(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of;
"fewer birds came this year"
"the birds are fewer this year"
"fewer trains were late"
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
There will be fewer trees in the future. 未来将会有更少的树。
Fewer and fewer people know what his real name is. 越来越少的人知道他的真名是什么。
Fewer and fewer people know what his real name is. 越来越少的人知道他的真名是什么。
Fewer members were now interested in going to sea on lifesaving missions, so they hired lifeboat crews to do this work. 越来越少的人对海上救援的职责感兴趣了，于是他们雇用了一班人执行海上救援工作。
用作形容词 (adj.)
If we can mechanize farming we can produce more crops with fewer people. 如果我们能使耕种机械化，我们就能用较少的人力生产更多的农产品。
Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. 生活条件改善就会有较多的活产，较少的死产。
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