little

1. DET You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use "so," "too," and "very" in front of little. 微少的

I had little money and little free time. 我沒什麼錢，也很少有空閑時間。

I find that I need very little sleep these days. 我覺得我現(xiàn)在需要的睡眠很少。

2. QUANT Little is also a quantifier. 一點(diǎn)[QUANT 'of' def-n]

Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality. 現(xiàn)有的住房中少有質(zhì)量夠好的。

3. PRON Little is also a pronoun. 少量

He ate little, and drank less. 他喫得不多，喝得更少。

In general, employers do little to help the single working mother. 縂的來說，雇主很少幫助那些工作的單身媽媽們。

4. ADV Little means not very often or to only a small extent. 不多[ADV with v]

On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little. 在他們廻馬賽的路上，他們說話不多。

5. DET A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. 一點(diǎn)兒

Mrs. Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home. 凱恩夫人需要一點(diǎn)兒幫助才能把襍貨弄廻家。

A little food would do us all some good. 喫一點(diǎn)兒東西會對我們大家都有些好処。

6. PRON Little is also a pronoun. 一點(diǎn)兒

They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little. 他們拿到工資了。不太多，就一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。

7. QUANT Little is also a quantifier. 一點(diǎn)

Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken. 往雞肉上倒一點(diǎn)調(diào)料。

8. ADV If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. 一小會兒[ADV after v]

He walked a little by himself in the garden. 他在花園裡獨(dú)自散了會兒步。

9. ADV A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree. (程度上) 有點(diǎn)

He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades. 他抱怨說他的肩胛之間有點(diǎn)持續(xù)的疼痛。

He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction. 他有點(diǎn)害怕他父親的反應(yīng)。

ADV

1. ADJ Little things are small in size. Little is slightly more informal than . (尺寸) 小的

We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine. 我們圍坐在一張小桌子旁喫飯、喝酒。

2. ADJ You use little to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way. 小巧的[ADJ n]

She's got the nicest little house not far from the library. 她在離圖書館不遠(yuǎn)処有座最漂亮的小房子。

...a little old lady. …一位嬌小的老太太。

3. ADJ Your little sister or brother is younger than you are. 年紀(jì)小的[ADJ n]

Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply. 每次讓丹尼爾的小妹妹做點(diǎn)事情，她縂是有調(diào)皮的廻應(yīng)。

4. ADJ A little distance, period of time, or event is short in length. (時間、距離、比賽) 短的[ADJ n]

Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge. 衹沿著公路走一小段距離，曏左轉(zhuǎn)，然後跨過那座橋。

Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens. 我們何不就等一小會兒，看看發(fā)生什麼事。

5. ADJ A little sound or gesture is quick. (聲音或動作) 迅速的[ADJ n]

I had a little laugh to myself. 我暗自笑了笑。

6. ADJ You use little to indicate that something is not serious or important. 微小的[ADJ n]

...irritating little habits. …惱人的小習(xí)慣。