few

determiner, adjective

/fjuː/

(comparative fewer, superlative fewest)

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(usually a few)
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些，几个
- We've had a few replies.我们已得到了一些答复。
- I need a few things from the store.我需要从商店买些东西。
- Quite a few people are going to arrive early.相当多的人打算早到。
- I try to visit my parents every few weeks.我尽量每隔几个星期看望一次父母。
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’（与复数名词和复数动词连用）不多，很少
- Few people understand the difference.很少有人了解这个差别。
- There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.今年来访的旅游者似乎少了。
- Very few students learn Latin now.现在学拉丁语的学生少得很。
- The player with the fewest points wins.得分最少的玩家获胜。

Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.

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few and far between

not happening often稀少；稀疏；不常发生

few

pronoun

/fjuː/

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a few
a small number of people, things or places; some有些（人、事物、地方）；一些
- I recognized a few of the other people.我认出了一些其他的人。
- I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one.他的电影多数我都看过。只有少数几部能与他的第一部媲美。
- Could you give me a few more details?你能再给我提供一些详情吗？
not many people, things or places很少人（或事物、地方）
- Very few of his books are worth reading.他的书值得读的太少了。
- You can pass with as few as 25 points.只需要 25 分就可以及格。
- (formal) Few will argue with this conclusion.很少有人会不同意这个结论。
fewer
not as many as不和…一般多；少于
- Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams.不到 20 个学生考试全部及格。
- There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.这个地区有不少于 100 个不同物种。
Look at the note at less.
the few
used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’（与复数动词连用）少数人
- Real power belongs to the few.真正的权力掌握在少数人手中。
- She was one of the chosen few (= the small group with special rights).她属于少数享有特权的人。

Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.

Idioms

have had a few