a little和a bit的区别:中文含义不同、用法不同。a little中文含义有一点、少量地、稍许地,可用于不可数名词前作定语;a bit中文含义为稍微、有一点儿、短时间、短距离,常用于a bit+of+名词的形式。
一、a little的含义及用法
a little意为少量地,稍许地;少量的,稍许的。
例句:These shoes are a bit tight.
这鞋有点儿紧。
I’ll be a bit later home tomorrow.
明天我要晚点儿回家。
I’ll be a little later home tomorrow.
明天我要晚点儿回家。
The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there.
公司如能处处精简一点,必将获益。
You're going to have to give a little.
你可能非得稍为让步不可。
I find his attitude a little hard to take.
我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。
I'm afraid I'm a little short this month.
这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。
She saved a little girl from falling into the water.
她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。
二、a bit的含义及用法
a bit意为一会儿,片刻(英国英语中亦用for a bit);稍微(多或少一些);稍微;稍稍;有点儿。
例句:I should lie down for a bit, if I were you.
如果我是你,我就会躺一会儿。
There's room for another one if you move up a bit.
如果你挪开一点,这里还可以容纳多一个人。
It's a bit much calling me at three in the morning.
凌晨三点钟打电话给我,太过分了。
Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.
那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。
Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
咱们另找个僻静些的地方吧。