| 释义 |
few /fjuː/ a. | pron. | n. | phr.
I a.
1. [表示否定]很少的，几乎没有的
Few people live to be 100. 很少人活到100岁。
a man of few words 沉默寡言的人
Such instances are few. 这样的事例很少。
2. [a few][表示肯定]有些，几个
catch a few fish 抓到几条鱼
in a few days 几天以后
II pron.
[用作复]
1. [表示否定]很少数，几乎没有
Few of my friends were there. 我的朋友中几乎没有人在那里。
2. [a few] [表示肯定]少数，几个
I told a few of my friends about it. 我把这件事告诉了几个朋友。
III n.
1. [the few] [用作复]少数人
the priviledged few 少数特权人物
Only the few are likely to enjoy this music. 只有少数人可能会欣赏这种音乐。
2. [the F-] 〈英〉参加不列颠战役的英国皇家空军飞行员
[< ME fewe < OE fēawa, fēawe; 与 OHG fao little, ON fār little, silent 有关] phr. a good few = quite a few
every few每隔几…
every few days (weeks) 每隔几天(星期)
few and far between 相隔很久才发生的；彼此相距很远的，稀疏的；稀少的；不多的
Good novels are few and far between these days. 近来好的小说很少。
have a few (in) 〈口〉喝几杯酒，几杯酒已下肚
He's had a few. 他已有几分醉意。
in few 〈古〉简言之
not a few 相当多，不少
Not a few of the members were absent. 相当多的会员未出席。
quite a few 〈口〉相当多，不少
There were quite a few important things to do. 有不少重要的事要做。
Quite a few of them have left. 他们中有不少人已经离去。
some few 一些，若干
to name (but) a few [用作插入语]仅举数例 |