few
[fju:]
adj.很少的, 少数的, 几个
pron.少数
n.少量
例句与用法:
It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs.
我们的海关检查只花了几分钟时间。
My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.
我的时间很宝贵,我只能见你几分钟。
Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1300 feet.
龙卷风是一种猛烈的旋风,其直径从几码到1300 英尺。
The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.
我们原可望能有几阵晴天,结果却很稀少。
We saw few students there.
我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。
Few of us have his address.
我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: fewer | 形容词最高级: fewest | 名词: fewness |
a.
1. 很少数的; 几乎没有的
There are fewer boys than girls in my class.
我班上男生比女生少。
There were few people in the streets.
街上人很少。
2. (与a连用)有些, 几个[Z]
He has a few friends in this city.
他在这个城市里有几个朋友。
pron.[K]
1. 很少数; 几乎没有
Few of my acquaintances like Sarah.
我的熟人中很少有人喜欢萨拉。
2. (与a或the连用)一些, 几个
Only a few of my friends were informed about it.
这件事只有我的几个朋友知道。
短语词组:
a good few
1. 相当多
You'll have to wait a good few weeks.
你必须等好几个星期。
few and far between
1. 罕见稀少的
Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.
质地精美上乘的物品现在不多见。
quite a few
1. 相当多
Quite a few of the students were late.
不少学生迟到了。
few
形容词比较级:fewer
形容词最高级:fewest
词形变化:
形容词比较级: fewer | 形容词最高级: fewest | 名词: fewness |
同义词:
insufficient | hardly any | scarce | rare | uncommon | limited | few and far between | in short supply | thin on the ground | many | little | small number | very little | very | not | number | small | some | sparse | sporadic | several |
反义词:
many |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.很少数的; 有些, 几个
not many
small number
very little
反义:
a.少数的
many
few[fju:]adj.1.■[表示否定]不多的,很少的,几乎没有的:Few seats were left.空座不多。2.■[a few][表示肯定]少数的;小量的,少许,几(个):A few people came.来了几个人。pron.1.■[用作复数]2.■[表示否定]不多,很少,几乎没有:Few of my friends were there.我的朋友中几乎没有人在那里。3.■[a few][表示肯定]少数,几个(人或物):Many left a few stayed.大多数走了,少数人留下。A few of the men wore hats.这些男人中有几个戴着帽子。n.1.■[the few][用作复数]少数人:Only the few are likely to enjoy this film.只有少数人可能会欣赏这部影片。2.■【军事】 [空中截击用语]不多,少量(表示发现“7架或少于7架”敌机);(任何少于8个的)少数人(或物)a few少数,几个[戏谑语]稍微,一点a good few(或quite a few,not a few,some few)相当多,不少,颇有a smart few[口语]相当多at the fewest至少every few每隔几…few and far between稀少,彼此相距很远,罕见,相隔很久才发生的,稀疏[亦作few between]have a few(in)[口语]喝几口(或几杯)酒no fewer than不少于,不下于…,有…之多not a few不少,相当多深深地,大大地quite a few[口语]不少,相当多some few不少,有一些the few少数,少数人变形adj.fewerfewest
fewfew[fju:]adj.1.■少数的, 不多的2.■[表示否定, 有比较级和最高级]很少, 几乎没有try to make fewer mistakes尽量少出错a man of few words沉默寡言的人Such instances are few.这样的事不多。
词性变化few[fju:]n.1.■[表示否定]很少, 几乎没有2.■[a few][表示肯定]少数, 几个3.■[the few](对多数说的)少数人the privileged few少数特权阶层分子Few of my friends were there .我的朋友几乎没有人在那里。A few of us speak French.我们中间有几个人讲法语。
继承用法fewnessn.
determiner, pronoun& adjective
- (a few)a small number of
少量;几个
[as determiner]may I ask a few questions?.
我可以问几个问题吗?。
[as pronoun]I will recount a few of the stories told me.
我要讲几个我听过的故事。
many believe it but only a few are prepared to say.
许多人都相信这回事,但只有几个人愿意说出来。 - used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is
[用于强调量少]没几个;几乎不;几乎没
[as determiner]he had few friends.
他几乎没朋友。
[as pronoun]few thought to challenge these assumptions.
几乎没人想过去质疑这些假设。
very few of the titles have any literary merit.
这些书刊几乎没有几本有文学价值。
a club with as few as 20 members.
只有20个成员的俱乐部。
[comparative]a population of fewer than two million.
不足200万的人口。
[as adj.]sewing was one of her few pleasures.
缝纫是她为数不多的爱好之一。
comforts here are few.
此处没有什么康乐设施。
[superlative]ask which products have the fewest complaints.
问一下哪些产品投诉最少。
- [as plural noun the few]the minority of people; the elect
少数人;特权人士
a world that increasingly belongs to the few.
日益掌握在少数人手里的世界。
■(the Few)(Brit.)the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain
(英)参加不列颠之战的英国皇家空军飞行员
every few
- once in every small group of (typically units of time)
(尤指时间单位)每隔几…一次
she visits every few weeks.
她每隔几周探望一次。
- scarce; infrequent
稀少,罕有;稀疏
my inspired moments are few and far between.
我难得有灵感。
- (Brit.)a fairly large number of
(英)大量的,许多的
it had been around for a good few years.
多年来它一直挥之不去。
- (informal)drink enough alcohol to be slightly drunk
(非正式)喝得微醉
- used to emphasize a surprisingly large number
[强调数字大得惊人] 不少于,多达
there are no fewer than seventy different brand names.
不同的品牌名称多达70种。
- a considerable number
众多的,大量的,可观的
his fiction has caused not a few readers to see red.
他的小说犯了众怒。
- a fairly large number
相当多的,不少的
quite a few people can do it.
这事许多人都干得了。
- some but not many
一些,有些
- Old English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros 'small'
- Fewer versus less: strictly speaking, the rule is that fewer, the comparative form of few, is used with words denoting people or countable thingsfewer members; fewer books; fewer than ten contestantsLess on the other hand, is used with mass nouns, denoting things which cannot be countedless money; less musicIn addition, less is normally used with numbersless than 10,000and with expressions of measurement or timeless than two weeks; less than four miles awayBut to use less with count nouns, as in less people or less wordsis incorrect in standard English. It is perhaps one of the most frequent errors made by native speakers of English, although in written sources the error is found less frequently (around 8 per cent in the British National Corpus)
few
名词 few:
an indefinite but relatively small number
a small elite group
形容词 few:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
few
■The misbehaviour of a few makes the whole group appear in a had light.
一些人的不正当举动会对整个小组不利。
■A few hardy people swam in the icy water.
一些强壮的人在冰冷的水中游泳。
■A whiff of ether will put you out in a few seconds.
一剂乙醚几秒钟后就会使你失去知觉。
■In a few minutes Tom suddenly came to life.
一小会儿汤姆突然苏醒过来。
■A few die-hards are trying to stop the reforms.
一小撮死硬派企图中止改革。
■Prices in the shops have hit the ceiling over the last few weeks.
上几个星期,商店的价格涨得出奇的高。
■The last few minutes before going on stage scow new actors up.
上台前的最后几分钟常常使新演员很紧张。
■Did you feel a few spots of rain?
下了几滴雨,你感觉到了吗?
■It was all over in a few moments.
不一会儿就都完了。
■It's not worth haggling over a few pence.
为几便士争论不休实在不值得。
■As a matter of fact, we have run out of stock for a few weeks.
事实上我们的货已脱销几个星期了。
■He go to bed and she follow suit after a few minute.
他上床睡觉,几分钟後她也跟著去睡了。
■He finished the portrait in a few minutes.
他几分钟就完成了一副肖像画。
■In a few strides he crossed the room.
他几大步就穿过了房间。
■He's only popped out for a few minutes.
他刚出去一会儿。
■He suffered a few cuts and scrapes.
他割破和擦伤了几个地方。
■Just a few words will incite him into action.
他只需几句话一将,就会干。
■He mumbled a few words and left.
他咕哝了几句便走了。
■He always becomes maudlin after he's had a few drinks.
他喝了几杯酒后总是变得多愁善感。
■After a few drinks he began to open up a bit.
他喝了几杯酒话就多起来了。
■A few drinks broke through his reserve.
他喝了点酒之後那矜持态度消失了。
■He tarried for a few days in my house.
他在我家里小住了几天。
■He's just the kind that would stoop to swindle old people out of a few pence.
他就是这么个家伙,自甘堕落去骗老人们的几文钱。
■He's just the kind that would stoop to swindle children out of a few pence.
他就是这种货色,会不顾廉耻去从孩子手中骗取几个零钱。
■He lined out a few songs upon request.
他应邀演唱了几首歌曲。
■He often speaks a few conventional remarks.
他总是喜欢说老生常谈的那几句话。
■He was giving the pictures a few finishing touches.
他正在给他的画作最后的修饰。
■His few crumbs of kindness were strictly for the birds.
他的小恩小惠实在算不了什么。
■He has so few friends that his life is lonely.
他的朋友很少,因此他的生活非常孤单。
■The assignment is few enough to be finished within half an hour.
作业很少,足能在半小时内完成。
■Can you sketch in a few details of the proposal?
你能把建议的一些细节补充概述一下吗?
■It's time you listened to a few home truths about yourself.
你该听一些逆耳之言了。
■Don't forget to warm the car up for a few minutes before you start.
你起动这部汽车之前别忘了要预热几分钟。
■Club membership has been rolling up for the past few weeks.
俱乐部成员在过去的几个星期当中一直在逐步增加。
■A few more years will mellow the wine.
再过几年这酒就会香醇。
■A few young children are straggling along behind their parents.
几个孩子跟不上父母的步子,落在后面。
■After a few months I felt I had really taken root here.
几个月之后,我感到确实在这里扎根了。
■A few months later my younger brother enlist as a bugler.
几个月以後,我弟弟作为号兵应徵入伍。
■A few jokes will add a final fillip to your speech.
几句笑话会给你的演说添些生气。
■A few tractors were idle awaiting repairs.
几台拖拉机闲置着等候修理。
■A few days afterwards a heavy wagon pass through the gully.
几天後一辆大篷车经过了这个小峡谷。
■People seldom or never bought silk garments a few years ago.
几年前,人们几乎是不买丝绸服装的。
■A few lines of rhyming doggerel don't count as poetry.
几行押韵的蹩脚诗算不上是诗。
■The blade is chipped in a few places.
刀锋有几个地方缺口。
■The buses to our village are few and far between.
到我们村的公共汽车很少。
■The doctor advised me to stay in for a few days.
医生嘱我在家休息几天。
■Only a few journalists were allowed inside.
只有几个新闻记者获准进入会场。
■Only a few people inhabited the island.
只有少数人在这个岛上居住。
■There were only a few dry bones left, bleached by the sun.
只留下一些被太阳晒得泛白的枯骨。
■It was the work of a few moments to hide the damage.
只需一会儿就可以把损坏的地方遮掩起来。
a good few
1. 相当多
You'll have to wait a good few weeks.
你必须等好几个星期。
few and far between
1. 罕见稀少的
Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.
质地精美上乘的物品现在不多见。
quite a few
1. 相当多
Quite a few of the students were late.
不少学生迟到了。
习惯用语a few1.■少数, 几个a few more1.■再多几个a good few1.■相当多, 不少a smart few1.■[口]相当多at the few est1.■至少a very few1.■极少数have a few (in)1.■[口]喝几口酒, 喝几杯酒in few1.■[废]简单地说, 总之no fewer than1.■不下于, 多达, 有...之多not a few1.■相当多only a few1.■仅仅少数, 一点点quite a few1.■[口]相当多, 不少some few1.■有一些; 不少, 颇有几个the few1.■少数, 少数人to name (only) a few1.■[插入语](仅)举几个为例few and far between1.■稀少, 隔很久才发生的few or no1.■几乎没有few or none1.■几乎没有