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[英] [ˈlitl] [美] [ˈlɪtl] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

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Noun

1. a small amount or duration;

  • "he accepted the little they gave him"
Adjective

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

  • "a little dining room"
  • "a little house"
  • "a small car"
  • "a little (or small) group"
  • "a small voice"

2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some;

  • "little rain fell in May"
  • "gave it little thought"
  • "little hope remained"
  • "little time is left"
  • "we still have little money"
  • "a little hope remained"
  • "a little time is left"

3. of short duration or distance;

  • "a brief stay in the country"
  • "in a little while"
  • "it's a little way away"

4. not fully grown;

  • "what a big little boy you are"
  • "small children"

5. (informal terms) small and of little importance;

  • "a fiddling sum of money"
  • "a footling gesture"
  • "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
  • "a little (or small) matter"
  • "Mickey Mouse regulations"
  • "a dispute over niggling details"
  • "limited to petty enterprises"
  • "piffling efforts"
  • "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

6. (of a voice) faint;

  • "a little voice"
  • "a still small voice"

7. younger brother or sister;

  • "little brother"

8. lowercase;

  • "little a"
  • "small a"
  • "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

9. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context);

  • "a nice little job"
  • "bless your little heart"
  • "my dear little mother"
  • "a sweet little deal"
  • "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"
  • "filthy little tricks"
  • "what a nasty little situation"
Adverb

1. not much;

  • "he talked little about his family"
1. There is (but) little hope.
没有什么希望。(比较:There is a little hope。还有一点希望。)

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2. There is (but) little time left.
没剩下多少时间了。(比较 Don‘t worry,we still have a little time。别担心,我们还有一点时间呢。)

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3. He is a little man with a little mind.
他是一个胸襟狭窄的小人。

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4. It was little by little that the watch reached its present-day perfection.
表渐渐地达到了现在这样完美的程度。

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5. Little and little the rain stopped.
雨渐渐地停了。

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6. The little girl speaks with a little stutter.
那小女孩说话有点口吃。

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7. "I told a fib about my age, " little Tom said.
“有关我的年龄我撒了个谎,”小汤姆说。

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8. "Where is my mother ?" demanded the little girl.
小女孩问道:“我的妈妈在哪里?”

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9. 'A little strange' is a gross understatement.
“有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写。

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10. A certain number of years ago, this place was still a little fishing village.
若干年前,这里还是一个小渔村。

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11. A cognac before bed is one of our little nightly rituals.
临睡之前喝点儿干邑是我们每天晚上的小习惯之一。

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12. A few little things apart, I am very pleased with the result.
撇开一些小事不谈,我对这结果很满意。

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13. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
令人讨厌的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性。

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14. A little baby is unable to walk or talk.
婴儿是不会走路或说话的。

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15. A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.
一只小鸟把头上下快速摆动着。

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16. A little body often harbours a great soul.
伟大的灵魂常寓于矮小的身躯。

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17. A little bonus will give the employees an incentive to work harder.
一点奖金可以刺激雇员更加努力地工作。

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18. A little boy rode by on a tricycle.
一个小男孩骑着三轮车过去了。

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19. A little breeze is blowing in from the window.
微风从窗户里吹进来。

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20. A little care would have prevented it.
稍微当心一点,这种事情就不会发生。

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