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little
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- Conjugation :
more
less
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more
lesser
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more
littler
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most
least
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most
littlest
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Derivatives :
n
littleness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- little
['lɪtl]
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1.
adjective
[+thing]
[ person]
(small) 小的
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a little house
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小房子
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2.
adjective
[+child]
(young) 小的
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a little boy of 8
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一个8岁的小男孩
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3.
adjective
little brother/sister (younger) 弟弟/妹妹
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4.
adjective
[+distance]
[ time]
[ event]
(short) 短的
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a little while longer
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过一段时间
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There is very little time left.
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只剩下很短的时间了。
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5.
adjective
(trivial) 琐碎的
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Harry would often get angry over little things.
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哈利总是为琐事动怒。
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6.
adjective
to have little time/money (quantifier) 没有多少时间/金钱
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7.
adverb
少
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I have seen him very little recently.
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最近我很少见到他。
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We tried to interfere as little as possible.
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我们尽可能不干预。
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a little
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一点
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8.
adverb
(noun) 一点
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9.
adverb
[sleep]
[ eat+]
一点
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Try to persuade her to eat a little.
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试着劝她吃点东西。
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a little bit
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有点
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little by little
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逐渐地
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- little
[ˈlɪtl]
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1.
adjective
小的，少的
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2.
adjective
不多的，几乎没有的
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We still have little money.
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我们仍然没有钱。
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3.
adjective
年幼的
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What a big little boy you are.
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你这小家伙儿个头真大啊。
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4.
adjective
次要的，不重要的
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5.
adjective
微弱的
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6.
adjective
短的，矮的
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7.
adjective
小写的
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8.
adjective
带有感情色彩的小，在不同语境中含有喜爱或厌恶的意味
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I'm tired of your petty little schemes.
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我已经厌烦了你琐碎的鬼点子。
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What a nasty little situation.
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真是件烦人的小事。
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My dear little mother.
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我亲爱的大姐姐。
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9.
adverb
不多地，少地
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He talked little about his family.
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他很少谈论他的家庭。
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10.
n.[c]
一点儿，少量；短期
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He accepted the little they gave him.
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他接受了他们给他的少量（援助）。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- little
['lɪtəl]
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1.
determiner
[often preceded by a]
a small quantity, extent, or duration of
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the little hope there is left
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very little milk
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2.
determiner
(as pronoun)
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save a little for me
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3.
determiner
not much
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little damage was done
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4.
determiner
See make of
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5.
adj
of small or less than average size
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6.
adj
young
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a little boy
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our little ones
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7.
adj
endearingly familiar; dear
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my husband's little ways
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8.
adj
contemptible, mean, or disagreeable
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your filthy little mind
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9.
adj
(of a region or district) resembling another country or town in miniature
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little Venice
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10.
adv
[usually preceded by a]
in a small amount; to a small extent or degree; not a lot
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to laugh a little
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11.
adv
[used preceding a verb]
not at all, or hardly
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he little realized his fate
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12.
adv
not much or often
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we go there very little now
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13.
adv
See also less lesser least littler littlest
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14.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English lytel; related to lyr few, Old High German luzzil
Examples
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little by little, bit by bit
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一点一点地
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The interest declined by little and little.
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利润逐渐下滑。
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Some people have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil.
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某些人没有能力做好事，同时也没有能力阻止邪恶的东西。
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Little did he realize….
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他几乎没有认识到…。
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to have only a little Spanish
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只一懂点西班牙语
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the rights of the little man
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小人物的权利
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