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 |
详细释义:
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。