little

little
adjective
  1. small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)
    小的，少的，低的（多表达喜爱或屈尊之意）
    the plants will grow into little bushes.
    这些植物会长成小灌木。
    a little puppy dog.
    一只小狗仔。
    a boring little man.
    烦人的小个子男人。
    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
    my little brother.
    我的小弟弟。
    when she was little she was always getting into scrapes.
    她小时候总是被刮伤。
    ■[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）
    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. little grebe
    小…（同名动植物里较小的品种，如 little grebe)
    ■[attrib.]of short distance or duration
    （距离，时间）短的，稍微有一点儿的
    stay for a little while.
    稍待一会儿。
    we climbed up a little way.
    我们稍微爬了一点路。
    ■[attrib.]relatively unimportant; trivial (often used ironically)
    小的，轻的（常表示讽刺）
    we have a little problem.
    我们有点儿小问题。
    I can't remember every little detail.
    我记不住所有的细节。
determiner& pronoun
  1. (a little)a small amount of
    少量的
    [as determiner]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。
    [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
    一小会儿，短距离
    after a little, the rain stopped.
    过了一小会儿，雨停了。
  2. used to emphasize how small an amount is
    ［用以强调］极小，微乎其微
    [as determiner]I have little doubt of their identity.
    我对他们的身份几乎丝毫没有怀疑。
    there was very little time to be lost.
    没什么时间了。
    [as pronoun]he ate and drank very little.
    他吃得喝得都很少。
    the rouble is worth so little these days.
    这阵子卢布真是太不值钱了。
(less, least)
  1. (a little)to a small extent
    有点儿
    he reminded me a little of my parents.
    他有点儿让我想起了我父母。
    I was always a little afraid of her.
    我一直有点儿怕她。
  2. (used for emphasis) only to a small extent; not much or often
    ［用以强调］只有一点儿
    he was little known in this country.
    他在这个国家名气不大。
    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
    little did he know what wheels he was putting into motion.
    他根本不知道自己开动的是那些轮子。
常用词组
in little
  1. (archaic)on a small scale; in miniature
    (古)小规模的，微缩的
little by little
  1. by degrees; gradually
    一点点地，逐渐地
    little by little the money dried up.
    一点点地，钱花光了。
little or nothing
  1. hardly anything
    几乎没有
make little of
  1. 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
  1. considerable
    不小，很大
    a factor of no little importance.
    很重要的因素。
not a little
  1. a great deal (of); much
    不小，很多
    not a little consternation was caused.
    造成了不小的恐慌。
    ■very
    十分，很
    it was not a little puzzling.
    这很令人迷惑。
quite a little
  1. 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.
    结果那是个大金矿。
quite the little —
  1. 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能力或取得了成就］的确，真正
    you've become quite the little horsewoman.
    你现在确实已成为女骑师了。
派生
littleness
noun
语源
  1. Old English lytel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel
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