few

[fju:]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    很少的;很少;（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些;几乎没有的;

  • pron.

    很少;有些（人、事物、地方）;（与复数动词连用）少数人;不和…一般多;

  • n.

    很少数;

  • 词义辨析
  • no fewer than, not fewer than
  • 这两个词的意思表示的主观意愿不同:no fewer than表示“几乎一样多”; not fewer than则表示“最少一样多或更多”。试比较:
    There were no fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数竟达一千人之多。
    There were not fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数至少也有一千人。
  • few, a few
  • few的意思是“很少的…,几乎没有的…”,表示“虽然有,但很少”,强调“少”,表示否定的意思; a few的意思是“少数的…,几个…,一些…”,表示“虽然少,但还有”,强调“有”,表示肯定之意,两者之间的差别主要是主观上的,而不是实际数字上的差别。例如:
    There are few people in the room.
    房间里没有几个人。(虽有但少)
    There are a few people in the room.
    房间有几个人。(虽少但有)
  • few, little
  • 这两个词都有“很少”“没多少”的意思,都表示否定含意。few用于可数名词前,与many相对; little用在不可数名词前,与much相对。
  • little，few，several
  • 这几个词用作形容词时都含“少量的”之意。
    little只修饰不可数名词，含否定意义。
    few只修饰可数名词的复数形式，侧重指数量非常少，给人一种模糊概念，含否定意义。
    several修饰可数名词的复数形式，指至少有3个，但不会超过5、6个。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    A few carefully chosen men went ahead while main body remained concealed in the valley.

    精心挑选出来的几个人走在前面,大队人马则隐藏在山谷里.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.

    几条小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 3、

    On the basis of my own observations, I should like to elucidate a few problems concerning the Soviet Union and China.

    我想根据我的观察, 说明几个和苏联和中国都有关系的问题.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    Are you all watching out? The Queen will come this way in a few minutes!

    你们都注意警戒了 吗 ?过几分钟女王就要从这条路通过了!

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.

    这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的,碎了不少.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    We had a few near misses in the first raid.

    在第一次袭击中,有几次我们都差一点就命中目标.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    I had better say a few words by way of explanation.

    我最好以解释的方式说几句话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    Brighten up your bedroom with a few posters.

    挂几张印刷画让你的寝室亮丽生色.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    We exchanged a few civilities.

    我们相互寒暄了几句.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    He tarried a few days in New York.

    他在纽约逗留了几天.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    Jim appeared a few minutes before the end of the party.

    吉姆在晚会结束前几分钟才露面.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    I'll sit on the stuff for a few days.

    我将看守几天东西.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    He has some few books.

    他有相当多的书.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    After a few hours of fierce fighting, we saw the intruding bandits off.

    经过几小时的激烈战斗, 我们赶走了入侵的匪徒.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    He quotes a few verses from Tennyson in his paper.

    他在论文中引用了英国诗人丁尼生的几行诗句.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    There are few, if any, mistakes in the book.

    那本书里即使真有错误,也不多.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    A few years after his graduation from a university the man acquired the reputation of being a philosopher.

    这个人从大学毕业后不久就获得了哲学家的名声.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    New methods of production were employed a few years ago.

    新的生产方法几年前曾使用过.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    A few words were smeared.

    有写字被涂模糊了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    At that time there was of course no television and very few radio.

    那时没有电视,就连收音机也很少有.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    How did you get a few scrapes on your knee?

    你膝盖上的几处擦伤是怎么弄的?

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    I'd like to say a few more words.

    我还有几句话要说.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 23、

    He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.

    他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 24、

    He said he wanted a few words with me.

    他说他要和我说几句话.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 25、

    Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.

    只有几个学生通过了考试, 可见考题是很难的.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 26、

    It didn't pay to run such a big plant for a few orders.

    为了少量订货办这么大的厂划不来.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 27、

    Only a few journalists were allowed inside.

    只有少数记者被允许入内.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Our correspondence is limited to a few commercial letters.

    我们之间的通信只限于几封商业函件.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 29、

    Within a few days of taking office he had become the most unpopular man in the company.

    他上任没几天,就成了公司里最不得人心的人.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
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