little /ˈlɪtəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 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

  例：

  I had little money and little free time.

  我没什么钱，也很少有空闲时间。

  例：

  I find that I need very little sleep these days.

  我觉得我现在需要的睡眠很少。

• 2. 

  QUANT Little is also a quantifier. 一点 [QUANT 'of' def-n]

  例：

  Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality.

  现有的住房中少有质量够好的。

• 3. 

  PRON Little is also a pronoun. 少量

  例：

  He ate little, and drank less.

  他吃得不多，喝得更少。

  例：

  In general, employers do little to help the single working mother.

  总的来说，雇主很少帮助那些工作的单身妈妈们。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little.

  在他们回马赛的路上，他们说话不多。

• 5. 

  DET A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. 一点儿

  例：

  Mrs. Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home.

  凯恩夫人需要一点儿帮助才能把杂货弄回家。

  例：

  A little food would do us all some good.

  吃一点儿东西会对我们大家都有些好处。

• 6. 

  PRON Little is also a pronoun. 一点儿

  例：

  They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little.

  他们拿到工资了。不太多，就一点点。

• 7. 

  QUANT Little is also a quantifier. 一点

  例：

  Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken.

  往鸡肉上倒一点调料。

• 8. 

  ADV If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. 一小会儿 [ADV after v]

  例：

  He walked a little by himself in the garden.

  他在花园里独自散了会儿步。

• 9. 

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

  例：

  He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades.

  他抱怨说他的肩胛之间有点持续的疼痛。

  例：

  He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.

  他有点害怕他父亲的反应。