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few adj.很少的；少数的；几个pron.少数n.少量 (1) 我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。(2) 那时几乎没有女孩子去上学。(3) 这件事只有我的几个朋友知道(4) 在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时。(5) 我的时间很宝贵，我只能见你几分钟。(6) 我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。 When you say you're going to have a few fries, you'd better not eat the whole order — a few is a tiny number. It takes more than a few people to play basketball, though they could probably play two-on-two. This is one of many words for amounts that aren't specific, like a bunch, a load, or a bit. If someone refers to the few, they're talking about an elite, special group, like "The few. The proud. The Marines."

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英 [fjuː] 美 [fjuː] (1) The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.(2) Very few girls went to school then.(3) Only a few of my friends were informed about it.(4) It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum.(5) My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.(6) Few of us have his address. Few is a word for a small, non-specific number. A few is somewhere between a couple and a whole bunch. 1[DET 限定词]少数；几个 You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few .   [DET pl-n]  [QUANT of def-pl-n]I gave a dinner party for a few close friends...我为几个密友办了晚宴。We had a few drinks afterwards...后来我们喝了几杯。Here are a few more ideas to consider...这儿还有几个想法可供考虑。She was silent for a few seconds.她沉默了几秒钟。Few is also a pronoun.Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours...医生每星期平均工作 90 个小时，有几个 24 小时候命，达到了每周 120 个小时。A strict diet is appropriate for only a few.严格的食谱仅对少数人适用。Few is also a quantifier.There are many ways eggs can be prepared； here are a few of them.鸡蛋有多种做法，这是其中几种。...a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers.我为几个老师举行的小型茶会2[ADJ 形容词](用于形容词和限定词后)几个，少数的 You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.   [adj/det ADJ n]The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember...过去几周是她记忆中平生最愉快的日子。The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement.领导人将在接下来的几天中飞往麦加签署协议。...in the last few chapters...在最后几章中A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day.每天那个时候每隔几分钟就会有火车经过那里。3[DET 限定词](前面可用 so，too，very 修饰)极少的，几乎没有 You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few .   [DET pl-n]She had few friends, and was generally not very happy...她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。Few members planned to vote for him...几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by law.即使法律要求公司收税，也很少有公司这么做。Few is also a pronoun.The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer.问题是尽管要价极低，却很少有人想买。...a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected.几乎无人质疑的唱歌和写歌的才能Few is also a quantifier.Few of the beach houses still had lights on...海滩上的房子几乎没有亮着灯的了。Few of the volunteers had military experience.志愿者中几乎没有人有从军经历。Few is also an adjective....spending her few waking hours in front of the TV...把她仅有的醒着的几个小时花在看电视上His memories of his father are few.他对父亲的记忆寥寥无几。4[N-SING 单数名词](尤指享有某种机遇等的)少数派，少数 The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have.   [the N]This should not be an experience for the few.这不应是少数几个人的经历。...a system built on academic excellence for the few.建立在面向少数人的精英教育上的体制Usage Note :Few and a few are both used in front of the plural of count nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. For example, if you say 'I have a few friends', this is a positive statement and you are saying that you have some friends. However, if you say 'I have few friends', this is a negative statement and you are saying that you have almost no friends. You use fewer to talk about things that can be counted. ...fewer potatoes. When you are talking about amounts that cannot be counted, you should use less. ...less meat.few 和 a few 都可用于复数可数名词前，但意思并不相同。比如，如果说 I have a few friends，这是个肯定陈述，意思是有一些朋友。但是，如果说 I have few friends，这就是否定陈述，意思是几乎没有朋友。fewer 用于可数名词前，如fewer potatoes (更少的几个土豆)。less 则用在不可数名词前，如less meat (更少的肉)。5[PHRASE 短语]少至；仅有；少得只有 You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.   [PHR num]  [emphasis]One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility...一项研究显示，一天只抽 10 支烟也会损害生育能力。The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year.今年，工厂生产的小轿车可能只有 1,500 辆。6[PHRASE 短语]稀少的；罕见的 Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]Successful women politicians are few and far between...成功的女政治家凤毛麟角。In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。7[PHRASE 短语]不少，相当多(a good few 主要用于英国英语) You use not a few when you are referring to quite a lot of things or people. You can also use a good few in this way, mainly in British English.   [PHR n]  [emphasis]I've made this argument, and not a few people would disagree with me...我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。I think a good few of the others were like me, a bit confused.我觉得其他人中不少都像我一样，有点迷惑不解。8[PHRASE 短语]饮酒过度；喝多了 If you say that someone has had a few too many or has had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。9[PHRASE 短语]不少于；不止 You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.   [PHR num]  [emphasis]No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。

英语单词	few
英美音标	英 [fjuː] 美 [fjuː]
中文释义	adj.很少的；少数的；几个 pron.少数 n.少量
英语例句	(1) The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between. (2) Very few girls went to school then. (3) Only a few of my friends were informed about it. (4) It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum. (5) My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes. (6) Few of us have his address.
中文例句	(1) 我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。 (2) 那时几乎没有女孩子去上学。 (3) 这件事只有我的几个朋友知道 (4) 在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时。 (5) 我的时间很宝贵，我只能见你几分钟。 (6) 我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。
vocabulary简明	Few is a word for a small, non-specific number. A few is somewhere between a couple and a whole bunch.
vocabulary扩展	When you say you're going to have a few fries, you'd better not eat the whole order — a few is a tiny number. It takes more than a few people to play basketball, though they could probably play two-on-two. This is one of many words for amounts that aren't specific, like a bunch, a load, or a bit. If someone refers to the few, they're talking about an elite, special group, like "The few. The proud. The Marines."
柯林斯解释	1 [DET 限定词]少数；几个 You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few . [DET pl-n] [QUANT of def-pl-n] I gave a dinner party for a few close friends... 我为几个密友办了晚宴。 We had a few drinks afterwards... 后来我们喝了几杯。 Here are a few more ideas to consider... 这儿还有几个想法可供考虑。 She was silent for a few seconds. 她沉默了几秒钟。 Few is also a pronoun. Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours... 医生每星期平均工作 90 个小时，有几个 24 小时候命，达到了每周 120 个小时。 A strict diet is appropriate for only a few. 严格的食谱仅对少数人适用。 Few is also a quantifier. There are many ways eggs can be prepared； here are a few of them. 鸡蛋有多种做法，这是其中几种。 ...a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers. 我为几个老师举行的小型茶会 2 [ADJ 形容词](用于形容词和限定词后)几个，少数的 You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people. [adj/det ADJ n] The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember... 过去几周是她记忆中平生最愉快的日子。 The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement. 领导人将在接下来的几天中飞往麦加签署协议。 ...in the last few chapters... 在最后几章中 A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day. 每天那个时候每隔几分钟就会有火车经过那里。 3 [DET 限定词](前面可用 so，too，very 修饰)极少的，几乎没有 You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few . [DET pl-n] She had few friends, and was generally not very happy... 她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。 Few members planned to vote for him... 几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。 Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by law. 即使法律要求公司收税，也很少有公司这么做。 Few is also a pronoun. The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer. 问题是尽管要价极低，却很少有人想买。 ...a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected. 几乎无人质疑的唱歌和写歌的才能 Few is also a quantifier. Few of the beach houses still had lights on... 海滩上的房子几乎没有亮着灯的了。 Few of the volunteers had military experience. 志愿者中几乎没有人有从军经历。 Few is also an adjective. ...spending her few waking hours in front of the TV... 把她仅有的醒着的几个小时花在看电视上 His memories of his father are few. 他对父亲的记忆寥寥无几。 4 [N-SING 单数名词](尤指享有某种机遇等的)少数派，少数 The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have. [the N] This should not be an experience for the few. 这不应是少数几个人的经历。 ...a system built on academic excellence for the few. 建立在面向少数人的精英教育上的体制 Usage Note : Few and a few are both used in front of the plural of count nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. For example, if you say 'I have a few friends', this is a positive statement and you are saying that you have some friends. However, if you say 'I have few friends', this is a negative statement and you are saying that you have almost no friends. You use fewer to talk about things that can be counted. ...fewer potatoes. When you are talking about amounts that cannot be counted, you should use less. ...less meat. few 和 a few 都可用于复数可数名词前，但意思并不相同。比如，如果说 I have a few friends，这是个肯定陈述，意思是有一些朋友。但是，如果说 I have few friends，这就是否定陈述，意思是几乎没有朋友。fewer 用于可数名词前，如fewer potatoes (更少的几个土豆)。less 则用在不可数名词前，如less meat (更少的肉)。 5 [PHRASE 短语]少至；仅有；少得只有 You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small. [PHR num] [emphasis] One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility... 一项研究显示，一天只抽 10 支烟也会损害生育能力。 The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year. 今年，工厂生产的小轿车可能只有 1,500 辆。 6 [PHRASE 短语]稀少的；罕见的 Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] Successful women politicians are few and far between... 成功的女政治家凤毛麟角。 In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between. 在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。 7 [PHRASE 短语]不少，相当多(a good few 主要用于英国英语) You use not a few when you are referring to quite a lot of things or people. You can also use a good few in this way, mainly in British English. [PHR n] [emphasis] I've made this argument, and not a few people would disagree with me... 我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。 I think a good few of the others were like me, a bit confused. 我觉得其他人中不少都像我一样，有点迷惑不解。 8 [PHRASE 短语]饮酒过度；喝多了 If you say that someone has had a few too many or has had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many. 呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。 9 [PHRASE 短语]不少于；不止 You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large. [PHR num] [emphasis] No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session. 至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。

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