few
英 [fju:] 美 [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；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 不多的,很少 not many

pron.(代词)

1. 少数,很少,几个 a small number; but at least some

英英释义

few[ fju: ]

• n.
  • an indefinite but relatively small number

    "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

  • a small elite group

    "it was designed for the discriminating few"

• adj.a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

  "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• few words沉默寡言
• few years没有几年

用作代词 (pron.)动词+～

• have few喝几杯

形容词+～

• chosen〔select〕 few精选出的少数
• faithful few少数几个忠诚的人

介词+～

• for few为少数人
• of few在…中的几个

词组短语

quite a few不少，相当多

only a few很少；只有几个；几乎没有

a few days ago几天前

every few每隔几…

few words沉默寡言的人，少言寡语的

some few不少，有一些

few and far between稀少；彼此相距很远；不常发生

in a few days过几天；不日；在几天后

no fewer than不少于；不低于；多达

these last few days最近几天

with few exceptions极少例外

a good few相当多

with a few exceptions有些例外

at the fewest至少

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

several, little, few

这组词都有“少量的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. We saw few students there.
   我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。
2. 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。
3. Very few girls went to school then.
   那时几乎没有女孩子去上学。
4. Only a few of my friends were informed about it.
   这件事只有我的几个朋友知道
5. It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum.
   在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时。
6. 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。

用作代词(pron.)

1. Few of us have his address.
   我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。

权威例句

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