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small

作形容词：

A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size. (体积或规模等) 小的

She is small for her age.

相对她的年龄而言，她个子小了。

Stick them on using a small amount of glue.

用少量胶水把它们粘上。

A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things. (规模) 小的

A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese.

一个小组的学生定期聚在一起学日语。

A small child is a very young child. 幼小的

I have a wife and two small children.

我有妻子和两个年幼的孩子。

Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients. (生意或公司) 小规模的

…shops, restaurants and other small businesses.

…商店、餐馆和其他小规模生意。

little

作形容词：

Little things are small in size. Little is slightly more informal than . (尺寸) 小的

We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.

我们围坐在一张小桌子旁吃饭、喝酒。

You use little to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way. 小巧的

She’s got the nicest little house not far from the library.

她在离图书馆不远处有座最漂亮的小房子。

…a little old lady.

…一位娇小的老太太。

Your little sister or brother is younger than you are. 年纪小的

Whenever Daniel’s little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.

每次让丹尼尔的小妹妹做点事情，她总是有调皮的回应。

A little distance, period of time, or event is short in length. (时间、距离、比赛) 短的

Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge.

只沿着公路走一小段距离，向左转，然后跨过那座桥。

Why don’t we just wait a little while and see what happens.

我们何不就等一小会儿，看看发生什么事。

A little sound or gesture is quick. (声音或动作) 迅速的

I had a little laugh to myself.

我暗自笑了笑。

You use little to indicate that something is not serious or important. 微小的

…irritating little habits.

…恼人的小习惯。

little

作其他词性：

· [DET限定词]You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use “so,” “too,” and “very” in front of little. 微少的

I had little money and little free time.

我没什么钱，也很少有空闲时间。

I find that I need very little sleep these days.

我觉得我现在需要的睡眠很少。

·

[QUANT量词]Little is also a quantifier. 一点

Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality.

现有的住房中少有质量够好的。

·

[PRON代词]Little is also a pronoun. 少量

He ate little, and drank less.

他吃得不多，喝得更少。

In general, employers do little to help the single working mother.

总的来说，雇主很少帮助那些工作的单身妈妈们。

·

[ADV副词]Little means not very often or to only a small extent. 不多

On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little.

在他们回马赛的路上，他们说话不多。

·

[DET限定词]A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. 一点儿

Mrs. Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home.

凯恩夫人需要一点儿帮助才能把杂货弄回家。

A little food would do us all some good.

吃一点儿东西会对我们大家都有些好处。

·

[PRON代词]Little is also a pronoun. 一点儿

They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little.

他们拿到工资了。不太多，就一点点。

·

[QUANT量词]Little is also a quantifier. 一点

Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken.

往鸡肉上倒一点调料。

·

[ADV副词]If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. 一小会儿

He walked a little by himself in the garden.

他在花园里独自散了会儿步。

·

[ADV副词]A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree. (程度上) 有点

He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades.

他抱怨说他的肩胛之间有点持续的疼痛。

He was a little bit afraid of his father’s reaction.

他有点害怕他父亲的反应。

英语母语人士点评：

When you want to denoting size, there’s only a little difference between those two.

当您想要表示大小时，这两者之间区别不大。

For example: ” I have a small box” is similar with “I have a little box. “

But the most significant difference between the two comes into play when you’re describing quantity. “little” only can be used to describe quantities.

但当你描述数量时，两者之间最显著的区别就显现出来了。“little”可以用来描述数量。（small不行）

For example:1. Please add a little sugar in my tea.2. I have little experience in teaching.

Little can also be used to refer to something that is small in size, amount, or degree, but it is also used as affectionate way. When somebody says “my little puppy”, that doesn’t mean the puppy is small.

Little也可以用来指在尺寸、数量或程度上很小的东西，但也可以用来表达感情。当有人说“我的小狗狗”，这并不意味着小狗很小。

When it is used for people, little could also mean younger, as in “my little sister” or “my little girl. “

当little用于人的时候，little也可以表示更年轻的，比如“我的小妹妹”或“我的小女孩”。