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:
- I have very little money left.
我幾乎沒剩多少錢了 - She bought a little beef from the market.
她在市場買了一些牛肉 - There is very little time left.
沒多少時間了 - I gave her what little money I had left.
我給了她我僅剩的一點錢 - I added a little sugar in the coffee.
我加了點糖到咖啡中 - I can speak little English.
我幾乎不會說英文 - 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 - 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:
- Little of his work has survived the war.
他的作品幾乎都毀於戰爭 - I drank a little of the red wine left.
我喝了一點剩下的那些紅酒 - 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:
- There was a little old man walking along the road.
有個瘦小的老先生走在路上 - The girl gave me a little smile.
那女孩對我微微一笑 - It took me only a little while to finish my homework.
我只花了一會兒就做完功課了 - She put her ring in a little box.
她將她的戒指放在一個小盒子裡 - When he was young, he would get angry over little things.
他年輕的時候,他會為小事生氣 - 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:
- I am a little worried about him.
我有點擔心他 - She is a little bit short.
她有點矮 - Little do I know about him.
我幾乎不知道任何有關他的事 - I slept very little the night before the trip.
旅行前一晚,我幾乎沒怎麼睡 - I tried to say as little as possible.
我儘量少說話(幾乎不太說話了) - Little by little, she achieved her goal.
一點一點地,她達到了她的目標 - 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 - 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 - You look a little better now.
你現在看起來好些了 - 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.