mite

英 [maɪt]

美 [maɪt]

n.  螨(状似蜘蛛的微小动物，在动植物、地毯等上生活); (可怜的)小孩子，小动物; 少量

复数：mites　

GREIELTS医学

Collins.1 / BNC.12311 / COCA.12112

牛津词典

noun

• 螨（状似蜘蛛的微小动物，在动植物、地毯等上生活）
  a very small creature like a spider that lives on plants, animals, carpets, etc.
  1. house dust mites
     房内的粉尘螨
• （可怜的）小孩子，小动物
  a small child or animal, especially one that you feel sorry for
  1. Poor little mite!
     可怜的小家伙！
• 少量
  a small amount of sth
  1. The place looked a mite (= a little) expensive.
     这地方看上去稍微有点儿贵。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 一点点;极少量
  A mitemeans to a small extent or degree. It is sometimes used to make a statement less extreme.
  1. I can't help feeling just a mite uneasy about it...
     我对此不禁感到一丝不安。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT (生存在植物上或动物皮毛中的)螨
  Mitesare very tiny creatures that live on plants, for example, or in animals' fur.
  1. ...an itching skin disorder caused by parasitic mites.
     寄生螨虫引起的皮肤瘙痒
• N-COUNT （可怜的）小孩，小家伙
  If you refer to a small child as a poor littlemite, you mean that you feel sorry for them.
  1. The poor mite was so ill.
     可怜的孩子病得这么重。

英英释义

noun

• any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
• a slight but appreciable amount
  1. this dish could use a touch of garlic
  Synonym:touchhinttingepinchjotspecksoupcon

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