littleadj.(less [les], lesser; least [li:st])小的(人物或動物)幼小的; 小得可愛的矮小的心地狹窄的; 孩子似的短(暫)的瑣碎的; 微不足道 的; 渺小的(還含有可憐、輕蔑的感情)[表示否定語氣]很少的; 甚微的; 幾乎沒有; [a little][表示肯定的語氣]一些, 一點點卑鄙的小規模的無影響力的微弱的, 不強的a little garden 小花園the little Smiths 史密斯家的小孩子們a little woman 身材矮小的女人; [美俚]妻子an old lady with a little mind 心胸狹窄的老太婆stay a little while 稍停一會兒go a little way with sb. 陪某人走一段路Look at that poor little child. 瞧那個可憐的小孩。How are the little ones? 孩子們好嗎?Don"t worry about little things. 別為瑣事煩惱。I gave him the little moneythat I had saved. 我把節省下來的一點錢都給他了。I took no little pains over it. 這事我花了不少力氣。A little care would have prevented it. 稍微當心一點, 這種事情就不會發生。There is (but) little hope. 沒有什麼希望。 (比較: There is a little hope. 還有一點希望。)There is (but) little time left. 沒剩下多少時間了。(比較 Don"t worry, we still have a little time. 別擔心, 我們還有一點時間呢。)She knows little [a little] English 他不懂[懂一點]英語。Why do you come to me with every little difficulty? 你為什麼有一點小麻煩便來找我?習慣用語a little at a time 每次少許A little is better than none. 聊勝於無。after a little 過了一會兒but little 只一點點by little and little (= little by little) 慢慢地, 一點一點地come to little 沒有結果, 終於失敗Every little helps. [諺]點點滴滴都起作用。Every little makes. [諺]積少成多。for a little 一會兒from little up [美]從幼年起go for very little [nothing] 無足輕重, 一場空in little 小規模地; 小型地make little of 不重視; 不以...為意Many a little makes a mickle. 積少成多, 集腋成裘。no little 許多not a little 許多; 很quite a little [美口]大量, 豐富the little 小人物們, 無足輕重的人 僅有的一點think little of 不重視; 不在乎; 對...不躊躇little better [less] than 和...一樣, 半斤八兩little go [英](劍橋大學)學士學位的小考L-Hours (天主教的)日間例行禱告課little more than 和...無差別[一樣]little or nothing (= little if anything) 簡直沒有