few

[fju:]
  • 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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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8、

Brighten up your bedroom with a few posters.

挂几张印刷画让你的寝室亮丽生色.

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9、

We exchanged a few civilities.

我们相互寒暄了几句.

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10、

He tarried a few days in New York.

他在纽约逗留了几天.

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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.

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12、

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

我将看守几天东西.

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13、

He has some few books.

他有相当多的书.

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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.

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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.

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16、

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

那本书里即使真有错误,也不多.

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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.

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18、

New methods of production were employed a few years ago.

新的生产方法几年前曾使用过.

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19、

A few words were smeared.

有写字被涂模糊了.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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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