| 单词 | few |
| 释义 | few [fju:] determiner pronoun SOME 一些 a few ESSENTIAL ■some, or a small number of something 一些；几个 •I need to get a few things in town.我需要到城里买几样东西。 •There are a few cakes left over from the party.派对上剩了一些蛋糕。 •We've been having a few problems with the new computer.我们使用这台新电脑后一直有一些问题。 •If you can't fit all the cases in your car, I can take a few in mine.如果你的车里装不下所有的箱子，可以在我的车里放几个。 •"How many potatoes do you want?" "Oh, just a few, please."“你要多少个马铃薯？”“哦，几个就够了，谢谢。” ESSENTIAL ■used in expressions such as 'quite a few' or 'a good few' to mean quite a large number （用于 quite a few, a good few 等表达方式中）许多，很多，大量 •I know quite a few people who've had the same problem.我知道很多人也遇到了同样的问题。 •Lots of people at the club are under twenty, but there are a good few who aren't.俱乐部里很多人都不满20岁，但是也有不少人已经过了20岁。 [fju:] determiner pronoun have a few (too many) informal ■to drink quite a large number of, or too many, alcoholic drinks 喝了不少／太多酒 •By the look of her, she'd had a few even before she arrived at the party.看她的样子，她来派对之前就已经喝了不少酒。 [fju:] determiner pronoun noun adjective NOT MANY 不多 ESSENTIAL ■a small number, not many or not enough 很少；不多；几个 •It was embarrassing how few people attended the party.只有那么几个人参加了派对，真令人尴尬。 •He is among the few people I can trust.他是为数不多的几个我能信任的人之一。 •Very few people can afford to pay those prices.没有几个人付得起那样的价钱。 •We leave for France in a few days.我们几天后要去法国。 •Few of the children can read or write yet.这些孩子中没有几个会读写。 •Few things in this world give me more pleasure than a long bath.这个世界上没有多少事情比好好洗个澡更让我感到享受。 •Fewer people smoke these days than used to.现在吸烟的人比以往少了。 •We get few complaints.我们很少接到投诉。 •According to the survey, as •The benefits of this scheme are few.这个计划没有甚么益处。 Compare little (NOT ENOUGH) few and far between ■not happening or existing very often 不常发生；稀少 •Flats which are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between.既舒适又价格合理的公寓少之又少。 [fju:] determiner pronoun noun adjective a man / woman of few words ■a man/woman who says very little 少言寡语的男人／女人 •My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke it was worth listening to.我父亲是个少言寡语的人，但他开口时，他的话是值得一听的。 [fju:] determiner pronoun noun adjective no fewer than formal ■used to show that you consider a number to be surprisingly large 不少于，多达 •No fewer than five hundred delegates attended the conference.多达500名代表出席了大会。 [fju:] determiner pronoun noun adjective Common Learner Errors few or a few?Warning: do not confuse 'few' and 'a few'Use few to talk about a small number of things which is too small or not enough. This use is slightly formal:Unfortunately, I have few opportunities to speak English.To simply talk about a small number of things, don't say 'few', say a few : ✗ Luckily, I had few opportunities to speak English.Luckily, I had a few opportunities to speak English.Remember: In spoken English it is more usual to use not many to talk about a small number that is not enough:I don't get many opportunities to speak English. |
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