[PHRASE 短语]一点点;极少量A mite means to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme.
[PHR adj/adv]
I can't help feeling just a mite uneasy about it...
我对此不禁感到一丝不安。
I think if you were a woman you might feel a mite differently.
我想如果你是女人的话,也许会感到些许不同。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](生存在植物上或动物皮毛中的)螨Mites are very tiny creatures that live on plants, for example, or in animals' fur.
[usu pl]
...an itching skin disorder caused by parasitic mites.
寄生螨虫引起的皮肤瘙痒
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](可怜的)小孩,小家伙 If you refer to a small child as a poor little mite, you mean that you feel sorry for them.
[adj N]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The poor mite was so ill.
可怜的孩子病得这么重。
Oxford
mite/maɪt; NAmEmaɪt/noun1a very small creature like a spider that lives on plants, animals, carpets, etc. 螨(状似蜘蛛的微小动物,在动植物、地毯等上生活)◆house dust mites房内的粉尘螨☞see also
dust mite
2a small child or animal, especially one that you feel sorry for (可怜的)小孩子,小动物◆Poor little mite!可怜的小家伙!3( old-fashioned) a small amount of sth 少量◆The place looked a mite(= a little)expensive. 这地方看上去稍微有点儿贵。mitemitesmite/maɪt; NAmEmaɪt/
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mitemite /maɪt/ noun [countable]
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1a very small creature that lives in plants,carpets etc2 spoken a small child, especially one that you feel sorry for: Poor mite! You must be starving!3a mite slightlySYN a bit: She’s a mite shy. It’s a mite too big for the box.4a mite of something old-fashioned a small amount of something
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