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  Little \Lit"tle\, n.
     1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
        the like.
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              Much was in little writ.              --Dryden.
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              There are many expressions, which carrying with them
              no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my
              ignorance.                            --Locke.
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     2. A small degree or scale; miniature. `` His picture in
        little.'' --Shak.
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              A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited
              extent; somewhat; for a short time. `` Stay a
              little.'' --Shak.
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              The painter flattered her a little.   --Shak.
        
  
     By little and little, or Little by little, by slow
        degrees; piecemeal; gradually.
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  Little \Lit"tle\, n.
     1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or
        the like.
  
              Much was in little writ.              --Dryden.
  
              There are many expressions, which carrying with them
              no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my
              ignorance.                            --Locke.
  
     2. A small degree or scale; miniature. `` His picture in
        little.'' --Shak.
  
              A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited
              extent; somewhat; for a short time. `` Stay a
              little.'' --Shak.
  
              The painter flattered her a little.   --Shak.
        
  
     By little and little, or Little by little, by slow
        degrees; piecemeal; gradually.

  little by little
       adv 1: a little bit at a time; "the research structure has
              developed piecemeal" [syn: piecemeal, bit by bit,
              in stages]
       2: by a short distance; "they moved it by inches" [syn: by
          inches, by small degrees]

  little by little
     adv.
     A small amount at a time.

  little by little
     adv.
     A small amount at a time.

  little by little
     adv.
     A small amount at a time.

  little by little
     adv.
     A small amount at a time.

  little by little
     Engelska adv.
     lite i taget, litet i sänder

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/ 
  pozvolna

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  krůček po krůčku

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  Schritt für Schritt, Schritt um Schritt
   see: step, steps, in step, at walking pace, break step, make the first move, try to run before one can walk, put the cart before the horse
  

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  ganz allmählich

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  kleinweise, scheibchenweise, nach und nach, peu à peu 
     Synonyms: inchmeal, bit by bit, a bit/little at a time
  

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  schrittweise 
     Synonyms: step by step, stepwise
  

  little by little /litlbiːlitl/
  de proche en proche, peu à peu, petit à petit

  little by little /lˈɪtəl baɪ lˈɪtəl/
  1. lassankint
  2. apránkint

  little by little /litlbiːlitl/
  1. geleidelijk, langzamerhand, zoetjes aan

  little by little /litlbiːlitl/
  poucoapouco

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "little by little":
     bit by bit, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees,
     by snatches, degreewise, drop by drop, foot by foot, gradatim,
     grade by grade, gradually, in detail, in driblets, in installments,
     in lots, in small doses, in snatches, inch by inch, inchmeal,
     part by part, piece by piece, piecemeal, slowly, step by step
  
  

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     一点一点地,逐渐,慢慢地