little的比较级和最高级

little的比较级和最高级：形容词比较级littler/less/lesser 形容词最高级littlest/least 副词比较级less 副词最高级least 名词littleness

释义

 

a. 形容词 ►SIZE 尺寸◄ small in size 小的

a little house 小屋

their little group of supporters 他们为数不多的支持者

used about something or someone that is small to show that you like or dislike them, or that you feel sorry for them 小的〔用于小的人或物﹐表示喜欢﹑厌恶或同情〕

done in a way that is not very strong or noticeable; slight 微弱的; 不明显的; 轻微的

a wry little smile 微微的苦笑

►TIME/DISTANCE 时间/距离◄ short in time or distance 短的

I can have a nice little nap in the car . 在汽车内我可以舒服地小睡片刻。

You ' ll find it a little way along this path . 沿着这条小路走不远你就会找到它。

►YOUNG 年轻的◄ young and small 年轻的﹐幼小的

a cute little puppy 可爱的小狗

We didn ' t have toys like this when I was little . 在我小时候﹐我们没有这样的玩具。

►UNIMPORTANT 不重要的◄ not important 不重要的

I ' m too busy to worry about little things like broken windows . 我无暇顾及窗户破了之类的小事。

used jokingly when you really think that something is important 微不足道的〔用于开玩笑﹐实指某事很重要〕

There ' s just that little matter of the £ 5 , 000 you owe me . 就是你欠我5,000英镑这件小事情。

a little bird told me -humorous spoken -used to say that someone who you are not going to name has told you something about another person 【幽默﹐口】有人告诉我〔某人的事﹐不愿意透露消息来源时使用〕

A little bird told me you ' re getting married soon . 有人告诉我你快要结婚了。

the little woman -spoken -an expression meaning someone's wife, often considered offensive especially by women 【口】老婆﹐婆娘〔指某人的妻子﹐常被认为是冒犯用语﹐尤其是妇女〕

idiom 惯用语

a little bit of especially BrE -(=a small piece of something) 【尤英】一小片[块﹐段等]的

little bits of paper all over the floor 地板上到处都是小纸片

little tiny spoken -(=extremely small) 【口】极小的

a little tiny puppy 极小的狗

a little something informal -(=a small present) 【非正式】小礼物

I promised the kids a little something if they ate all their dinner . 我答应孩子﹐如果他们把晚餐全部吃完的话﹐我会送给他们小礼品。

nice little/clever little etc

a nice little house 漂亮的小屋

a clever little gadget 灵巧的小装置

It wasn ' t a bad little car . 那是一辆不错的小汽车。

nasty little/silly little etc

another of her silly little jokes 她的另一个愚蠢的玩笑

poor little/pathetic little (=used when you feel sympathetic) 可怜的小…〔表示同情〕

her sad little face looking up at me 她痛苦的小脸仰起来看着我

a poor little bird with a broken wing 断了一隻翅膀的可怜的小鸟

a little while (=a short period of time) 一会儿

He arrived a little while ago . 他刚到一会儿。

We sat there for a little while longer . 我们在那裡多坐了一会儿。

a little boy/girl

two little boys playing in the street 两个在街上玩的小男孩

your little girl/boy (=your son or daughter who is still a child) 你的小女儿/儿子〔意指仍然是儿童〕

Mum , I ' m 17 - I ' m not your little girl any longer . 妈﹐我17岁了 — 我不再是你的小女儿了。

little brother/sister (=a younger brother or sister who is still a child) 小弟弟/小妹妹