| 词组 | small - little |
| 释义 | small - little Small and little are both used to say that someone or something is not large. There are some important differences in the ways these words are used. ◊ position in clause Small can be used in front of a noun, or after a verb such as 'be'. They escaped in small boats. Portable computers need to be small. Little is normally used only in front of nouns. You can talk about 'a little town', but you do not say 'The town is little'. ...a little table with a glass top. ...a little piece of rock. ◊ used with submodifiers You can use words like 'quite' and 'rather' in front of small. ...quite small incidents. ...a rather small paper knife. ...fairly small groups of people. You do not use these words in front of little. You can use 'very' and 'too' in front of small. The trees are full of very small birds. ...houses which are too small. You do not use 'very' or 'too' in front of little when you use it as an adjective. You do not say, for example, 'I have a very little car' or 'Our house is very little'. ◊ comparatives and superlatives Small has the comparative and superlative forms smaller and smallest. They are smaller, darker birds. ...the smallest yachts in the fleet. You do not use a comparative or superlative form of little. ◊ used with other adjectives You can use other adjectives in front of little. ...a nice little man. ...a historic little ship. You do not normally use other adjectives in front of small. For a graded list of adjectives which are used to describe how small or large something is, see entry at ↑ See also entry at ↑ |
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