英语词汇“little”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjadvn 2adj

Anything small, brief, young, or unimportant can be described as little. If you live in a little cottage, it means your house is very small, and quite possibly adorable.

The word little describes something tiny and sweet, like a little kitten or a little doll house rocking chair. Little can also mean some, but not much, like when you only want a little soup — not a big bowl, or when you put little effort into your appearance when you are doing yard work. The expression little by little means very slowly, or by tiny increments, like learning a new language little by little.

WORD FAMILY

little: littleness, littles, littlest+/littleness: littlenesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

Driving away from the scene, the men say little about the ordeal aside from nervous small talk.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

One little girl broke the school “ethnicity” form because her mother was Asian Indian and her father Wisconsin white.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

For all the praise he receives for embracing 21st-century social media, the president-elect seems to understand little about modern technology.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

1adj limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

a little dining room
a little house
a little (or small) group

Syn|Ant

small
atomic

immeasurably small

subatomic

of smaller than atomic dimensions

bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny

very small

bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny

(used informally) very small

dinky

small and insignificant

dwarfish

atypically small

elfin, elflike

small and delicate

gnomish

used of small deformed creatures

half-size

half the usual or regular size

infinitesimal, minute

infinitely or immeasurably small

lesser

smaller in size or amount or value

microscopic, microscopical

so small as to be invisible without a microscope

micro

extremely small in scale or scope or capability

miniature

being on a very small scale

miniscule, minuscule

very small

olive-sized

about the size of an olive

pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable

small enough to be carried in a garment pocket

puny, runty, shrimpy

(used especially of persons) of inferior size

slender, slim

small in quantity

littler, smaller

small or little relative to something else

smallish

rather small

small-scale

created or drawn on a small scale

undersize, undersized

smaller than normal for its kind

big, large

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

ample, sizable, sizeable

fairly large

astronomic, astronomical, galactic

inconceivably large

bear-sized

large as a bear

bigger, larger

large or big relative to something else

biggish, largish

somewhat large

blown-up, enlarged

as of a photograph; made larger

bouffant, puffy

being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

broad, spacious, wide

very large in expanse or scope

bulky

of large size for its weight

capacious

large in capacity

colossal, prodigious, stupendous

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

deep

large in quantity or size

double

large enough for two

enormous, tremendous

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

cosmic

inconceivably extended in space or time

elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo

of great mass; huge and bulky

epic, heroic, larger-than-life

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

extended, extensive

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

gigantic, mammoth

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

great

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

grand

large and impressive in physical size or extent

Brobdingnagian, huge, immense, vast

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

hulking, hulky

of great size and bulk

banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping

(used informally) very large

king-size, king-sized

extra large

large-mouthed

having a relatively large mouth

large-scale

unusually large in scope

large-scale

constructed or drawn to a big scale

full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize

being of the same size as an original

macroscopic, macroscopical

large enough to be visible with the naked eye

macro

very large in scale or scope or capability

man-sized

very large; appropriate to the size of a man

massive, monolithic, monumental

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

massive

imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

medium-large

of anything that is large but not the largest

monstrous

abnormally large

mountainous

like a mountain in size and impressiveness

outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized

larger than normal for its kind

overlarge, too large

excessively large

plumping

very large; of exceptional size for its kind

queen-size, queen-sized

(used especially of beds) not as large as king-size

rangy

allowing ample room for ranging

super

extremely large

titanic

of great force or power

volumed

formed or rising in rounded masses

voluminous

large in volume or bulk

whacking

(British informal) enormous

wide-ranging

including much

2adj (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

Syn|Ant

slight
small

slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

less

(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

much

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

overmuch

very great in quantity; overabundant

some

relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent

such

of so extreme a degree or extent

untold

of an incalculable amount

more, more than

(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

3adj low in stature; not tall

a little man

Syn|Ant

short
low

literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset

having a short and solid form or stature

half-length

representing only the upper half of the body

pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off

well below average height

short-stalked

of plants having relatively short stalks

squab, squabby

short and fat

tall

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

high

(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

big, large

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy

tall and thin and having long slender limbs

in height

having a specified height

leggy, long-legged, long-shanked

having long legs

leggy, tall-growing

(of plants) having tall spindly stems

long

of relatively great height

long-stalked, tall-stalked

of plants having relatively long stalks

stately, statuesque

of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

tallish

somewhat tall

4adj (of children and animals) young, immature

what a big little boy you are

Syn

small
immature, young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

5adj (informal) small and of little importance

a little (or small) matter

Syn

fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
unimportant

not important

6adj (of a voice) faint

a little voice

Syn

small
soft

(of sound) relatively low in volume

7adj lowercase

little a

Syn

miniscule, minuscule, small
lowercase

relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case

8adv not much

he talked little about his family

9n a small amount or duration

he accepted the little they gave him

Hyper

small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

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

Syn

emotional

of more than usual emotion

单词	little
释义	little (once / 5 pages) 1adjadvn 2adj Anything small, brief, young, or unimportant can be described as little. If you live in a little cottage, it means your house is very small, and quite possibly adorable. The word little describes something tiny and sweet, like a little kitten or a little doll house rocking chair. Little can also mean some, but not much, like when you only want a little soup — not a big bowl, or when you put little effort into your appearance when you are doing yard work. The expression little by little means very slowly, or by tiny increments, like learning a new language little by little. WORD FAMILY little: littleness, littles, littlest+/littleness: littlenesses USAGE EXAMPLES Driving away from the scene, the men say little about the ordeal aside from nervous small talk. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) One little girl broke the school “ethnicity” form because her mother was Asian Indian and her father Wisconsin white. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) For all the praise he receives for embracing 21st-century social media, the president-elect seems to understand little about modern technology. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent a little dining room a little house a little (or small) group Syn\|Ant small atomic immeasurably small subatomic of smaller than atomic dimensions bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny very small bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny (used informally) very small dinky small and insignificant dwarfish atypically small elfin, elflike small and delicate gnomish used of small deformed creatures half-size half the usual or regular size infinitesimal, minute infinitely or immeasurably small lesser smaller in size or amount or value microscopic, microscopical so small as to be invisible without a microscope micro extremely small in scale or scope or capability miniature being on a very small scale miniscule, minuscule very small olive-sized about the size of an olive pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable small enough to be carried in a garment pocket puny, runty, shrimpy (used especially of persons) of inferior size slender, slim small in quantity littler, smaller small or little relative to something else smallish rather small small-scale created or drawn on a small scale undersize, undersized smaller than normal for its kind big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent ample, sizable, sizeable fairly large astronomic, astronomical, galactic inconceivably large bear-sized large as a bear bigger, larger large or big relative to something else biggish, largish somewhat large blown-up, enlarged as of a photograph; made larger bouffant, puffy being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing broad, spacious, wide very large in expanse or scope bulky of large size for its weight capacious large in capacity colossal, prodigious, stupendous so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe deep large in quantity or size double large enough for two enormous, tremendous extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree cosmic inconceivably extended in space or time elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo of great mass; huge and bulky epic, heroic, larger-than-life very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) extended, extensive large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity gigantic, mammoth so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth great relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind grand large and impressive in physical size or extent Brobdingnagian, huge, immense, vast unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope hulking, hulky of great size and bulk banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping (used informally) very large king-size, king-sized extra large large-mouthed having a relatively large mouth large-scale unusually large in scope large-scale constructed or drawn to a big scale full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize being of the same size as an original macroscopic, macroscopical large enough to be visible with the naked eye macro very large in scale or scope or capability man-sized very large; appropriate to the size of a man massive, monolithic, monumental imposing in size or bulk or solidity massive imposing in scale or scope or degree or power medium-large of anything that is large but not the largest monstrous abnormally large mountainous like a mountain in size and impressiveness outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized larger than normal for its kind overlarge, too large excessively large plumping very large; of exceptional size for its kind queen-size, queen-sized (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size rangy allowing ample room for ranging super extremely large titanic of great force or power volumed formed or rising in rounded masses voluminous large in volume or bulk whacking (British informal) enormous wide-ranging including much 2adj (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 Syn\|Ant slight small slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope less (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree much (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent overmuch very great in quantity; overabundant some relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent such of so extreme a degree or extent untold of an incalculable amount more, more than (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree 3adj low in stature; not tall a little man Syn\|Ant short low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset having a short and solid form or stature half-length representing only the upper half of the body pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off well below average height short-stalked of plants having relatively short stalks squab, squabby short and fat tall great in vertical dimension; high in stature high (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy tall and thin and having long slender limbs in height having a specified height leggy, long-legged, long-shanked having long legs leggy, tall-growing (of plants) having tall spindly stems long of relatively great height long-stalked, tall-stalked of plants having relatively long stalks stately, statuesque of size and dignity suggestive of a statue tallish somewhat tall 4adj (of children and animals) young, immature what a big little boy you are Syn small immature, young (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth 5adj (informal) small and of little importance a little (or small) matter Syn fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial unimportant not important 6adj (of a voice) faint a little voice Syn small soft (of sound) relatively low in volume 7adj lowercase little a Syn miniscule, minuscule, small lowercase relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case 8adv not much he talked little about his family 9n a small amount or duration he accepted the little they gave him Hyper small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude 2 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 Syn emotional of more than usual emotion
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