了。

2. (用在know, suspect等动词之前)毫不

We little believed that he would harm us.

我们一点也不相信他会伤害我们。

n.

1. 没有多少

He had little to tell us.

他没有什么消息告诉我们。

2. 短时间; 短距离

We walked a little along the river.

我们沿河走了不远。

短语词组：

little by little

1. 逐渐地

Her health is improving little by little.

她的健康状况正在逐渐好转。

think little of

1. 不重视; 认为……没价值

She thought little of my work.

她不看重我的工作。