“a little of”和“a bit of”的区别?
“a little of”和“a bit of”的区别有如下几点:
a bit和a little在肯定句中修饰动词、形容词、副词和比较级时可以互换,表示"一点儿"的意思.
例如:The speaker spoke up a bit/a little so as to make himself heard more clearly.
演讲者把嗓门提高了一点儿,以便使别人听得更清楚.a bit和a little在否定句中的意思恰恰相反,not a bit相当于"not at all"(一点儿都不);not a little相当于"very(much)"或"extremely"(很、非常).
例如:She is not a bit tired.(=She is not tired at all.)她一点都不累.
a little可以直接作定语修饰名词,而a bit则要在后面加of构成短语才能作定语,两者都只能修饰不可数名词.
例如:There is a little/a bit of food left for lunch.
午饭只能吃剩下的一点食品了.a bit of的另一种形式是bits of,a little则没有这种变体.
例如:Besides this,he used part of an old army wireless set,and some bits of wood.除此之外,他还利用了一部分旧的军用无线电发报机的一部分零件和一些木片.
liile:英 [ˈlɪtl]美 [ˈlɪtl]
adj.小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的
adv.不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地
n.(表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间
det.(数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些
例句:
I had little money and little free time
我没什么钱,也没多少空闲时间。On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little
返回马赛的路上,他们没怎么说话。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。He walked a little by himself in the garden.
他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。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。In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weake
一开始他感觉很好,但慢慢地就变虚弱了。
We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.
我们围坐在一张小桌旁吃吃喝喝。
She's got the nicest little house not far from the library.
她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子,就在离图书馆不远处。
I have a little boy of 8.
我有一个8岁的小男孩。
Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.
每次让丹尼尔的妹妹做什么事,她总是要淘气地回嘴。
bit:英 [bɪt]美 [bɪt]
n.一点,一块;少量,少许;一会儿,一转眼;[计] 比特(二进位制信息单位)
adj.很小的,微不足道的
adv.[口语]相当,有点儿,或多或少,多少[a bit to的省略]
vt.给(马)上嚼子;上衔铁;抑制;制约
v.咬,叮( bite的过去式);刺痛;咬饵;有咬(或叮)的习性
双语例句:
All it required was a bit of work.
这事儿只需稍费工夫就可以了。
This girl was a bit strange
这个女孩有点儿古怪.It's all a bit of a mess
有点儿乱七八糟。They're worth quite a bit of money
它们值不少钱。I still think I have a bit more to offer
我还是认为我能再稍微多付出一点儿。Let's wait a bit
我们等一会儿吧。That's the bit of the meeting that I missed
那就是会议上我错过的那一小段。Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.
仅仅是靠缠在门柱钉子上的一小段细绳把门关紧。There was one bit of vital evidence which helped win the case
一个关键的证据帮助打赢了这场官司。Bit by bit I began to understand what they were trying to do.
我逐渐明白了他们想要干什么。
1)a bit of和a little of在否定句中的意思恰恰相反,not a bit of 相当于“not at all"(一点儿都不);not a little of 相当于"very(much)"或"extremely"(很、非常)。例如:
There is not a little food for lunch.
午饭有很多食品(很丰盛)。
There is not a bit of food for lunch.
午饭没有什么食品了。
She is not a bit tired.(=She is not tired at all.)
她一点都不累。
2)a little可以直接作定语修饰名词,而a bit则要在后面加of构成短语才能作定语,两者都只能修饰不可数名词。例如:
There is a little/a bit of food left for lunch.
午饭只能吃剩下的一点食品了。
3)a bit of的另一种形式是bits of,a little则没有这种变体。例如:
Besides this,he used part of an old army wireless set,and some bits of wood.
除此之外,他还利用了一部分旧的军用无线电发报机的一部分零件和一些木片。
1. a little可用作形容词,直接修饰不可数名词;而a bit不能用作形容词,修饰名词时,其后须加上of,构成“a bit of+n.”结构。例如:
Please give me a bit of paper.
He knows a bit of French.
但是,当a little修饰的名词前有this,that以及所有格等限定词时,也要用a little of结构。例如:
I want to drink a little of that wine.
2. a bit可构成“a bit of+不定冠词+名词”,而a little则不能。例如:
I’m afraid your friend is a bit of a thief.
3. a bit和a little的否定式意义正好相反。not a bit=not at all,意为“毫不”;而not a little=very much,意为“非常”,“很”。例如:
He is not a bit tired.他一点不累。
He is not a little tired.他很累。
英 [ə ˈlitl ɔv]美 [e ˈlɪtl ʌv]
少些, 一点
1. 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。
2. I'm sure she won't mind sparing us a little of her time.
我肯定她不会介意为我们抽点时间。
3. Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken.
在鸡肉上浇一点调味汁。
4. She laid a little of her pay away each week.
她每周将薪水储蓄一点.
5. Add a little of the warmed milk and allow to froth a little.
加一点温牛奶,并让它起点儿沫。