Little的用法解析以及相近的同義詞介紹

形容詞：少的、不足的

常見搭配詞：

• a little + 不可數名詞
  有一點
• (very) little
  幾乎沒有多少的
• as little as + 錢 / 時間 / 距離 /
  竟少到只有…
• what little money / light / protection
  很少很少的錢 / 光 / 保護 (強調極少極少的量)
• a little something
  一點東西

例句：

1. I have very little money left.
   我幾乎沒剩多少錢了
2. She bought a little beef from the market.
   她在市場買了一些牛肉
3. There is very little time left.
   沒多少時間了
4. I gave her what little money I had left.
   我給了她我僅剩的一點錢
5. I added a little sugar in the coffee.
   我加了點糖到咖啡中
6. I can speak little English.
   我幾乎不會說英文
7. In the mountains, the weather can change in as little as 15 minutes.
   在山上，天氣變幻莫測，有時15分鐘就變了
8. She ate a little something before she left home.
   她離家前吃了點東西

同義詞：

• not much = a little
• not enough = little
• hardly any = little

代名詞：一點、很少、少量

常見搭配詞：

• little / a little
  幾乎沒有 / 有一些
• a little of + the (所有格) + 不可數名詞
  一些…
• as little as possible
  儘可能的少

例句：

1. Little of his work has survived the war.
   他的作品幾乎都毀於戰爭
2. I drank a little of the red wine left.
   我喝了一點剩下的那些紅酒
3. She did as little as possible at work.
   她工作很偷懶(能不做就不做事)

習語：

A little … goes a long way.
一點點就可以用很久

同義詞：

• not much = a little

形容詞：幼小的、小的、少的

常見搭配詞：

• a little boy / girl / dog
  小男孩 / 女孩 / 狗 (+可數名詞)
• a little while
  一會兒
• little things / little affairs
  小事情、瑣碎的事

例句：

1. There was a little old man walking along the road.
   有個瘦小的老先生走在路上
2. The girl gave me a little smile.
   那女孩對我微微一笑
3. It took me only a little while to finish my homework.
   我只花了一會兒就做完功課了
4. She put her ring in a little box.
   她將她的戒指放在一個小盒子裡
5. When he was young, he would get angry over little things.
   他年輕的時候，他會為小事生氣
6. I am too little to drive a car.
   我年紀太小，無法開車

同義詞：

• small 小的 adj.
• tiny 非常小的 adj.
• fine 精細的、微小的 adj.

副詞：很少、稍微地

常見搭配詞：

• a little bit
  一點點
• little by little
  逐漸地、一點一點地
• little better / more
  沒有多(好)多少
• a little better / more / less
  好 / 多 / 少 一些
• as little as possible
  盡可能的少(少到幾乎沒有做)

例句：

1. I am a little worried about him.
   我有點擔心他
2. She is a little bit short.
   她有點矮
3. Little do I know about him.
   我幾乎不知道任何有關他的事
4. I slept very little the night before the trip.
   旅行前一晚，我幾乎沒怎麼睡
5. I tried to say as little as possible.
   我儘量少說話(幾乎不太說話了)
6. Little by little, she achieved her goal.
   一點一點地，她達到了她的目標
7. The soup the restaurant served was little better than salty water.
   那餐廳的湯，比加鹽的水好不了多少
8. They little believed that their mother would send them away.
   他們無法相信他們的媽媽會將他們送走
9. You look a little better now.
   你現在看起來好些了
10. I am feeling a little tired.
    我覺得有點累

同義詞：

• not much
• slightly 稍微 adv.
• hardly 幾乎不 adv.