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adj.很少的⁷;少数的⁵;几个⁶⁵pron.少数¹⁸n.少量⁵比较级fewer最高级fewest名词fewness
adj.形容词
不多的,很少not many
pron.代词
少数,很少,几个a small number; but at least some
Noun:
a small elite group;it was designed for the discriminating few
Adjective:
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
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 fewfew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。 来自原始印欧语*pau，少的，小的，词源同poor, pupil, pullet。引申多种词义。 poor来自古法语povre，穷的，弱的，不足的。来自拉丁语pauper，穷的，不富的。来自拉丁语*pau-paros，越来越少，越来越小。来自原始印欧语*pau，少的，小的，词源同few, -paros，生育，产生，词源同parent。引申诸相关词义。 pupil来自拉丁语pupillus，小男孩。来自pupus的小词形式。来自pupus，男孩，可能来自原始印欧语pup，鼓起，膨胀，拟声词，引申词义生长，或来自原始印欧语*pau，小的，少的，词源同few, pedagogue。来自拉丁语pupilla，小女孩。来自pupillus的阴性格。因反射在瞳孔的人像如同小女孩而得名。 pullet来自古法语poule，小母鸡。来自拉丁语pullus，小动物，家禽。来自原始印欧语*pulo，小动物。来自原始印欧语*pau，小的，少的，词源同few, foal, filly。-et，小词后缀。
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
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 非常记忆f拐杖+e鹅+w皇冠⇒很少的拐杖被鹅做成了皇冠近义词 limitednot manyadj. hardly anyunusualpron. some反义词 numerousplentifuladj. many
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is a man of few words.他是个沉默寡言的人。
Few students attended the meeting.没几个学生出席会议。
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+～Changes in policy were few.政策很少变化。用作代词pron.Few know and few care.很少有人知道,也很少有人关心。
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。
I have very few left.我所剩无几。
Very few of the students are from Beijing.极少数的学生是北京人。
They'll probably have a few in by this time.到这个时候他们多半会喝上几杯。
Only So few of them care to sing a song.他们没几个人愿意去唱支歌。
Some few of the students are absent today.有些同学今天缺席。
Quite a few of us are getting worried.我们当中有不少人在担心。
The bad news will disturb me not a few.这坏消息将使我深感不安。Pfewest最少的Pfewnessn.少少数Pfewtrilsn.小事少量琐碎东西
pron.代词
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。 only few, so few相当于few,表示否定; some few相当于some,表示肯定。
形容词99%,名词1%
用作形容词We sawfewstudents there.我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。
The sunny intervals we were promised have beenfewand far between.我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。
Veryfewgirls went to school then.那时几乎没有女孩子去上学。
Only afewof my friends were informed about it.这件事只有我的几个朋友知道
It's easy to while afewhours away in a museum.在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时。
My time is precious; I can only give you afewminutes.我的时间很宝贵，我只能见你几分钟。用作代词Few of us have his address.我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。adj.hardly any
同义词 lean,less,middling,minor,minority,minute,petty,scanty,scattering,short,slight,triflingexiguous,few and far between,imperceptible,inconsequential,inconsiderable,infrequent,insufficient,meager,negligible,not many,not too many,occasional,paltry,piddling,rare,scant,scarce,scarcely any,scattered,seldom,semioccasional,skimpy,slender,slim,some,sparse,sporadic,stingy,straggling,thin,uncommon,unfrequent,widely spaced
反义词 big,consequential,fat,important,large,major,significant,tall,thick,usefulmany,muchpron.scarcely any
同义词 several,somescattering,smattering,spattering,sprinklingnot many,not too many,slim pickings,small number,smatter
反义词 many,much
handfuladjective a small quantity
scattering,small number,smattering,some,spattering,sprinkling
infrequentadjective not happening regularly
exceptional,few,few and far between,isolated,limited,meager,occasional,odd,rare,scant,scanty,scarce,scattered,seldom,semioccasional,sparse,spasmodic,sporadic,stray,uncommon,unusual
occasionaladjective irregular, sporadic
casual,desultory,especial,exceptional,exclusive,few,incidental,infrequent,intermittent,not habitual,odd,off and on,particular,random,rare,scarce,seldom,special,specific,uncommon,unfrequent,unusual
rareadjective exceptional, infrequent
attenuate,attenuated,deficient,extraordinary,few,few and far between,flimsy,inconceivable,isolated,light,limited,occasional,out of the ordinary,rarefied,recherché,scanty,scarce,scattered,seldom,semioccasional,short,singular,sparse,sporadic,strange,subtile,subtle,tenuous,thin,uncommon,unfrequent,unheard of,unimaginable,unique,unlikely,unthinkable,unusual,unwonted
rareradjective exceptional, infrequent
attenuate,attenuated,deficient,extraordinary,few,few and far between,flimsy,inconceivable,isolated,light,limited,occasional,out of the ordinary,rarefied,recherché,scanty,scarce,scattered,seldom,semioccasional,short,singular,sparse,sporadic,strange,subtile,subtle,tenuous,thin,uncommon,unfrequent,unheard of,unimaginable,unique,unlikely,unthinkable,unusual,unwonted
rarestadjective exceptional, infrequent
attenuate,attenuated,deficient,extraordinary,few,few and far between,flimsy,inconceivable,isolated,light,limited,occasional,out of the ordinary,rarefied,recherché,scanty,scarce,scattered,seldom,semioccasional,short,singular,sparse,sporadic,strange,subtile,subtle,tenuous,thin,uncommon,unfrequent,unheard of,unimaginable,unique,unlikely,unthinkable,unusual,unwonted |