mites

英 [maɪts]

美 [maɪts]

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
mite的复数

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。