little

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

1. 少量,些许 a small amount

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

• 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)

• little of the music音乐的少部分

• 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

little bit一点点

little boy小男孩

little more than adv. 仅仅是

in a little ◎不久，一会儿 , ◎[废语]简单地说，简言之

for a little一会儿

little by little渐渐；逐渐地

a little more稍微多些

in little小规模地

just a little一点点；只是一点点

a little bit of一点点

little or no很少；几乎没有

only a little只有一点

little brother小兄弟；副气旋

little sister小妹妹，小女孩

after a little过了一会儿

little better than并不比…好；简直和…一样(坏)；简直就是

little dog n. [天]小犬座（等于Canis Minor）

a little of一点儿

little less than与…不相上于；与…几乎相同

little bird小鸟；消息灵通的人士

1. We have a little bull session after work.
   下班后，我们要开一个小的讨论会。
2. This little bed will do for our youngest daughter.
   这张小床我们最小的女儿睡能行。
3. She is too little to ride a bicycle.
   她太小了，不能骑脚踏车。
4. She walked away and her little heart was broken.
   她走开了但是她幼小的心却受伤了。
5. She stayed here only a little while.
   她在这里只停留了很短的时间。
6. The merest little thing makes him nervous.
   最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
7. There was little change in their daily lives.
   他们的日常生活几乎没有变化。
8. She shows little appreciation of good music.
   她对于好音乐几乎没有欣赏能力。

1. He is little known as an artist.
   他是个不出名的艺术家。
2. Besides, I knew little about it.
   再说，我对赛艇运动也了解得很少。
3. Little does he care whether we live or die.
   他一点也不管我们是死是活。
4. I go there very little now.
   我现在难得去那儿。

1. 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。
2. 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。