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| 詞匯 | little |
| 釋義 | little /'htl; 'lit!/ adj (In senses 1, 2 and 4 ~ has no real comp and superl; ~r and ~ st are occasionally used but are better avoided; less and least for senses 3 and 8.) (用于第 1, 2, 4 義，little 無真正的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí); littler 和 littlest 雖偶而可用，但最好避免用; 第 3,5 兩義請(qǐng)參看 less 和 Ieasto) 1 small, or small in comparison: 小的： (as a distinctive epithet) (作區(qū)別性的形容詞) the ~ finger/ toe. 小指(趾)。 2 (often preceded by another adj with no connotation of smallness, to indicate affection, tenderness, regard, admiration, or the contrary, depending upon the preceding adj): (其前常與未有，小，之含義的形容詞運(yùn)用，表示感情，親切，關(guān)心，羨慕或相反之義，視其前之形容詞而定) Isn't he a ~ devil! (indicating affectionate regard). 你看他是不是個(gè)小淘氣！(表示感情上的關(guān)切)。 What a pretty ~ house! 多么漂亮的小房子?。? That poor ~ girl! (indicating sympathy). 那個(gè)可憐的小女孩！(表示同情)。 What horrid ~ children! 多么討厭的小鬼卜 She's a nice ~ thing (indicating tenderness or regard, but possibly patronage, or a feeling of superiority). 她是個(gè)可愛的小東西(含有親切或愛護(hù)之意, 但亦可能表示屈尊或一種優(yōu)越感)。 Such a dear — man (suggesting benign patronage) came round and fixed my central heating. 這樣一個(gè)可愛的人(表示善意的屈尊) 到這里來裝修我的暖氣系統(tǒng)設(shè)備。 He's quite the ~ gentleman! (suggesting patronage). 他可以說是個(gè)相當(dāng)溫雅的人！(表示屈尊)。 the '~ people/folk. (esp in Ireland) fairies; elves. (尤用于愛爾蘭)小仙; 小神。 3 short (in time, distance, stature): (指時(shí)間，距離，身材)短的; 矮的： Won't you stay a ~ time with me? 你不愿意陪我一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)? Come a ~ way with me. 陪我走一小段路。 4 young: 年輕的： How are the ~ ones, the children? 孩子們都好嗎? Here come the ~ Smiths, the Smith children. 史密斯家的孩子們來了。 5 not much: 很少的： He gained ~ advantage from the scheme. 祗從這計(jì)劃中沒有獲得什么利益。 I have very — time for reading. 萩很小壽時(shí)商讀書。 He knows ~ Latin and less Greek. 他對(duì)拉丁文懂得很少，對(duì)希臘文懂得更少。 6 a ~，some but not much; a small quantity of: 少許的; 少量的： He knows a ~ French. 他懂一點(diǎn)法文。 A~ care would have prevented the accident. 稍微注意一點(diǎn)此一意外就不會(huì)發(fā)生了。 Will you have a ~ cake, a piece or slice of cake? 你要吃一點(diǎn)糕嗎? (Cf 參較 Will you have a cake, one of these cakes? 你要吃一塊糕惡 ?) not a ~，(euphem) much: (委婉語)很多： It has caused me not a ~ anxiety, considerable anxiety. 此事曾使我相當(dāng)焦慮。 adv 1 not much; hardly at all; only slightly: 很少; 幾乎一點(diǎn)也不; 些微地： He is ~ known. 很少有人知道他。 She slept very ~ last night. 她昨夜沒清睡什么覺。 I see him very ~ (ie rarely) nowadays. 近來我很少看見他。 He left ~ more than an hour ago. 也不過是一小時(shí)前離繭的。 That is ~ short of (. → is almost) madness! 那幾近于宦狂！ He is ~ better than (→ is almost as bad as) a thief. 他和一個(gè)小動(dòng)沒有什么差別。 s ~, (used adverbially meaning) (做副詞用，意為) rather; somewhat: 有幾分; 稍微： She seemed to be a ~ afraid. 她好奴有點(diǎn) ■ 怕。 This hat is a ~ too large for me. 這帽子對(duì)我有點(diǎn)嫌大了。 He was not a ~ annoyed, was considerably annoyed. 他相當(dāng)苦惱。 2 (with such vv as know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize, and always placed before the v) (畝于 know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize 等動(dòng)詞前) not at all: 毫不： They ~ suspect/L~ do they suspect that their plot has been discovered. 他們絲毫沒有想到他們的陰謀已被人發(fā)現(xiàn)了。 He ~ knows/does he know that the police are about to arrest him. 他一點(diǎn)也不知道警察就要逮捕他了。 ~ness n [U] the quality of being ~. 小; 少。 n (cless, least). 1 not much; only a small amount: 少許; 少量： You have done very ~ for us, have not helped us much. 你沒有幫我們多少忙。 I see very ~ of him, do not see him often or for long. 我很少看見他。 The ~ of his work that I have seen seems excellent. 我所看到的他僅有的那一點(diǎn)工作似乎做得非常好。 I got - out of it, not much advantage or profit. 我從這當(dāng)中沒有得到什么好處。 He did what ~ he could. 他已盡到他僅有的一點(diǎn)力量了。 Every ~ helps. 任何小東西都有用。 ~ by ~, gradually; by degrees. 逐潮; 漸漸地。 ~ or nothing, hardly anything. 幾乎沒有東西。 in ~, on a small scale. 小規(guī)模的(地)。 2 a ~, a small quantity; something (a ~ is positive; ~ is negative): 少許; 一點(diǎn) (a little 是肯定的, little 含否定之莪)： He knows a ~ of everything. 他什么都懂得一點(diǎn)。 A~ makes some people laugh. 只懂一點(diǎn)皮毛會(huì)招致某些人的譏笑。 Please give me a ~. 請(qǐng)給我一點(diǎn)。 after/for a ~ .after/for a short time or .distance. 經(jīng)過一段短時(shí)間或距離。 |
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