| 单词 | little |
| 释义 | littlelittlerlesslesserlittlestleastlittlelittle1 /ˈlɪtl/ adjective1small in size: The little shop was very crowded.becrowd这家小店很拥挤。a nice little town一座漂亮的城镇a tiny little baby一个丁点大的婴儿a little bit (of something) (=a small amount of something)Add a little bit of milk to the sauce.bite往调味汁里加一点点牛奶。2[only before noun] short in time or distance: He arrived a little while ago.arrive他刚到一会儿。Let’s walk a little way together.我们一起走一小段路吧。3young or still a child: two little girlsgirl两个小女孩Were you naughty when you were little?bebe你小时候淘气吗？little brother/sister British English (=a younger brother or sister)THESAURUS young4[only before noun] not important: You worry too much about little things.thing你对小事操心太多。Word Choice: little or small?You often use little when talking about your feelings about someone or something:What a pretty little baby!多漂亮的小宝宝！It’s a lovely little garden.那是个美丽的小花园。You poor little thing!你这个可怜的小东西！You use small when you just want to talk about the size:Can I have a small box of matches?match给我一小盒火柴，好吗？Their house is very small.be他们的房子很小。THESAURUS: littlesmall not big: a small boata small change of plana small mistakelittle [usually before noun] small – used especially with other adjectives to show how you feel about someone or something: It’s a very pretty little town.a good little boyslight [usually before noun] very small and not very important or noticeable: We’ve had a slight problem.havea slight movement of his handminor small and not important or serious: minor differencesdifferenceminor changeschangeminor injuriesinjurya minor traffic offencecompact small – used about places, in which space is used effectively, or things are designed to be much smaller than usual: The apartments are very compact.apartmentbea compact cameracramped too small in a way that feels uncomfortable: It was very cramped in the back of the car.becrampa cramped officecrampThe birds were kept in cramped conditions.birdbekeepcrampconditionminiature [only before noun] made or grown to be much smaller than usual: a miniature railwayminiature rosesroseyoung someone who is young has not lived for very long: I was the youngest student in the class.beyounga quiet young mansmall/little a small child is very young: Small children need plenty of sleep.childThey have a little boy of about three.teenage between the ages of 13 and 19: Clothes are very important to teenage girls.clothebegirlThey have three teenage children.childbe in your teens to be between the ages of 13 and 19: I think she’s in her teens now.teenadolescent at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems people have at that age: Adolescent boys find it hard to talk about their feelings.boyfeeling adolescent behaviourunderage too young to drink alcohol, work, get married etc according to the law: underage drinkersdrinkerAlthough she was underage, Bobby left school and got a job.beleavegetjuvenile formal relating to young people who commit crime: juvenile crimea special prison for juvenile offendersoffenderjunior relating to sports played by young people rather than adults: the junior championshipschampionshipthe junior championyouthful someone who is youthful still seems young or behaves like a much younger person: a youthful 65 year oldimmature behaving in a way that is not sensible and is typical of someone who is much younger: I wish you’d stop being so immature!be |
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