| 复合形式： |
| a little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (small amount) (数量) | 少许的，小量的，一点点，几乎没有的
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| | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. |
| | 我只要放一点点盐在马铃薯里。 |
| a little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (slightly) | 些微地
xiē wēi de |
| | | 稍微地
shāo wēi de |
| | She was a little angry with me. The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. |
| a little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (short time) | 一会儿
yí huì er |
| | | 很短的一段时间
hěn duǎn de yí duàn shí jiān |
| | I'll be there in a little. |
| a little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small amount) | 少量
shǎo liàng |
| | | 一点
yì diǎn |
| | Chocolate? I'll just have a little. |
| a little bit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small amount) | 少量
shǎo liàng |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. |
| a little bit advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (slightly) | 有些
yǒu xiē |
| | | 稍微地，些微地
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| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| | 我只是有一点点醉。虽然我这样问有些厚脸皮...不过我还是问了。 |
| a little more nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small additional quantity) | 多一点
duō yì diǎn |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (slightly more) | 多一点的
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| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (for a short while longer) | 久一点
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| | The girls asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (slightly more often) | 更多地
gèng duō de |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a little thing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sth] trivial) | 小事
xiǎo shì |
| | | 微不足道的事情
wēi bù zú dào de shì qíng |
| | I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. |
| a nice little earner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) | 能赚钱的玩意儿
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| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| as little as preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a quantity as small as) | 和…一样少
hé yí yàng shǎo |
| | As little as 2 grammes of it is enough to kill you. |
| little bugger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK, slang, pejorative, vulgar (little bugger: annoying child) | 捣蛋鬼
dǎo dàn guǐ |
| | | 熊孩子
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| | Did you see that little bugger who ran down the hall? |
| | 有没有看到在大厅里乱跑的熊孩子？ |
| little bugger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang, vulgar (affectionate term: boy, animal) (爱称) | 小东西，小可怜
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| | Look at this possum; he's a cute little bugger, isn't he? |
| | 看看这个负鼠，真是个可爱的小家伙！ |
| cost little v | (be inexpensive) | 花费很少
huā fèi hěn shǎo |
| | | 经济
jīng jì |
| | | 不怎么花钱
bù zěn me huā qián |
| | A first aid kit costs little but it can save lives. |
| cost little v | figurative (require little effort) (比喻) | 不太费力
bú tài fèi lì |
| | It costs little to be polite. |
| do very little business viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have few commercial dealings) | 做小生意
zuò xiǎo shēng yì |
| for a little while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (for a short time) | 一会儿
yí huì er |
| | | 不久
bù jiǔ |
| | I'll stay for a little while. |
| have a little talk v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (discuss [sth] sensitive) | 与…谈一谈（认真地）
yǔ … tán yi tán （ rèn zhēn de） |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| have little in common v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have few similarities or shared interests) | 几乎没有共同之处
jī hū méi yǒu gòng tóng zhī chù |
| | The rich have little in common with the poor. |
have no stomach for [sth],
have little stomach for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (lack appetite, courage for [sth]) (比喻) | 对…没有胃口，对…没兴趣
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| | | 不敢，对…缺乏勇气
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| | John had little stomach for the task at hand. |
| | 约翰对手头的任务没有兴趣。 |
| have little to say v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (speak little) | 没什么话说
méi shén me huà shuō |
| | His teacher had little to say about the incident. |
| in a little bit advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | UK, informal (soon) | 很快
hěn kuài |
| | | 这就…
zhè jiù … |
| | Please set the table because dinner will be ready in a little bit. |
| in a little while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (soon) | 很快
hěn kuài |
| | | 这就…
zhè jiù … |
| | Olivia said that she would be there in a little while. |
just shy of,
a little shy of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (slightly under) | 略低于
lüè dī yú |
| | | 微微低于
wēi wēi dī yú |
| | The price of oil is now just shy of $50 a barrel. |
| little angel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (child: affectionate) (对小孩子的爱称) | 小天使
xiǎo tiān shǐ |
| | The children were little angels right through the ceremony. |
| little beggar nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal, euphemism (child: annoying) | 熊孩子
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| | | 淘气包
táo qì bāo |
| | Kyle told the kid to leave him alone, but the little beggar wouldn't back off. |
| little bit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (small amount) | 一点点
yì diǎn dian |
| | | 些微
xiē wēi |
| | I generally add a little bit of sugar to my coffee. |
| little boy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (young male child) | 小男孩
xiǎo nán hái |
| | I've known you ever since you were a little boy! |
| little brother nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (younger male sibling) | 弟弟
dì di |
| | | 小弟
xiǎo dì |
| | I have one big sister and two little brothers. |
| little by little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (gradually, a bit at a time) | 一点点地
yì diǎn diǎn de |
| | | 逐渐地
zhú jiàn de |
| | Add the sugar little by little and your meringue will be perfect. He became better at tennis little by little. |
| little chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hardly any possibility) | 几乎没有可能性
jī hū méi yǒu kě néng xìng |
| | There's little chance of our old car making such a long journey. The doctors said he was in a coma and had little chance of recovery. |
| little chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hardly any opportunity) | 几乎没有机会
jī hū méi yǒu jī huì |
| little darling nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (child: affectionate) (对小孩子的爱称) | 小宝贝
xiǎo bǎo bèi |
| | Her three-year old's so cute – she's a little darling. I wish your sister would take her little darlings home – they're driving me mad. |
| little devil nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (naughty child) | 小恶魔
xiǎo è mó |
| | | 小淘气
xiǎo táo qì |
| | My brother was a little devil when he was young. |
| little extra nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | often plural, informal (bonus, additional feature) | 额外的一点好处
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| | | 额外的特色
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| little fellow nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (small man) (非正式用语) | 矮个子，小个子
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| | Who is that little fellow standing next to your mother? |
| little fellow nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (boy) (非正式用语) | 男孩儿，小男孩
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| little finger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (smallest digit of the hand) | 小指
xiǎo zhǐ |
| | I broke my little finger playing cricket last week. The ring's too small for my ring finger so I wear it on my little finger. |
| little game nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deceitful plan, scheme) | 小把戏
xiǎo bǎ xì |
| | | 小伎俩
xiǎo jì liǎ |
| | I'm tired of all your little games – why can't you just be honest for once? |
| little girl nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (young female child) | 小女孩
xiǎo nǚ hái |
| | When I was a little girl I loved to play with dolls. |
| little guy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (small boy) | 小男孩
xiǎo nán hái |
| little guy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (short man) | 小个子，矮个子
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| | (口语：贬义) | 矮子
ǎi zi |
| little kid nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (young child) | 小孩子
xiǎo hái zi |
| | I used to play marbles a lot when I was a little kid. |
little known,
little-known adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not very famous) | 不太知名的
bú tài zhī míng de |
| 备注: A hyphen used when the term is an adjective before the noun |
| | We spent the summer in a cabin on a little-known island off the coast of Greece. She was a little-known actress before getting her big break. |
little known,
little-known adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (poorly realised or understood) | 不太为人所了解的
bú tài wéi rén suǒ liǎo jiě de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before the noun. |
| | It's a little-known fact that I'm actually a very good cook. |
| little man nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (term of affection: boy) (爱称) | 小男孩，小小男子汉
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| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| little monkey nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mischievous child) (对顽皮的孩子的称呼) | 小猴子
xiǎo hóu zi |
| | We often refer to our two-year old as "little monkey”. |
| little one nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (affectionate term: small child) | 小孩子
xiǎo hái zi |
| | Eight o'clock is bedtime for the little one. |
| little ones nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (small chlidren) | 小孩子们
xiǎo hái zi men |
| | Be quiet! The little ones are napping! |
| little opportunity nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hardly any chance) | 几乎没有机会
jī hū méi yǒu jī huì |
| | In some places, there's little opportunity for work so unemployment is high. |
| little or no adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (hardly any) | 几乎没有的
jī hū méi yǒu de |
| | I haven't done any revising so there's little or no chance of me passing the exam. |
| little scamp nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (mischievous child) (指小孩) | 调皮蛋，淘气鬼
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| | My nephew is such a little scamp; I'm exhausted after babysitting him for an afternoon! |
| little scamp nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (playful animal) (指动物) | 调皮蛋，淘气鬼
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| | Ramona named the little scamp Spot. |
| little sister nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (younger female sibling) | 小妹
xiǎo mèi |
| | | 小妹妹
xiǎo mèi mèi |
| | My little sister was born three years after me. I have a big brother and a little sister. |
| little snot nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang, pejorative (brat, unpleasant child) (俚语，轻蔑语) | 小顽童，小捣蛋鬼
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| | The little snot was stealing the other children's things. |
| little talk nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution) (非正式用语，委婉语，暗含责备之意) | 谈一谈
tán yì tán |
| | I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you've been acting lately. |
| little tart nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang, pejorative (immoral woman or girl) (俚语，轻蔑语) | 放荡的女人
fàng dàng de nǚ rén |
| | If she's such a good girl, why does she dress like a little tart? |
little theater (US),
little theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (small venue for amateur dramatics) | 小剧场
xiǎo jù chǎng |
| | The high school play will be performed this Friday in the school's little theatre. |
| little thing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (detail) | 琐细的事
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| | | 细小之事
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| | | 细节
xì jié |
| | The little things in life are important; take time to stop and smell the flowers. Just one little thing: your socks don't match. |
| little thing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] inconsequential) | 无足轻重的事
wú zú qīng zhòng de shì |
| | Don't focus on the little things; set a goal and work toward it. |
| little toe nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (smallest digit of the foot) | 小脚趾
xiǎo jiǎo zhǐ |
| | She broke her little toe when a car ran over her foot. |
| a little while nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (short time) (非正式用语) | 一会儿，不一会儿
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| | It will only take me a little while to finish this book. |
| matter little viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be unimportant) | 不重要
bú zhòng yào |
| | It matters little whether you come with me or not, I'm going anyway. |
| my little one interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (affectionate term for a child) | 我的小宝贝
wǒ de xiǎo bǎo bèi |
| | Come here, my little one, and I'll tell you a story. |
| not a little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a lot, a great deal) | 不少地
bù shǎo de |
| | | 不小地
bù xiǎo de |
| | | 许多
xǔ duō |
| | I was not a little upset by his remarks. |
| of little consequence adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (barely significant) | 无关紧要的
wú guān jǐn yào de |
| | | 没什么后果的
méi shén me hòu guǒ de |
| | Some error messages require immediate intervention, but others are of little consequence. |
| of little importance adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (barely significant) | 无关紧要的
wú guān jǐn yào de |
| | | 不重要的
bú zhòng yào de |
| | Though his role is of little importance, he feels useful. |
little toe,
pinky toe,
pinkie toe,
baby toe,
pinkie,
pinky nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal (smallest toe) | 小脚趾
xiǎo jiǎo zhǐ |
pinky,
pinky finger,
pinkie,
pinkie finger,
little finger nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, informal (smallest finger) | 小拇指
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ |
| | | 尾指
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| | The ring's too small for my ring finger so I wear it on my pinky finger. |
| precious little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not much, hardly any) | 很少的
hěn shǎo de |
| | | 极少的
jí shǎo de |
| | It's 5 o'clock - we've got precious little time to pack if we want to catch the 5:30 train! |
| quite a little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US, informal (striking, outstanding) | 相当多的
xiāng dāng duō de |
| | | 大量的
dà liàng de |
| | Jackie was quite a little dancer when she was young. |
Red Riding Hood,
Little Red Riding Hood nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fairytale character) (童话故事中的人物) | 小红帽
xiǎo hóng mào |
| | The wolf disguised itself as Red Riding Hood's grandmother. |
| | 大灰狼假扮成小红帽的奶奶。 |
| too little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not enough) | 不足地
bù zú de |
| | | 不够地
bú gòu de |
| | | 太少地
tài shǎo de |
| | She was cold outside because she wore too little clothing. |
| too little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not enough) | 不够的
bú gòu de |
| | | 太少的
tài shǎo de |
| too little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (an insufficient amount) | 不足量
bù zú liàng |
| | | 太少
tài shǎo |
Ursa Minor,
Little Bear nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (constellation) (星座) | 小熊（星）座
xiǎo xióng xīng zuò |
| very little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (hardly anything) | 极少地
jí shǎo de |
| | We have very little in common. |
| very little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small quantity) | 很少
hěn shǎo |
| | | 极少
jí shǎo |
| very little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not much) | 不多的
bù duō de |
| | | 极少的
jí shǎo de |
| | The news report provided very little useful information. |
| yappy little dog nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (small noisy dog, terrier) (非正式用语) | 爱叫的小狗
ài jiào de xiǎo gǒu |
| | Those Yorkshire terriers are yappy little dogs with a piercing bark. |