| 单词 | a little and a little |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa little and a little (a) a little and a little, †a little and little. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [phrase] > gradually or in stages footmealeOE (a, by) lite and litec1290 a little and a littlea1375 little and littlea1387 (by) some and some1398 by little and by littlea1425 little by little?a1425 littly?a1425 inchmeal1530 by small and small1558 by (a) little1577 gradatim1583 by lithe and lithe1592 by inchesa1616 inch by incha1616 to go slow1664 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 950 (MED) I wol a litel and litel laskit in hast. 1483 tr. Adam of Eynsham Reuelation iv. f. 7v Hys spyrite beganne a lytyll and a lytill to come ageyne. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxx This great tumult & sodain fury, was..a litle and litle appeased and finally quenched. 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. ii. xix. f. 75 The companie of faithfull began a litle and litle to encrease againe. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 157 My Ink..I eek'd out with Water a little and a little, till it was so pale. 1950 R. Moody Little Britches xxi. 171 Billy could run so much faster than old Nig that we kept turning a little and a little, till we were headed right into the passenger car at the end of the train. 1976 Ebony Jr! Oct. 35/1 The plane moved a little and a little but the sound got loud and big and high like singing. < as lemmas |
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