few
adj. 很少的,几乎没有的
pron. 很少
n. 少数派
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 .
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。
You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.
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。
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 .
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。
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.
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
You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.
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。
Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.
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。
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.
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。
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.
A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.
呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。
You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。
1. an indefinite but relatively small number;
2. a small elite group;
1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number;
little, few, several
这几个词用作形容词时均含"少量的"之意。
every few
(尤指时间单位)每隔几…一次
few and far between
稀少,罕有;稀疏
a good few
(英)大量的,许多的
have a few
(非正式)喝得微醉
no fewer than
[强调数字大得惊人] 不少于,多达
not a few
众多的,大量的,可观的
quite a few
相当多的,不少的
some few
一些,有些
I'd like to say a few more words.
我还有几句话要说.
Brighten up your bedroom with a few posters.
挂几张印刷画让你的寝室亮丽生色.
I had better say a few words by way of explanation.
我最好以解释的方式说几句话.
We had a few near misses in the first raid.
在第一次袭击中,有几次我们都差一点就命中目标.
We exchanged a few civilities.
我们相互寒暄了几句.