| 释义 |
fewa.（形容词 adjective）- （无冠词 a (否定用法)）少数的,很少的,几乎没有(cf. little)
He has few friends. 他几乎没有朋友(比较2例句)
Very few understood what he said. 极少有人明白他说的是什么
a man of few words 沉默寡言的人
We are many and they are few. 我们人多,他们人少. - （有冠语 a few (肯定用法)）有些,几个(= some)(cf. a little)
He has a few friends. 他有几个朋友
in a few days 过几天,过两三天. - (相对于「多数」而言的)少数(= the minority)
the happy few 少数幸福的人. - 挑选出来的少数
- 在 Battle of Britain 中击退德国空军的英国空军战斗机部队
- a few
- 【俚】稍稍,一点
- a good few
- 【口】相当多,不少(cf. a good many)
- but few
- 只有很少的(= only a few)
I have but few chances of success. 我衹有很小的成功机会.
- every few days [years, etc.]
- 每隔几天[年,等]
- few and far between
- have a few (in)
- 喝几杯酒,几杯酒已下肚
have a few too many 喝得太多了
have had a few 已喝醉了.
- in few
- 【古诗】总而言之,简言之
- no fewer than...
- (数目)不下于,多达(= as many as)
No fewer than fifty people were present. 出席者不少于五十人.
- not a few
- 不少,相当多,颇多
Not a few of the members were present. 出席的会员相当多.
- only a few
- 仅仅少数,一点点
- quite a few
- 【口】相当多,不少
- some few
- 少数,有一些(= a few)
- 【口】不少
同义: - some有些,几个
- the minority(相对于「多数」而言的)少数
- only a few只有很少的
- as many as(数目)不下于,多达
- a few少数,有一些
反义: - many少数的,很少的,几乎没有的反义
- no, none有些,几个的反义
- the many挑选出来的少数的反义
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