a few
a small number of少量; 几个：as determiner may I ask a few questions?我可以问几个问题吗？
as pronoun I will recount a few of the stories told me我要讲几个我听过的故事
many believe it but only a few are prepared to say.
许多人都相信有这么回事, 但只有几个人愿意说出来。
- used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is［用于强调数量之少］没几个; 几乎没有：
as determiner he had few friends他几乎没有朋友
as pronoun few thought to challenge these assumptions几乎没有人想过去质疑这些假设
very few of the titles have any literary merit
这几种书刊几乎没有几本有文学价值
a club with as few as 20 members
只有20个成员的俱乐部
comparative a population of fewer than two million不足200万的人口
as adj. sewing was one of her few pleasures缝纫是她为数不多的爱好之一
comforts here are few
此处没有什么可供享受生活的设施
superlative ask which products have the fewest complaints.问一下哪些产品的投诉最少。
- the minority of people; the elect少数人; 特权阶层：
a world that increasingly belongs to the few.
一个越来越为少数人所有的世界。
the Few
Brit. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain〈英〉参加过不列颠之战的少数几个英国皇家空军飞行员。- [ORIGIN: origin: alluding to a speech of Sir Winston Churchill （20 August, 1940）.]
every few
- once in every small group of (typically units of time)（尤指时间单位）每隔几…一次：
she visits every few weeks.
她每隔几周来访一次。
few and far between
- scarce; infrequent稀少的; 稀疏的; 罕见的：
my inspired moments are few and far between.
我很少有充满灵感的时刻。
a good few
- Brit. a fairly large number of〈英〉相当多的：
it had been around for a good few years.
它的存在已有好几年了。
have a few
- informal drink enough alcohol to be slightly drunk〈非正式〉喝得醉醺醺。
no fewer than
- used to emphasize a surprisingly large number［强调数量大得惊人］ 不少于, 多达：
there are no fewer than seventy different brand names.
不同的品牌名称多达70种。
not a few
- a considerable number众多的, 相当多的, 不少的：
his fiction has caused not a few readers to see red.
他的小说引起了相当多读者的强烈不满。
quite a few
- a fairly large number相当多的, 不少的：
quite a few people can do it.
这事许多人都干得了。
some few
- some but not many一些, 有些。