查词 - few

1 a small number of things or people 一些，几个 no comparative 无比较级

a few

I have to buy a few things at the supermarket.

我得去超级市场买些东西。

Pam called to say she’s going to be a few minutes late.

帕姆打电话来说她要晚几分钟到。

There were a few people sitting at the back of the hall.

大厅后面坐着几个人。

There are a few more things I’d like to discuss.

还有一些事我想讨论一下。

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I’ve read a few of her books.

我读过她的几本书。

I could suggest many different methods, but anyway, here are just a few .

我可以推荐许多不同的方法，不过这里就说几个。

There are only a very few (=not many) exceptions.

只有很少的例外情况。

the last/next few

The office has been closed for the last few days.

最近几天那个办事处没有开门营业。

every few days/weeks etc

The plants need to be watered every few days.

这些植物隔几天得浇次水。

the/sb’s few days/weeks etc

She had enjoyed her few days in Monaco.

她在摩纳哥的那几天玩得很开心。

2

quite a few/a good few/not a few

a fairly large number of things or people 相当多，不少

She must have cooked a good few dinners over the years.

这些年她一定做过不少次晚餐。

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There were hundreds of protesters, not a few of whom were women.

有几百名示威者，其中不少是女性。

3 not many or hardly any people or things 很少，不多; 几乎没有;

low-paid jobs that few people want

没有几个人想要的低报酬工作

Many people expressed concern, but few were willing to help.

许多人表示了关心，但是愿意帮忙的几乎没有。

The team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.

失误最少的队一般是赢家。

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Very few of the staff come from the local area.

工作人员中几乎没有当地人。

Mr Wingate was full of explanations, but precious few (=hardly any) of them made sense.

温盖特先生一大堆解释，但是言之成理的少之又少。

the few

The cathedral was one of the few buildings not destroyed in the war.

这座大教堂是战时少数没有遭毁坏的建筑物之一。

This hospital is one of the few that are equipped to provide transplant surgery.

这是少数配备了外科移植手术设备的医院之一。

sb’s few belongings/friends etc

I gathered together my few possessions.

我收拾了仅有的几样东西。

4

no fewer than

used to emphasize that a number is large 至少，不少于〔用于强调数目很大〕

I tried to contact him no fewer than ten times.

我联系了他不下十次。

5

as few as 5/10 etc

used to emphasize how surprisingly small a number is 只有 5/10 等〔用于强调数量出乎意料地小〕

Sometimes as few as 20 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests.

有时，500 名或更多的候选人中只有 20 名能通过所有测试。

6

to name/mention but a few

used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large group 列举几个，略举几个例子

This is a feature of languages such as Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, to name but a few.

这是某些语言的一个特征，略举几个例子来说，如阿拉伯语、西班牙语和葡萄牙语。

7

the (privileged/chosen) few

the small number of people who are treated better than others and have special advantages 少数（特殊的/挑选出来的）几个人

Such information is made available only to the chosen few.

此类信息只有少数几个人才可以了解。

The needs of the many have been ignored – instead, the priority has been to bring benefits only to the few.

多数人的需要被忽视了 — 相反，只优先惠及了少数一部分人。

8

be few and far between

to be rare 稀少，罕见

Jobs are few and far between at the moment.

眼下工作机会很少。

9

have had a few (too many)

to have drunk too much alcohol [非正式] 喝太多酒，喝醉，喝多了 informal

He looks as if he’s had a few!

他看上去像是喝多了！

10

a few few

and are used before plural nouns. a few 和 few 用于复数名词之前。

11

a few

means ‘a small number’. a few的意思是“少数”

It will take a few minutes.

这要花几分钟时间。

I’ve got a few friends who live nearby.

我有几个住在附近的朋友。

12 few means ‘not many’. It emphasizes how small the number is. It is mainly used in writing or formal speech. few的意思是“不多”，强调数量之少，主要用于书面或正式讲话中

Few people would deny her talent.

几乎没人会否认她的天赋。

He has few inter-ests outside his work.

工作之外他几乎没什么兴趣。

13

not many

In spoken English or informal writing it is more usual to say . 在英语口语或非正式书面语中更常用的说法是 not many

Not many people saw what happened.

没多少人目睹事情的经过。

14

a little little

and are used before uncountable nouns. a little 和 little 用于不可数名词之前。

15

a little

means ‘some, but not a lot’. a little的意思是“一些，但是不多”

We still have a little time left.

我们还有些时间。

16

a bit

In spoken British English, it is more usual to say . 在英国英语口语中，更常用的说法是 a bit

‘Are you tired?’ ‘A bit.’

“你累不累？”“有点。”

I’ve got a bit of money left.

我还剩了点钱。

17

little

means ‘not much’. It emphasizes how small the amount is. It is mainly used in writing or formal speech. little的意思是“不多”，强调数量之少，主要用于书面语或正式讲话中

There is now little hope of success.

眼下成功的希望渺茫。

18

not much

In spoken English or informal writing it is more usual to say . 在英语口语或非正式书面语中更常用的说法是 not much

There was not much milk left.

没多少牛奶剩下了。

19

few fewer

The comparative of is . few的比较级是 fewer

Few people have read the book, and even fewer understand it.

很少有人看过这本书，看懂的人就更少了。

20

little less

The comparative of is . little的比较级是 less

We know little about his adult life, and less about his childhood.

我们对他的成年生活了解很少，对他的童年知道的就更少了。

21

less fewer

Sometimes people use before a plural noun, but many people think that this is incorrect, so it is bet-ter to use . 有时人们把 less 用在复数名词之前，但是许多人认为这不正确，所以最好用 fewer