fewer; fewest
fewer; fewest
Learner's definition of FEW
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: not many不多；很少 -
Few people came.来的人很少。
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the next/last/past few weeks接下来的/最近/过去几周
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I know (very) few people in the class.班里的人我几乎不认识。
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Music is one of my (very) few pleasures.音乐是我仅有的几项乐趣之一。
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He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.他抓到的鱼比我们其他人抓到的都要少。
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There are fewer children at the school this year.今年来这所学校上学的孩子更少了。
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Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.来的人不多，但是来的那几个人玩得很尽兴。
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Few (if any) people understand me.（如果有的话）理解我的人少之又少。
2
: not many but some几个；一些 —
used in the phrase a few用于短语a few -
Only/Just a few people came.只来了几个人。
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We went out for a few drinks after work.下班后我们出去喝了几杯。
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I know a few people in the class.我认识班里的几个人。
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The train leaves in a few minutes.火车几分钟后就要驶离。
◊ The phrases quite a few and, less commonly, not a few or (chiefly Brit) a good few all mean “fairly many.”不少，相当多（not a few不常用，a good few主要用于英国英语）
as few as
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used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly small用于表示数量惊人地小
few and far between
: not common or frequent不常见的；不常发生的
no fewer than
: at least不少于；至少 —
used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large用于表示数量惊人地大 -
No fewer than 1,000 people attended the meeting.至少有1000人参加了大会。
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No fewer than 80 percent of registered voters turned out for the primary.至少有80%的登记选民参加了初选投票。
of few words
◊ A person of few words is someone who does not talk very much.说话不多的
2 few /ˈfjuː/ pronoun
Learner's definition of FEW
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: not many people or things很少的人（或物） -
(Very) Few came.来的人（非常）少。
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His stories may be entertaining, but few (if any) are true. = They may be entertaining, but few (if any) of his stories are true.他的故事或许有趣，但（即使有的话）没几个是真实的。
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There are many students in the class, but I know very few (of them).班里有很多同学，但（其中）我认识的没几个。
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“Never…was so much owed by so many to so
few.”
“从未有过…如此少的人让如此多的人如此感恩戴德。”Sir Winston Churchill, Speech (August, 1940)温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，1940年8月演讲
2
: some people or things一些人（或物） —
used in the phrase a few用于短语a few -
A few came.来了几个人。
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I bought several magazines and I read a few (of them).我买了一些杂志，读了（其中的）几本。
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Unfortunately, a few of the people who came failed to enjoy themselves.遗憾的是，来客中有几位玩得不尽兴。
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We gave away most of the photographs but we kept a few (of them).我们把大多数照片都送人了，只留了（其中）几张。
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They sold a few of the books.他们卖掉了其中几本书。
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She met a few of my relatives.她和我的几位亲戚会过面了。
◊ The phrases quite a few and, less commonly, not a few or (chiefly Brit) a good few all mean “fairly many.”不少，相当多（not a few不常用，a good few主要用于英国英语）
3
: a small number of people or things that are chosen or regarded as special or unusual in some way少数（指少数被视为特殊或不一般的人或物）
have a few
informal or have a few too many
: to have too many alcoholic drinks喝多了；喝醉了