little chit
collocation小不点；小毛头
He was just a little chit when I first met him, but he has grown into a fine young man.
我第一次见他时他还是个小不点，如今已长成一个英俊的年轻人。
毛丫头；冒失的年轻女子
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毛丫头；冒失的年轻女子
a cheeky or impertinent young person, especially a young woman
That young chit thinks she knows everything.
那个黄毛丫头以为她什么都懂。
常用于 a chit of a girl，含戏谑或不以为然之意
小孩或婴儿；年轻、微小或无足轻重的人或动物
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
植物的胚芽
The embryonic growing bud of a plant.
活泼或无礼的年轻人,尤指年轻女性
A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.
Don't be such a chit; listen to your elders.
别这么轻佻，听长辈的话。
He dismissed her as a mere chit and wouldn't take her seriously.
他认为她不过是个黄毛丫头，不愿认真对待她。
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小不点；小毛头
He was just a little chit when I first met him, but he has grown into a fine young man.
我第一次见他时他还是个小不点，如今已长成一个英俊的年轻人。
土豆芽；马铃薯芽
Cut off any potato chits before boiling the potatoes.
煮土豆前先把土豆芽切掉。
毛丫头；黄毛丫头
The new assistant is a chit of a girl, but she handles the customers very well.
新来的助理是个黄毛丫头，但她待客很棒。
黄毛丫头；乳臭未干的小丫头
Don't dismiss her just because she's a chit of a girl.
别因为她是个黄毛丫头就不把她当回事。
伶牙俐齿的小丫头；爱顶嘴的姑娘
As a girl, she was a saucy chit who always spoke her mind.
她小时候是个伶牙俐齿的丫头，向来想到什么就说什么。
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把 chit 拆成 ch + it：一个小“it”（它），所以指小孩、小不点、幼芽，也指冒失的小丫头。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、literary fiction 在“冒失的年轻女子/毛丫头”这一义项上，多用于口语，也见于文学作品，带戏谑或轻微贬义，略显老派；常见搭配是“chit of a girl”。
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