mite
/maɪt; maɪt/ n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
very small or modest contribution or offering 菲薄的贡献或捐助
offer a mite of comfort to sb 给某人一点儿安慰
give one's mite to a good cause 对一事业竭尽绵薄.
2 [C] small child or animal (usu when treated as an object of sympathy) 小孩儿, 小动物（通常为寄予同情的对象）
Poor little mite! 可怜的小家伙! mite / maɪt; maɪt/ n small spider-like creature that may be found in food, and may carry disease （可於食物中发现的似蜘蛛的小虫, 能传播疾病）: `cheese-mites 乾酪虫.