littlelit•tle /'lɪtl/ (less, least)

adv

1. [不用冠词“a”时表示“几乎不”] 少，稍许，一点儿

• Please wait a little. 请稍等片刻。

• He slept very little last night. 昨晚他几乎没睡。

• That hat is a little too small. 那顶帽子有点嫌小了。

• She read little and wrote less. 她很少看书，更少写作。

2. 完全不，一点也不

• He little thought that his wife was in danger. 他完全没想到妻子处境危险。

• Little does he care whether we live or die. 他一点也不关心我们的死活。

词组little better than 几乎与…一样(差)

• He is little better than a robber. 他简直就是个强盗。

little by little 一点一点地，渐渐地

• They have become rich little by little. 他们渐渐地富起来。

• Little by little the snow disappeared. 雪一点一点地消失了。

little more than 几乎与…一样，差不多

• She left little more than two hours ago. 她是差不多两个小时之前离开的。