n. 利特尔〔姓氏〕。 adj. (less 或 lesser; least; 〔俚、方〕 -tler; -tlest) ★ less, lesser, least 通例是与 more, most 相对应的用语，表示数量、程度方面的小，亦可代替表示形体小的。 smaller, smallest. 又: little 除“小”的意义之外，还含有可怜、轻蔑等的感情。 习惯上只说 great and little, big and little, great and small, large and small, 不说 large and little, big and small. 1.(opp. big) 小，小的；年轻的，年纪小的，可爱的。 a little dog 小狗。 a little drop [a little glass] of whisky 一小滴[一小杯]威士忌酒。 the little Smiths 斯密士(家)的孩子们。 my little man [woman] 小弟弟[姑娘]。 a nice little thing 可爱的小家伙。 our little life 我辈短促的生命〔人生如寄之意〕。 2.(opp. great) 孩子似的，孩子气的；琐碎的，小的，吝啬的，心地狭窄的。 L- things amuse little minds. 小孩欢喜小东西。 sb.'s little game 孩子似的〔可笑的〕举动[手法]。 a little thing 小事。 a little mind [soul] 狭小的气量。 3.〔表示数量等的否定用法，无冠词〕 (opp. much) 只有少许〔一点点〕，没有多少。 There is but little hope. 没有多少希望。 I have little hope, if any. ＝ I have little or no hope. 简直没有希望。 4.〔表示数量等的肯定用法，加冠词〕 〔cf. a few〕 有一点。 短语和例子 There is a little hope. 有一点希望。 a little time [while] ago 片刻之前，刚才。 I will go a little way with you. 我陪你走一段路。 A little care would have prevented it. 稍微当心一点，这种事情就不会发生。 ★有时纯属礼貌上的形式，无表示微少的意义，只作some的代用语。 例： Let me give you a little mutton. 让我给你(一点)羊肉。 May I have a little money 给我(点)钱好吗？ A little more [less] sugar, please. 请给我多[少]来一点糖。 only a little wine 只一点点酒。 I gave him the little money that I had. ＝ I gave him what little money I had. 我把所有的一点点钱统统给了他。 but little 只一点点 (I have but little money. 我只有一点点钱)。 go but a little way to 差得远，不够。 make little of 1. 不重视，轻视，不以为意。 2. 难了解，不领会。 little ones 孩子们〔加用 our, her等〕。 little or no 简直没有，几乎没有。 no little (＝not a little)不少，很多。 very little 很少；一点也没有 (He has very little sense. 他没有常识。 He takes very little trouble about his work. 他做事一点也不用心)。 n. 1.〔肯定用法，表示程度、数量的〕小，少。 Every little helps. 〔谚语〕点点滴滴都起作用。 know a little of everything 什么都懂一点。 the little不重要[无足轻重]的人。 A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。 2.〔否定用法，无冠词〕一点点，少许，些许。 短语和例子 He has seen little of life. 他不懂世故。 L- remains to be said. 简直没有什么可以讲了。 I got but [very, rather] little out of it. 我简直没有从这当中得着什么。 a little at a time 每次少许。 after a little 过了一会儿。 by little and little ＝little by little 一点一点地，慢慢地，逐渐地。 for a little 一会儿，不久。 from little up 〔美国〕从幼年起。 in little 小规模的，小型的。 little or nothing ＝little if anything 简直没有，几乎没有。 not a little 不少，相当多。 quite a little 〔美口〕大量，许多，丰富。 the little ＝ what little 仅有的一点 (He did the little that [what little] he could. 他尽到了他仅有的微力)。 adv. 1.〔肯定用法，加冠词 a〕一点，稍，略。 I speak English a little. 我稍能说一点英语。 Wait a little. 等一下。 He is a little better today. 他今天好一点了。 2.〔否定用法，无冠词〕毫不，一点也不；几乎不，简直不〔主要和 know, imagine, dream, think, guess 等词连用〕。 短语和例子 little known writers 不大出名的作家，无名作家。 He little knows. 他不知道。 little better [less] than 和…一样，和…没有差别，半斤八两。 little more than 和…一样[无差别]。 little short of 简直是，几乎。 set little by 轻视。 think little of 不重视，不在乎。
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" 同义词：small,
(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 time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there''s slight chance that it will work"; "there''s a slight chance it will work" 同义词：slight,
low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" 同义词：short,
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"
(informal) 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"; "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" 同义词：fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial,
(of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" 同义词：small,
lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings''s poetry is written all in minuscule letters" 同义词：minuscule, small,
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" 同义词：small,
not much; "he talked little about his family"
not much; "he talked little about his family"
a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English l?tel, which mean "little".
例句与用法
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He asked a little about my life history . 他简单地问了一下我的履历。
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The little apartment has a snug kitchen . 那个小公寓有一间小的厨房。
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The cheese is a little too sharp for me . 我觉得这干酪味道太重了点。
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Jon had little sulkiness in his composition . 乔恩生性不大会生闷气。
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The baby was dressed in a gay little suit . 那婴儿穿着鲜艳的小衣服。
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But he was certainly a little bit mad . 可是他的确也有点儿疯疯癫癫。
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Every politician has to fake a little . 每个政治家都是有点矫揉造作。
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We left the car and walked for a little . 我们下了汽车走了一小段路。
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I am little better than a dependant . 我比寄人篱下的仆从好不了多少。
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What a confounded little fool you have been ! 你真是个该死的小饭桶！
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