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little + of + noun phrase
little 作代词，后接 of + 名词/代词，强调其中很少的一部分。
Little of the money was left.
那笔钱没剩下多少。
少量；不多
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少量；不多
Not much; not a large amount.
Little of the money was left.
那笔钱没剩下多少。
不多；数量不大。
Not much; not a large amount.
Little remains of the old castle after the fire.
大火之后，那座古堡几乎没剩下什么。
She understood little of what the lecture was about.
她几乎没听懂讲座讲了什么。
We have little to worry about tonight.
今晚我们没什么可担心的。
little 作代词，后接 of + 名词/代词，强调其中很少的一部分。
Little of the money was left.
那笔钱没剩下多少。
little 常放在 say、know、care 等及物动词后作宾语，表示程度很小。
She said little about her plans.
她对自己的计划说得很少。
little 作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
Little has changed since then.
自那以后几乎没什么变化。
Not this
Little are known about his early life.
Use this
Little is known about his early life.
little 作代词时表示不可数的少量，作主语时谓语动词要用单数 is；are 用于可数复数，这里应改为 is。
Not this
I know a little about it.
Use this
I know little about it.
如果想说“我几乎不了解它”，要用 little，表示否定含义“很少、几乎没有”；a little 表示肯定含义“有一些”，意思相反。
Not this
I have few to say.
Use this
I have little to say.
few 用于可数复数的人或物，little 用于不可数的量。“没什么话可说”表示不可数的内容，要用 little，不能用 few。
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一点；少量
I only need a little, so please don't pour too much.
我只需要一点，所以请别倒太多。
渐渐地；一点一点地
Little by little, the truth came out.
真相一点一点地浮出水面。
很少；极少
She knows very little about the plan.
她对这项计划知之甚少。
太少；不够
There is too little time to finish.
时间太少，不够完成。
不过是；仅仅
It was little more than a rumor.
那不过是谣言而已。
鲜为人知；知之甚少
Little is known about his early life.
人们对他的早年生活知之甚少。
逐渐地；一点一点地
Little by little, she saved enough money to travel.
她一点一点地攒够了旅行的钱。
有消息灵通人士告诉我；我听说
A little bird told me you're getting a promotion.
我听说你要升职了。
不重视；认为……不重要
He made little of the difficulty and finished the job.
他不太在意那个困难，完成了工作。
有上帝同在，少也变多。
This is the opening line and refrain of a classic gospel song. Here "little" is used as a pronoun meaning "a small amount", expressing the idea that even a small effort or offering is enough when blessed by God.
这是一首经典福音歌曲的开头句和副歌歌词。这里的“little”是代词，意为“少量”，表达只要有上帝赐福，哪怕微小的努力或奉献也足够。
一步一步地走，也能走得很远。
This proverb, often remembered through J.R.R. Tolkien, uses the fixed phrase "little by little" to mean gradually. It encourages steady, patient progress.
这句谚语常因托尔金而被人记住，其中的固定短语“little by little”意为“逐渐地”，鼓励人要有耐心、稳步前进。
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记忆联想：little 音似“里头”，想象口袋里只有一点点东西，“里头”没多少，记住“不多、少量”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般写作、正式书面表达 作为代词表示“不多；少量”时，通常多用于日常对话和一般写作，也可用于较正式的书面表达。这个词本身没有明显的口语或书面语偏向，具体语气主要由句子其他用词决定。
作代词时通常指代不可数名词；不带冠词含否定意味（几乎为零），带 a little 则含肯定意味。
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