do-little

Volunteers could do little to ameliorate conditions in the refugee camp.

志愿者善难民营的状况几乎做不了任何事情。

The party did little to buoy up her spirits.

这次聚会并没有让她振多少。

Her thin dress did little to bestead her against the chill north wind.

她那件薄薄的衣裳于防御寒冷的北风没有多少帮助。