little/'lɪtl/

a.

➊ small in size

➋ young and small

➌ used with uncountable nouns to mean “not much”

ad. not much or not enough

pron. a small amount

➭ cf. less/les/

➭ sf. least/liːst/

a. [常置于名词前]

➊ 小的：a little room 小房间

➋ 幼小的，年幼的：a little boy 小男孩

◇my little brother 我的小弟弟

➌ [表示否定] 少的，几乎没有的：[与不可数名词连用] He paid little attention to this. 他没怎么注意到这个。

◇She speaks little French. 她不太会说法语。

ad. [表示否定] 很少地，稍许：He slept little last night. 他昨晚没怎么睡。

pron. [表示否定] 没有多少；一点：Little is known about her background. 有关她的背景所知甚少。

◇We have little to do now. 我们现在没啥事做。

a little [表示肯定] 一点，一些：He speaks a little French. 他会说一点法语。

◇He slept a little last night. 他昨晚睡了一小会儿。

音组-ttle/-tl/

battle; bottle; cattle; kettle; little; settle; shuttle

常犯错误

✗ Would you like some more coffee? There's still little left.

✓ Would you like some more coffee? There's still a little left. 要再来点咖啡吗？还有一些。

用法a little girl意为“一个小女孩”，little为“小”的意思；a little water意为“一点水”。

谚语A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解很危险。

辨析little; small; tiny

辨析(a) few; (a) little

辨析a (little) bit; a little