Little

(noun.) a small amount or duration; 'he accepted the little they gave him'.

(adj.) small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); 'a nice little job'; 'bless your little heart'; 'my dear little mother'; 'a sweet little deal'; 'I'm tired of your petty little schemes'; 'filthy little tricks'; 'what a nasty little situation' .

(adj.) (of a voice) faint; 'a little voice'; 'a still small voice' .

(adj.) lowercase; 'little a'; 'small a'; 'e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters' .

(adj.) (of children and animals) young, immature; 'what a big little boy you are'; 'small children' .

(adj.) (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; 'little rain fell in May'; 'gave it little thought'; 'little time is left'; 'we still have little money'; 'a little hope remained'; 'there's slight chance that it will work'; 'there's a slight chance it will work' .

(adv.) not much; 'he talked little about his family'.

录入:普勒斯顿

• How we shall conciliate this little creature, said Mrs. Bretton to me, I don't know: she tastes nothing, and by her looks, she has not slept. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• In each bladder was a small quantity of dried peas, or little pebbles, as I was afterwards informed. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Permit me to mention one little instance, which, though it relates to myself, will not be quite uninteresting to you. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• And what do you call these little fellows, ma'am? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Come, come, I'll write you a cheque,' said the little man; and down he sat at the table for that purpose. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I am much better here,' said Little Dorrit, faintly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• You made a quiet little round game of it, among a family group, and you played it out at leisure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• One sees very little about it in the newspapers and popular magazines, in spite of the fact that it is the keystone, so to speak, of the motion-picture industry. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Hence, indeed, his position as a senator was not a little useful to him. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Bois-Guilbert made an effort to suppress his rising scorn and indignation, the expression of which, he was well aware, would have little availed him. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• He tried to look knowing over the Latin grammar when little Rawdon showed him what part of that work he was in. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Yes, we went out to get a little air. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Again you find us, Miss Summerson, said he, using our little arts to polish, polish! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• But in the better grades of material the printing is well done, and the color designs are fairly fast, and a little care in the laundry suffices to eliminate any danger of fading. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Our fair client seemed a little confused. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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