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few/fju:/ adj., det. & pron.●adj. & det. 1 not many 不多的，很少的 very few people came 来者寥寥无几; visitors are few 观光者很少; few doctors smoke 很少有医生吸烟 2 (prec. by 前接 a) a small number of 一些，少数，几个 everything depended on a few people 一切事都靠几个人; a few good restaurants 几家不错的饭店 ●pron. (treated as pl. 看作复数) 1 (prec. by 前接 a) some but not many 一些(但不多)；少数，几个 he only kept a few 他只保留了几个; a few of his friends were there 他的几位朋友在那儿 2 a small number, not many 很少数，没有几个 many are called but few are chosen 招来的人多，被选中的极少 3 (prec. by 前接 the)a the minority 少数人 b the elect 被选定的(少数)人；特权集团 4 (作 the Few) Brit. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain [英] (二战期间参加过不列颠空战的)皇家空军飞行员 □ every few once in every small group of 每隔几… every few days 每隔几天 □ few and far between scarce 彼此相距很远的，稀少的，稀疏的 □ a good few Brit. colloq. a fairly large number [英口]相当多，不少 □ have a few colloq. take several alcoholic drinks [口]喝几杯(烈性)酒 □ no fewer than as many as (a specified number) 和(某数目)一样多，不少于，多达 □ not a few a considerable number 相当多，不少 □ some few some but not at all many 一些(但不多) [Old English fēawe, fēawa, from Germanic]■ Usage 用法说明 See Usage Note at LESS. 见 LESS 的用法说明。 |