单词：little
音标：['litl] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
n. 一点点, 少许, 一会儿, 短时间
a. 小的, 很少的, 幼小的, 琐碎的, 短暂的, 矮小的
adv. 很少, 稍微, 完全不
a. 小的, 很少的, 幼小的, 琐碎的, 短暂的, 矮小的
adv. 很少, 稍微, 完全不
n. a small amount or duration
a. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
s. (of children and animals) young, immature
s. (of a voice) faint
a. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
s. (of children and animals) young, immature
s. (of a voice) faint
词型变化：名词复数形式 : littles
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little的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- We have a little bull session after work.下班后，我们要开一个小的讨论会。
- This little bed will do for our youngest daughter.这张小床我们最小的女儿睡能行。
- She is too little to ride a bicycle.她太小了，不能骑脚踏车。
- She walked away and her little heart was broken.她走开了但是她幼小的心却受伤了。
- She stayed here only a little while.她在这里只停留了很短的时间。
- The merest little thing makes him nervous.最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
- There was little change in their daily lives.他们的日常生活几乎没有变化。
- She shows little appreciation of good music.她对于好音乐几乎没有欣赏能力。
用作副词(adv.)
- He is little known as an artist.他是个不出名的艺术家。
- Besides, I knew little about it.再说，我对赛艇运动也了解得很少。
- Little does he care whether we live or die.他一点也不管我们是死是活。
- I go there very little now.我现在难得去那儿。
用作名词(n.)
- 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。
- Little is known about the effect of life-long drinking.人们关于终生饮酒的效果却知道的很少。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- 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。
- She was beautiful when she was little.她小时候很漂亮。
用作代词(pron.)
- 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。
用作副词(adv.)
- John is little known as a professor.约翰是个不出名的教授。
- His father left little more than two hours ago.他父亲离开这里已经有两个多小时了。
- Little does he know what trouble he's in.他对自己所处何种地步茫无所知。
- I go there very little.我很少去那里。
常用短语
用作形容词(adj.)
in little- 小规模地on a small scale
用作代词(pron.)
after〔for〕 a little- 经过很短的距离〔时间〕after〔for〕 a short distance or time
用作副词(adv.)
little and little- 一点一点地;逐渐地making progress slowly;gradually
- 几乎无,简直没有hardly anything
- 不明白,看不懂understand or read hardly anything
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- little bird〔boy, cottage, garden〕小鸟〔男孩,村舍,花园〕
- a little month短短的一个月
- little money小钱
- little of nothing几乎没有(东西),简直没有(东西)
用作代词 (pron.)
～+介词- little of the music音乐的少部分
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+～- know little几乎茫无所知
- make little of不重视,对…难了解
- see little of life未见世面
- see very little of sb很少看见某人
- sleep very little睡得很少
- think little of oneself看不起自己
经典引文
Green taffeta, lined with a little bit of white quilted satin.
出自：L. SterneDepend on me to pick up the least little bit of a hint.
出自：J. ConradA big cake and two little ones on Miss Maudie's kitchen table.
出自：Harper LeeThey had been talking..of getting a little cottage.
出自：A. N. WilsonI think we might have a little drink.
出自：W. TrevorIt's a little bitty thing but it shoots real bullets.
出自：D. DeLillo