few

/fjuː//fjuː/

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few
fewer
fewest

adj

①[不冠a时为否定的用法]很少的,不多的(←→many)
- I have (very) few friends.我的朋友寥寥无几(几乎没有)。
- He's a man of few words.他是个沉默寡言的人。
- Few people have read his autobiography.很少人读过他的自传。
- His supporters were few (in number).他的支持者(为数)不多。
- one of the few books (that) he has他所拥有的少数几本书之一

②[无比较级][a few为肯定的用法]几个;一些的(=some)(←→no; none)
- She has a few friends.她有一些朋友。
- He'll be back in a few days.他几天内就回来。

pron

①[不冠a时为否定的用法]少数
- She invited many friends but few were able to come.她邀请了很多朋,友但很少人能来。
- Fewer volunteered this year than last year.今年比去年更少人志愿。(→little)

②[a few为肯定的用法的]一些;几个(人或物)<of>
- A few were smoking.有些人在抽烟。
- A few of them came.她们当中有些人来了。

n

① (与[多数]相对的)少数;少数被选者(←→the many)
- for the few为少数人
- to the happy few给幸福的少数人

用法

(1)few与数有关;与量有关的用little。

(2)比较级时,数的比较用fewer,量的比较用less,但fewer number(s)

不如smaller number(s)来得好。

(3)不管有没有不定冠词,「有一些」、「不多」等意都与说话者的态度、看法和原来的期望有关,与数量的绝对值没有必然的关系。

短语

a good few
- ① 【英口】很多的<of>,相当多的
- He owns a good few books.他拥有相当多的书。
but few
- ① 只有少数[几个]
no fewer than ...
- ① 不少于…;多达(=as many as)(参照no less than)
- There were no fewer than eighty people present.出席者不下八十人。
not a few
- ① 不少;相当多
- Not a few guests have gone home.不少客人已经回家。
- Last night not a few of the students attended the meeting.昨天晚上有不少学生参加了那项会议。
only a few
- ① 只有少数[几个]
- Only a few people volunteered.只有少数人志愿。
- Only a few came.只有少数人来。
quite a few
- ① 【口】相当多;颇有几个(参照quite a little)
- He has quite a few antiques.他颇有几件古董。
- Quite a few of them came.他们有相当多的人来。
some few
- ① 多少有几个;一些
- There were some few bookstores along the street.沿街有一些书店。

同义词

infrequentadj.少的
rareadj.很少的

反义词

manyadj.很多的
noadj.没有,无,一点儿也没有
oneadj.一个
the manyn.多数

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
group
grouping
people
class
stratum
social class
socio-economic class
upper class
upper crust
elite
elite group
few

上位词

elite
elite group

单词	few
释义	few /fjuː//fjuː/ ★★★★★ few few few fewer fewest adj ①[不冠a时为否定的用法]很少的,不多的(←→many) I have (very) few friends.我的朋友寥寥无几(几乎没有)。 He's a man of few words.他是个沉默寡言的人。 Few people have read his autobiography.很少人读过他的自传。 His supporters were few (in number).他的支持者(为数)不多。 one of the few books (that) he has他所拥有的少数几本书之一 ②[无比较级][a few为肯定的用法]几个;一些的(=some)(←→no; none) She has a few friends.她有一些朋友。 He'll be back in a few days.他几天内就回来。 pron ①[不冠a时为否定的用法]少数 She invited many friends but few were able to come.她邀请了很多朋,友但很少人能来。 Fewer volunteered this year than last year.今年比去年更少人志愿。(→little) ②[a few为肯定的用法的]一些;几个(人或物)<of> A few were smoking.有些人在抽烟。 A few of them came.她们当中有些人来了。 n ① (与[多数]相对的)少数;少数被选者(←→the many) for the few为少数人 to the happy few给幸福的少数人用法 (1)few与数有关;与量有关的用little。 (2)比较级时,数的比较用fewer,量的比较用less,但fewer number(s) 不如smaller number(s)来得好。 (3)不管有没有不定冠词,「有一些」、「不多」等意都与说话者的态度、看法和原来的期望有关,与数量的绝对值没有必然的关系。短语 a good few ① 【英口】很多的<of>,相当多的 He owns a good few books.他拥有相当多的书。 but few ① 只有少数[几个] no fewer than ... ① 不少于…;多达(=as many as)(参照no less than) There were no fewer than eighty people present.出席者不下八十人。 not a few ① 不少;相当多 Not a few guests have gone home.不少客人已经回家。 Last night not a few of the students attended the meeting.昨天晚上有不少学生参加了那项会议。 only a few ① 只有少数[几个] Only a few people volunteered.只有少数人志愿。 Only a few came.只有少数人来。 quite a few ① 【口】相当多;颇有几个(参照quite a little) He has quite a few antiques.他颇有几件古董。 Quite a few of them came.他们有相当多的人来。 some few ① 多少有几个;一些 There were some few bookstores along the street.沿街有一些书店。同义词 infrequentadj.少的 rareadj.很少的反义词 manyadj.很多的 noadj.没有,无,一点儿也没有 oneadj.一个 the manyn.多数词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity group grouping people class stratum social class socio-economic class upper class upper crust elite elite group few 上位词 elite elite group
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