alittle用法辨析

1、a bit; a little; a little bit1) 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 speakerspoke up a bit/a little so as to make himself hearm ore clearly. 演讲者把嗓门提高了一点儿，以便使别人听得更清楚。2) 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 n

2、ot a bit tired.(二She is not tired at all.)她一点都不累。3) 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。4) 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, an some bits ofwood.除此之

3、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。5) 1)a little=a bit=a little bit + 形容词；2)a little=a bit of + 名词二、a little / a bit / a little bit / for a bit 用法辨析1)在肯定句中,a little和a bit意思相同：This box is a bit heavier than the other one.=a little heavier than the other one.这两句的意思都是：这个箱子比那个箱 子重一点。再比如价格会上涨一点。”可以说： The pr

4、ice would jump a bit.也可以说： The price would jump a little.还有点工作要做。”可以说： There is still a bit more work to do. 也可以说： There is still a little more work to do.1) not a bit和not a little的意思正好相反。not a bit是一点也不”等于not at all; not a little/ few的意思是 不是一点点 ”，和 very much； extremely意思相 同：I m not a bit tired. (I a

5、iraliOt 我一点也不累。I m not a little tired. (I nm)m很累了red.()不是一点点累，是很累)2) a bit通常修饰表示 令人不快”的形容词，例如sad, silly, cold, hungry, angry, difficult, heavy, expensive等; a little 则无论褒贬都可以修饰：The song is a bit sad. 这首歌有点伤感。You might say I m a bit silly你可能会说我有点傻。Mary is a little older but a little more beautiful tha

6、n Ann. 玛丽比安年纪更大但 是更漂亮。Every one seemed a little n ervous.每个人看起来都有点紧张。3) a bit后面不能直接接名词，接名词要用a bit of的结构；a little则可以直接 修饰名词： 当 a little 修饰的名词前有 the, this, that, 所有格等限定词时， 也要用 a little of 的结构：This will add a little fun to the game.如果要用 a bit 来修饰 fun，要用 a bit of 的结构：This will add a bit of fun to the ga

7、me. 这可以使这个游戏更有趣一点。This remind me a little of those old sayings. 这使我想起了那些古老的谚语。4) a bit和a little不能用来修饰 形容词+名词”的结构。例如，heavy boxes这 样的结构，就不能用 a bit和a little修饰，不能说a bit heavy boxes；再比如hot weather,我们不可 以说 a little hot weather.a little bit的意思是一点点”用法与” a bi相同:This is a little bit too difficult for me. 这对我来

8、说有点难。Jack is a little bit selfish.杰克有点自私。I speak a little bit of French. 我讲一点法语。This made mefeel a little bit better about myself.这使我感觉好点了。5) for a bit 和 for a little 意思相同，相当于 for a while 或 for a short time, 可 互换。We talkedfor a bit. (We talked for a short time.) 我们谈了一会儿。Please hang onfor a bit. 请等一会儿，不要挂断练习：用a bit或a little填空。1. There is time left.2. I would like you to stay for if you have time.3. This will give us a of time.4. He went to sleep soon, for he was