few

英 [fjuː] 美 [fjuː]

• adj. 很少的；少数的；几个
• pron. 少数
• n. 少量

双解释义

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

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 几个，有些，一些
2. 很少，少数的，为数不多的，几乎没有的，寥寥无几，只有少量，微薄，个别，一小撮
3. 稀少，稀疏
4. 不常发生

pron. 代词

1. 一些，有些（人、事物，地方）
2. 少数（人），很少（人），几个，不多，几乎没有
3. 不和…一般多，少于
4. 相当多，不少
5. 喝醉了，已醉

n. 名词

1. 少数，几个，几乎没有，为数甚少，不多，很少，少量

art. 冠词

1. 很少，不多，几个
2. 有些
3. 稀少，稀疏
4. 不常发生

英英释义

Noun:

1. a small elite group;

   "it was designed for the discriminating few"
   

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

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。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is a man of few words.
   他是个沉默寡言的人。
2. Few students attended the meeting.
   没几个学生出席会议。
3. I have too few chances to enjoy myself.
   我享受生活乐趣的机会太少了。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Changes in policy were few.
   政策很少变化。

用作代词 (pron.)

1. Few know and few care.
   很少有人知道,也很少有人关心。
2. Few of them came to class during last storm.
   上次暴风雨期间他们很少有人来上课。
3. I have very few left.
   我所剩无几。
4. Very few of the students are from Beijing.
   极少数的学生是北京人。
5. They'll probably have a few in by this time.
   到这个时候他们多半会喝上几杯。
6. Only〔So〕 few of them care to sing a song.
   他们没几个人愿意去唱支歌。
7. Some few of the students are absent today.
   有些同学今天缺席。
8. Quite a few of us are getting worried.
   我们当中有不少人在担心。
9. The bad news will disturb me not a few.
   这坏消息将使我深感不安。

经典引文

• Packing his few belongings.

  出自： J. Conrad

• George Pennicut contented himself with saying 'Goo!' He was a man of few words.

  出自： P. G. Wodehouse

• After the few people have gone.

  出自： R. S. Thomas

• Marriages and christenings, of which there seemed..to be fewer than there were funerals.

  出自： P. Scott

• They have few, if any, close friends.

  出自：Times

• Temple spent the next few days in an..attempt to find someone who would admit he was a 'problem'.

  出自： W. Boyd

• There are very few openings in universities at the moment.

  出自：Economist

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

few and far between

稀少,罕见rare; not happening often

no fewer than

至少,约有as much as

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

词语用法

pron. (代词)

1. few用作代词时,意思是“很少,几个”,作主语时谓语动词须用复数形式。
2. only few, so few相当于few,表示否定; some few相当于some,表示肯定。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

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。

pron. (代词)

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均含“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。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的fewe；最初源自古英语的feawa，意为少，少的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hardly any
• limited
• not many
• unusual
• some

【反义词】

• many
• numerous
• plentiful