1·The old mill is now little more than a ruin.
老磨坊现在只剩下一点残垣断壁了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The investment is little more than a punt.
这项投资无异于一场赌博。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The president will be little more than a figurehead.
主席将只不过是个傀儡而已。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.
这类改革可能只是画饼充饥而已。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·It was little more than a speed bump – a minor distraction during my day.
那只不过是个小挫折——我一天中无足轻重的小烦恼。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape.
这笔交易只不过是对自然景观持续破坏行为的遮掩而已。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·B2C companies look particularly vulnerable with 19 per cent of them now worth little more than the cash on their balance sheets.
面向消费者的网络直销公司看上去尤为脆弱，它们其中有19%的公司价值现在不比其资产负债表上的现金额多多少。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·He built a hugely successful career with little more than plain old hard work and determination.
他凭借一贯的努力和决心，成就了事业上的巨大成功。
9·I climbed to the top of a small rise and realised that the mist was little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear view of Skiddaw with the sun setting in the west.
我爬到一个小山坡的顶部，发现薄雾只有几英尺深，虽然只是小段的攀登，但我发现自己完全位于雾气的上方，伴着夕阳西下，我看到了斯基多峰非常清晰的景色。
10·In a little more than an hour, all his friends were invited.
一个多小时后，他所有的朋友都被邀请了。