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"
(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"
(of children and animals) young, immature;
"what a big little boy you are" "small children"
(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"
(of a voice) faint;
"a little voice" "a still small voice"
low in stature; not tall;
"he was short and stocky" "short in stature" "a short smokestack" "a little man"
lowercase;
"little a" "small a" "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
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:
not much;
"he talked little about his family"
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经典引文
用作形容词(adj.)
小规模地on a small scale
用作代词(pron.)
经过很短的距离〔时间〕after〔for〕 a short distance or time
用作副词(adv.)
一点一点地;逐渐地making progress slowly;gradually
用作形容词(adj.)
The little boy is playing the terrible game. 那小男孩正在玩可怕的游戏。
What a pretty little house it is! 多么小巧玲珑的房子啊!
A few little things apart,I am very pleased with the result. 撇开一些小事不谈,我对这个结果很满意。
We mustn't be complacent over our little achievements. 我们不应该为一点小成绩而满足。
There is little gasoline left in the tank. 油箱里没有多少汽油了。
She stayed here only a little while. 她在这里只停留了很短的时间。
用作代词(pron.)
She was beautiful when she was little. 她小时候很漂亮。
用作副词(adv.)
I have little time for reading. 我几乎没有时间看书。
I have spent a lot of money,I have very little left. 我花掉大部分的钱,剩下的钱已不多了。
Nearly all the wine had been drunk, but we finished the little that was left. 酒差不多喝光了,不过我们还是把余下的那点干了。
