adj.(形容词)

1. 微量的，不多的
2. 小的，不大的
3. 可爱的
4. 幼小的，年轻的，年纪小的
5. 琐碎的，微不足道的
6. 短暂的
7. 矮小的
8. 孩子似的，孩子气的
9. 吝啬的
10. 心地狭窄的
11. 有一点的，丁点的
12. 小型的，小巧玲珑的

adv.(副词)

1. 毫不，一点也不
2. 一点，不多，很少
3. 稍，略
4. 几乎不，简直不
5. 有点，稍微，不大，略微，少许
6. 几乎没有
7. 少，少许，少量
8. 难得

n.(名词)

1. 没有多少
2. 少许，一点点，些许
3. 利特尔（音译名）
4. 小，不大
5. 少，很少，甚少
6. 短时间，一会儿
7. 短距离

v.(动词)

1. 变少，变小

adj.(形容词)

1. 小的,幼小的,矮小的 not big;small;young
2. [A](时间、距离)短的 (of distance, time) short
3. [A]琐碎的,微不足道的 not important

pron.(代词)

1. 少量,些许 a small amount

adv.(副词)

1. 少到几乎没有;毫不,难得,很少 not much;only slightly;rarely

Noun:

1. a small amount or duration;

   "he accepted the little they gave him"
   

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. (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"
   

3. (of children and animals) young, immature;

   "what a big little boy you are"
   "small children"
   

4. (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"
   

5. (of a voice) faint;

   "a little voice"
   "a still small voice"
   

6. low in stature; not tall;

   "he was short and stocky"
   "short in stature"
   "a short smokestack"
   "a little man"
   

7. lowercase;

   "little a"
   "small a"
   "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
   

8. 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:

1. not much;

   "he talked little about his family"
   

限定词、量词和副词用法（DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES）

1.（数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的（可用so，too，very修饰）
You uselittle to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front oflittle.

e.g. I hadlittle money andlittle free time...
我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。
e.g. I find that I need verylittle sleep these days...
我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

2.（频率或程度）微小地，小到几乎没有地
little means not very often or to only a small extent.

little的意思

e.g. On their way back to Marseille they spoke verylittle...
返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。
e.g. Only Africa is at presentlittle affected by hard drugs.
目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

3.（数量上）不多的（亦作a very little）
A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also saya very little.

e.g. Mrs Caan needs alittle help getting her groceries home...
卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。
e.g. Alittle food would do us all some good...
吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

4.短时间地；一会儿地
If you do somethinga little, you do it for a short time.

little的近义词

e.g. He walked alittle by himself in the garden.
他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

5.（程度上）一点地，少量地
A little ora little bit means to a small extent or degree.

e.g. He complained alittle of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...
他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。
e.g. He was alittle bit afraid of his father's reaction...
他有点害怕父亲的反应。

6.逐渐地；一点一点地
If something happenslittle by little, it happens very gradually.

e.g. In the beginning he had felt well, butlittle bylittle he was becoming weaker...
一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。
e.g. I would have to learn,little bylittle, to exist alone.
我得慢慢学会独自生活。

You can use the adjectivelittle to talk about things that are small....a little house. ...little children. However,little is not normally used to emphasize or draw attention to the fact that something is small. For instance, you do not usually say 'The town is little' or 'I have a very little car', but you can sayThe town is small' orI have a very small car'.little is a less precise word thansmall, and may be used to suggest the speaker's feelings or attitude towards the person or thing being described. For that reason,little is often used after another adjective.What a nice little house you've got here!... Shut up, you horrible little boy!little anda little are both used as determiners in front of uncount nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. For example, if you say 'I have a little money', this is a positive statement and you are saying that you have some money. However, if you say 'I have little money', this is a negative statement and you are saying that you have almost no money.
little作形容词时表示“小的”，如：a little house（小房子），little children（小孩子）。但little一般不用于强调某物之小，如通常不会说 The town is little或 I have a very little car, 但可以说The town is small（这个城镇很小）或 I have a very small car（我有一辆很小的汽车）。little不如small精确，而且可用于表示说话人对于所谈论的人或物的感情或态度。因而，little常跟在另一个形容词之后，如：What a nice little house you've got here（你这小房子真漂亮啊），Shut up, you horrible little boy（闭嘴，你这个讨厌的小家伙）。little和a little都可用作限定词修饰不可数名词，但其含义不同。例如，I have a little money（我有一点钱）是肯定陈述，表示有一些钱，而I have little money（我没什么钱）是否定陈述，表示几乎没钱。

形容词用法（ADJECTIVE USES）

The comparativelittler and the superlativelittlest are sometimes used in spoken English for meanings 1, 3, and 4, but otherwise the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectivelittle are not used.
口语中义项1、3、4有时用比较级littler和最高级littlest，但除此之外little作形容词时都不用比较级和最高级。

1.小的（比small略欠正式）
little things are small in size.little is slightly more informal thansmall .

e.g. We sat around alittle table, eating and drinking wine.
我们围坐在一张小桌旁吃吃喝喝。
e.g. ...thelittle group of art students.
那一小群艺术专业的学生

2.娇小的；小巧的
You uselittle to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way.

e.g. She's got the nicestlittle house not far from the library.
她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子，就在离图书馆不远处。
e.g. ...alittle old lady...
身材娇小的老太太

3.幼小的
Alittle child is young.

e.g. I have alittle boy of 8...
我有一个8岁的小男孩。
e.g. When I waslittle I was very hyperactive.
我小时候异常好动。

4.(兄弟或姐妹)年纪较小的
Yourlittle sister or brother is younger than you are.

e.g. Whenever Daniel'slittle sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.
每次让丹尼尔的妹妹做什么事，她总是要淘气地回嘴。

5.（距离、时间、事件等）短的
Alittle distance, period of time, or event is short in length.

e.g. Just go down the road alittle way, turn left, and cross the bridge...
沿这条路走一小段，向左转，然后过桥。
e.g. Why don't we just wait alittle while and see what happens...
为什么不再等一下看看事态的发展。

6.（声音、手势等）快速的
Alittle sound or gesture is quick.

e.g. I had alittle laugh to myself...
我自顾自地笑了一下。
e.g. She stood up quickly, giving alittle cry of astonishment...
她迅速站了起来，惊叫了一声。

7.微不足道的；细小的；琐碎的
You uselittle to indicate that something is not serious or important.

e.g. ...irritatinglittle habits...
烦人的小毛病
e.g. Harry found himself getting angry overlittle things that had never bothered him before.
哈里发现自己会因为小事而生气，而以前他从不会在意这些事情。

1. 少许：问到有关贪污是否影响了他们的生活,21%的人认为非常大(very much)、26%的人认为一些(some)、22%的人认为少许(little)和26%的人认为完全没有(not at all).

2. little

2. 利特尔：......利特尔(little)认为,专业发展的构成,必须包括这样一些活动:深化讨论、开放论争、丰富各种行动的可能性. 从教学行为的本质上看,就是使教师能够从机械运用课程和技术的方法中摆脱出来,灵活地运用教学方法和技术,帮助学生探究性地学习.

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。

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。

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。

a little house

小房子

a little group of tourists

一小批游客

a little old lady

一位小老太太

the classic little black dress

经典式样的黑色小连衣裙

'u2018Which do you want? 'u2019 'u2018I'll take the little one. 'u2019

“你要哪一个？”“我要那个小的。”

She gave a little laugh.

她笑了一笑。

I had little money and little free time...

我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。

I find that I need very little sleep these days...

我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...

返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。

Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.

目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home...

卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。

A little food would do us all some good...

吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

He walked a little by himself in the garden.

他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...

他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。

He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...

他有点害怕父亲的反应。

In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...

一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。

I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.

我得慢慢学会独自生活。

We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.

我们围坐在一张小桌旁吃吃喝喝。

...the little group of art students.

那一小群艺术专业的学生

She's got the nicest little house not far from the library.

她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子，就在离图书馆不远处。

...a little old lady...

身材娇小的老太太

I have a little boy of 8...

我有一个8岁的小男孩。

When I was little I was very hyperactive.

我小时候异常好动。

Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.

每次让丹尼尔的妹妹做什么事，她总是要淘气地回嘴。

Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge...

沿这条路走一小段，向左转，然后过桥。

Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens...

为什么不再等一下看看事态的发展。

I had a little laugh to myself...

我自顾自地笑了一下。

She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment...

她迅速站了起来，惊叫了一声。

...irritating little habits...

烦人的小毛病

Harry found himself getting angry over little things that had never bothered him before.

哈里发现自己会因为小事而生气，而以前他从不会在意这些事情。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The little boy is playing the terrible game.
   那小男孩正在玩可怕的游戏。
2. What a pretty little house it is!
   多么小巧玲珑的房子啊!
3. 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。
4. We mustn't be complacent over our little achievements.
   我们不应该为一点小成绩而满足。
5. There is little gasoline left in the tank.
   油箱里没有多少汽油了。
6. She stayed here only a little while.
   她在这里只停留了很短的时间。

用作表语S+be+～

1. She was beautiful when she was little.
   她小时候很漂亮。

1. I have little time for reading.
   我几乎没有时间看书。
2. 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。
3. 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。

1. John is little known as a professor.
   约翰是个不出名的教授。
2. 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。
3. little does he know what trouble he's in.
   他对自己所处何种地步茫无所知。
4. I go there very little.
   我很少去那里。

in little

小规模地on a small scale

after〔for〕 a little

经过很短的距离〔时间〕after〔for〕 a short distance or time

little and little

一点一点地;逐渐地making progress slowly;gradually

little or nothing

几乎无,简直没有hardly anything

make little of

不明白,看不懂understand or read hardly anything

～+名词

• little%20bird%E3%80%94boy%2C%20cottage%2C%20garden%E3%80%95">little bird〔boy, cottage, garden〕小鸟〔男孩,村舍,花园〕
• little%20month">a little month短短的一个月
• little%20money">little money小钱

～+介词

• little%20of%20nothing">little of nothing几乎没有(东西),简直没有(东西)

～+介词

• little%20of%20the%20music">little of the music音乐的少部分

动词+～

• little">know little几乎茫无所知
• little%20of">make little of不重视,对…难了解
• little%20of%20life">see little of life未见世面
• little%20of%20sb">see very little of sb很少看见某人
• little">sleep very little睡得很少
• little%20of%20oneself">think little of oneself看不起自己

• Green taffeta, lined with a little bit of white quilted satin.

  出自：L. Sterne

• Depend on me to pick up the least little bit of a hint.

  出自：J. Conrad

• A big cake and two little ones on Miss Maudie's kitchen table.

  出自：Harper Lee

• They had been talking..of getting a little cottage.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

• I think we might have a little drink.

  出自：W. Trevor

• It's a little bitty thing but it shoots real bullets.

  出自：D. DeLillo

搬家

A：You should save (some/ a lot/ alittle bit of) money on parking here.
你把车停在这里可以省（一些/很多/一点）钱了。

B：Yeah.
是呀。

感恩节

A：I will be home for Thanksgiving so save alittle turkey for me.
我会回家过感恩节，所以请留点儿火鸡给我。

B：Save the dark meat for me.
为我留份儿鸡腿。

生日快乐

A：Happy birthday, Alice, here is alittle something for you.
生日快乐，这是一点小礼物。

B：Thank you very much, David. It’s an excellent birthday gift.
非常谢谢你，大卫。这件礼物真棒！

adj.(形容词)

1. little用作形容词时表示“小的,幼小的,矮小的”,指由于因年龄小而身形娇小,含有感情色彩,意思是“小的可爱”“小的可怜”等意思。
2. little的比较级与最高级常用smaller, smallest,而较少用littler, littlest。

pron.(代词)

1. little用作代词时有否定意味,接近于nothing。
2. the little, a little或little of在句中用作定语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
3. little可与the连用,用如名词。

adv.(副词)

1. little用作副词和感官的动词连用并放在动词前,表示“毫不”“一点也不”。
2. 当little用作副词置于句首时,句子采用倒装结构。

adj.(形容词)

little, small, tiny

这组词的共同意思是“小”。其区别是：

little和small在修饰物时,前者着重数量不多、少; 后者侧重于程度和尺寸的大小。little和small用来修饰人时,前者侧重于因年龄小而使身形娇小,后者则侧重于指比一般人身材矮小,含有比较的意味。另外, little还含有一种small所没有的感情色彩,往往含有“小得可爱”“小得可怜”等意思。tiny比little和small更强调小,含有“微不足道”的意思。例如:

There is little gasoline left in the tank.油箱里没有多少汽油了。

The boy is small for his age.这男孩身材小得同年龄不相称。

He lived in a tiny cottage all by himself.他一人住在一间很小的茅屋里。

pron.(代词)

little, a little

这两者意义并不相同,前者具有否定意义,表示“很少”;后者具有肯定意义,表示“一些,少许”。同样数量的东西,有时可说little,有时可说a little,全凭主观上的看法。试比较:

I have a little money.

我有一点点钱。(虽少但有)

I have little money.

我有少量的钱。(虽有但少)

little remains to be done.

没有什么可做的了。

A little remains to be done.

还有一点要做一做。

little, few

这两个词都有“很少”“没多少”的意思,都表示否定含意。few用于可数名词前,与many相对; little用在不可数名词前,与much相对。

注意下面两个句子的翻译:

I have not a little money.

［误］ 我一点钱都没有。

［正］ 我有很多钱。

She was not a little surprised.

［误］ 她一点都不吃惊。

［正］ 她非常吃惊。

little，few，several

这几个词用作形容词时均含“少量的”之意。

little只修饰不可数名词，含否定意义。

few只修饰可数名词的复数形式，侧重指数量非常少，给人一种模糊概念，含否定意义。

several修饰可数名词的复数形式，指至少有3个，但不会超过5、6个。

little，small，tiny，minute，miniature

这些形容词均有“小的”之意。

little指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小，多带主观感情色彩，含小而可爱或小巧的意味。

small多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少，指略小于正常的大小。

tiny强调与同类或其他物体比较，小得超出正常比例，有时带强烈的感情色彩。

minute指小得难看见，有时需用显微镜才看得见。

miniature指由正常体积微缩的物体。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的lytel，意为少，小。