英汉词典

1. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的（可用so，too，very修饰）
    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.

    e.g. I had little money and little free time...
           我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。
    e.g. I find that I need very little sleep these days...
           我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

2. （频率或程度）微小地，小到几乎没有地
    Little means not very often or to only a small extent.

    e.g. On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...
           返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。
    e.g. Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.
           目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

3. （数量上）不多的（亦作a very little）
    A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little.

    e.g. Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home...
           卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。
    e.g. A little food would do us all some good...
           吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

4. 短时间地；一会儿地
    If you do something a little, you do it for a short time.

    e.g. He walked a little by himself in the garden.
           他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

5. （程度上）一点地，少量地
    A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree.

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    e.g. He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...
           他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。
    e.g. He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...
           他有点害怕父亲的反应。

6. 逐渐地；一点一点地
    If something happens little by little, it happens very gradually.

little的解释

    e.g. In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...
           一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。
    e.g. I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.
           我得慢慢学会独自生活。