| 单词 | little |
| 释义 | little /'htl; 'lit!/ adj (In senses 1, 2 and 4 ~ has no real comp and superl; ~r and ~ st are occasionally used but are better avoided; less and least for senses 3 and 8.) (用于第 1, 2, 4 义，little 无真正的比较级和最高级; littler 和 littlest 虽偶而可用，但最好避免用; 第 3,5 两义请参看 less 和 Ieasto) 1 small, or small in comparison: 小的： (as a distinctive epithet) (作区别性的形容词) the ~ finger/ toe. 小指(趾)。 2 (often preceded by another adj with no connotation of smallness, to indicate affection, tenderness, regard, admiration, or the contrary, depending upon the preceding adj): (其前常与未有，小，之含义的形容词运用，表示感情，亲切，关心，羡慕或相反之义，视其前之形容词而定) Isn't he a ~ devil! (indicating affectionate regard). 你看他是不是个小淘气！(表示感情上的关切)。 What a pretty ~ house! 多么漂亮的小房子啊！ That poor ~ girl! (indicating sympathy). 那个可怜的小女孩！(表示同情)。 What horrid ~ children! 多么讨厌的小鬼卜 She's a nice ~ thing (indicating tenderness or regard, but possibly patronage, or a feeling of superiority). 她是个可爱的小东西(含有亲切或爱护之意, 但亦可能表示屈尊或一种优越感)。 Such a dear — man (suggesting benign patronage) came round and fixed my central heating. 这样一个可爱的人(表示善意的屈尊) 到这里来装修我的暖气系统设备。 He's quite the ~ gentleman! (suggesting patronage). 他可以说是个相当温雅的人！(表示屈尊)。 the '~ people/folk. (esp in Ireland) fairies; elves. (尤用于爱尔兰)小仙; 小神。 3 short (in time, distance, stature): (指时间，距离，身材)短的; 矮的： Won't you stay a ~ time with me? 你不愿意陪我一会儿吗? Come a ~ way with me. 陪我走一小段路。 4 young: 年轻的： How are the ~ ones, the children? 孩子们都好吗? Here come the ~ Smiths, the Smith children. 史密斯家的孩子们来了。 5 not much: 很少的： He gained ~ advantage from the scheme. 祗从这计划中没有获得什么利益。 I have very — time for reading. 萩很小寿时商读书。 He knows ~ Latin and less Greek. 他对拉丁文懂得很少，对希腊文懂得更少。 6 a ~，some but not much; a small quantity of: 少许的; 少量的： He knows a ~ French. 他懂一点法文。 A~ care would have prevented the accident. 稍微注意一点此一意外就不会发生了。 Will you have a ~ cake, a piece or slice of cake? 你要吃一点糕吗? (Cf 参较 Will you have a cake, one of these cakes? 你要吃一块糕恶 ?) not a ~，(euphem) much: (委婉语)很多： It has caused me not a ~ anxiety, considerable anxiety. 此事曾使我相当焦虑。 adv 1 not much; hardly at all; only slightly: 很少; 几乎一点也不; 些微地： He is ~ known. 很少有人知道他。 She slept very ~ last night. 她昨夜没清睡什么觉。 I see him very ~ (ie rarely) nowadays. 近来我很少看见他。 He left ~ more than an hour ago. 也不过是一小时前离茧的。 That is ~ short of (. → is almost) madness! 那几近于宦狂！ He is ~ better than (→ is almost as bad as) a thief. 他和一个小动没有什么差别。 s ~, (used adverbially meaning) (做副词用，意为) rather; somewhat: 有几分; 稍微： She seemed to be a ~ afraid. 她好奴有点 ■ 怕。 This hat is a ~ too large for me. 这帽子对我有点嫌大了。 He was not a ~ annoyed, was considerably annoyed. 他相当苦恼。 2 (with such vv as know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize, and always placed before the v) (亩于 know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize 等动词前) not at all: 毫不： They ~ suspect/L~ do they suspect that their plot has been discovered. 他们丝毫没有想到他们的阴谋已被人发现了。 He ~ knows/does he know that the police are about to arrest him. 他一点也不知道警察就要逮捕他了。 ~ness n [U] the quality of being ~. 小; 少。 n (cless, least). 1 not much; only a small amount: 少许; 少量： You have done very ~ for us, have not helped us much. 你没有帮我们多少忙。 I see very ~ of him, do not see him often or for long. 我很少看见他。 The ~ of his work that I have seen seems excellent. 我所看到的他仅有的那一点工作似乎做得非常好。 I got - out of it, not much advantage or profit. 我从这当中没有得到什么好处。 He did what ~ he could. 他已尽到他仅有的一点力量了。 Every ~ helps. 任何小东西都有用。 ~ by ~, gradually; by degrees. 逐潮; 渐渐地。 ~ or nothing, hardly anything. 几乎没有东西。 in ~, on a small scale. 小规模的(地)。 2 a ~, a small quantity; something (a ~ is positive; ~ is negative): 少许; 一点 (a little 是肯定的, little 含否定之莪)： He knows a ~ of everything. 他什么都懂得一点。 A~ makes some people laugh. 只懂一点皮毛会招致某些人的讥笑。 Please give me a ~. 请给我一点。 after/for a ~ .after/for a short time or .distance. 经过一段短时间或距离。 |
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