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| 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 | 
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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. |