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few
时间: 2023-04-28 20:53:26
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英 [fjuː]
美 [fjuː]

det., pron., & adj. 少量;几个;没几个;几乎没有

n. 少数人;特权阶层;参加过不列颠之战的少数几个英国皇家空军飞行员

短语搭配
双语例句
  • It took him a few minutes before Crow saw Deer caught in a trap (陷阱) made of ropes.

    过了几分钟,乌鸦才看到鹿被绳子做成的陷阱困住了。

  • Although he injured (使……受伤) his fingers a few times, he didn't give up.

    虽然他的手指受伤了几次,但他没有放弃。

  • Then I write a reminder (提醒单) a few days before the date just in case.

    然后为了以防万一,在那个日期的前几天,我会写一个提醒单。

  • Few people want to have new challenges (挑战) at that age.

    很少有人想在那个年龄有新的挑战。

  • Rick has won five gold medals(奖牌) in the last few years.

    在过去的几年里,里克赢得了五枚金牌。

  • A few traffic cones (锥形警告路标) had been put around it.

    周围放置了几个锥形警告路标。

  • The few feed on the many.

    多数供给,少数盈利。

  • A few students hesitated to start.

    少数学生犹豫着要不要开始。

  • I'd prefer a few degrees warmer.

    我想再暖和几度。

  • Being boastful will win us few friends.

    自吹自擂不会给我们赢得几个朋友。

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反义词
同根词

词根 few

  • fewer adj. 较少的 int. 较少数 pron. 较少数

  • fewness n. 少数

单词辨析
  • 少量的

    several修饰可数名词的复数形式,指至少有3个,但不会超过5、6个。

    little只修饰不可数名词,含否定意义。

    few只修饰可数名词的复数形式,侧重指数量非常少,给人一种模糊概念,含否定意义。

百科

few是一个英语单词,可以用作名词、形容词和代词,可以翻译为很少、很少的,等等。

释义
determiner, pronoun, & adjective

(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。

n.

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: alluding to a speech of Sir Winston Churchill (20 August, 1940).]

短语
  • 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

易错必背词
  • in the last few years 在过去的几年里

    真题例句:

    • Rick has won five gold medals(奖牌) in the last few years.

      在过去的几年里,里克赢得了五枚金牌。

      [陕西 2020 中考 选择填空]
  • in the last few chapters 在最后几章里

    真题例句:

  • a few + 可数名词复数 几个...

    真题例句:

    • Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes.

      突然,几块五颜六色的小石头引起了他的注意。

      [陕西 2020 中考 单项选择]
    • I need a few things from the store.

      我需要从商店买些东西。

      [经典例句]
  • few + 可数名词复数 很少...

    真题例句:

    • Few people want to have new challenges (挑战) at that age.

      在那个年龄,很少人想拥有新的挑战。

      [陕西 2020 中考 完形填空]
    • Few people understand the difference.

      很少有人了解这个差别。

      [经典例句]
  • a few of ... 几个...

    真题例句:

    • He took with him a few of his officials.

      他带走了他的几名官员。

      [烟台 2021 阅读回答问题]
    • But soon I caught a few of his glances.

      但很快我捕捉到了他的几个眼神。

      [全国甲卷 2021 高考 阅读理解]
类似拼写词
  • fewdet., pron., & adj.少量;几个;没几个;几乎没有

  • feen.服务费;咨询费;封地;采邑;费;学费

  • newadj.新的;新接触的;全新的;更好的;崭新的;新型的;更新的;新出现的;另外的;附加的

词源

"Old 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’."

考纲分布

4年出现 276

重要程度
  • 82.97%

    n (usually a ~)一些; 几个

  • 17.03%

    adj/n 很少的; 少数

考纲释义
  • n. (usually a ~)一些; 几个

    英文释义:

    used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’

    真题例句:

    • Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes.

      突然,几块五颜六色的小石头引起了他的注意。

      [2020年 山西省卷 单项选择]
    • Rick has won five gold medals(奖牌) in the last few years.

      在过去的几年里,里克赢得了五枚金牌。

      [2020年 陕西省卷 选择填空]
    • Here are a few.

      这里有几个。

      [2019年 河北省卷 综合填空]
  • adj/n. 很少的; 少数

    英文释义:

    used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean 'not many'

    真题例句:

    • Few people want to have new challenges(挑战) at that age.

      在那个年龄,很少人想拥有新的挑战。

      [2020年 陕西省卷 信息摘录]
    • So there are few clothes in it.

      所以里面衣服很少。

      [2018年 乌鲁木齐市卷 完形填空]
    • Most people want to be happy, but few of them know how to find happiness.

      大多数人都想快乐,但很少有人知道如何找到快乐。

      [2018年 新疆卷 阅读理解]
必考短语
单词辨析
  • few意为“几乎没有”,具有否定意义,修饰可数名词复数

  • little意为“几乎没有”,具有否定意义,修饰不可数名词

用法讲解
  • few 和 a few 都用来修饰可数名词,few“没几个”,“几乎没有”, 表示否定意义;a few "有几个”“有一些”, 表示肯定意义。 示例:(1) There are a few books on the desk. 桌上有几本书。 (2) He is very shy, he has few friends. 他很内敛,几乎没什么朋友。

  • few和little都可以表示否定意义“不多”“几乎没有”, 但是few 修饰可数名词,little修饰不可数名词。 示例:(1) He has few friends. 他几乎没什么朋友。 (2) I have little money. 我没有钱。

考纲分布

8年出现 9

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj/n 少数

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 少数

    英文释义:

    not many but some; a small number of

    真题例句:

    • In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend.

      在过去的几年里,越来越多的人和组织开始提出计划来应对这一趋势。

      [2021年 浙江卷 阅读理解]
    • One difference: fewer of this year's graduates have started to search for jobs.

      不同的是:今年的毕业生中,开始找工作的更少了。

      [2016年 全国卷1 听力]
    • People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals.

      吃得慢的人往往比那些匆匆忙忙吃饭的人每餐少消耗约70卡路里的热量。

      [2015年 全国卷2 阅读理解]
必考短语
单词辨析
  • few只修饰可数名词的复数形式,侧重指数量非常少,给人一种模糊概念,含否定意义。

  • little只修饰不可数名词,含否定意义。

用法讲解
  • few 和 many 恰恰相反,但 a good few ≈ a good many ≈ quite a few,均表示 "很多"。

考纲分布

6年出现 38

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj/n 少数

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 少数

    英文释义:

    not many but some; a small number of

    真题例句:

    • Spend a few nights on a small island.

      在一个小岛上住几个晚上。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • Lack of sleep, reduction of productivity and weight gain are only a few.

      睡眠不足、生产效率降低和体重增加只是少数。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year.

      在过去的一年里,我们很少在商场发现不良顾客行为。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
必考短语
单词辨析
  • few只修饰可数名词的复数形式,侧重指数量非常少,给人一种模糊概念,含否定意义。

  • little只修饰不可数名词,含否定意义。

用法讲解
  • few 和 many 恰恰相反, 但 a good few ≈ a good many ≈ quite a few, 均表示 "很多"。

考纲分布

6年出现 12

重要程度
  • 58.33%

    adj/n 少数

  • 41.67%

    n (a ~)一些; 几个

考纲释义
  • adj/n. 少数

    英文释义:

    not many but some; a small number of

    真题例句:

    • Automation is increasingly replacing jobs and leaving too few good new jobs behind.

      自动化正越来越多地取代工作,留下的好的新工作太少。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解C]
  • n. (a ~)一些; 几个

    英文释义:

    used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean 'a small number' or 'some'

    真题例句:

    • But I need to be careful with it for the next few weeks.

      但接下来的几周我需要小心处理。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • In contrast, the small cultivator is working only a few acres of land.

      相比之下,小耕农只耕种几英亩土地。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • Research shows that a few moments of conversation with a stranger creates a measurable improvement in mood.

      研究表明,与陌生人交谈片刻,情绪就会有明显的改善。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
必考短语
单词辨析
  • few只修饰可数名词的复数形式, 侧重指数量非常少, 给人一种模糊概念, 含否定意义。

  • little只修饰不可数名词, 含否定意义。

用法讲解
  • few 和 many 恰恰相反, 但 a good few ≈ a good many ≈ quite a few, 均表示 "很多"。

  • few 和 a few 都用来修饰可数名词,few“没几个”,“几乎没有”, 表示否定意义;a few "有几个”“有一些”, 表示肯定意义。 示例:(1) There are a few books on the desk. 桌上有几本书。 (2) He is very shy, he has few friends. 他很内敛,几乎没什么朋友。

  • few和little都可以表示否定意义“不多”“几乎没有”, 但是few 修饰可数名词,little修饰不可数名词。 示例:(1) He has few friends. 他几乎没什么朋友。 (2) I have little money. 我没有钱。

考纲分布

11年出现 41

重要程度
  • 48.78%

    adj/det/pron 不多; 很少; 没几个

  • 48.78%

    adj/det/pron (a ~)一些; 几个

  • 2.44%

    n (the ~)少数人

考纲释义
  • adj/det/pron. 不多; 很少; 没几个

    英文释义:

    used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’

    真题例句:

    • Few of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone.

      我们中很少有人不带电话就直接走进树林。

      [2019年 英语一 完型填空]
    • But there are few places where clients have more grounds for complaint than America.

      但是很少有其他地方的客户比美国的客户更有理由抱怨。

      [2014年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • Few switch DNT on now, but if tracking is off it will stay off.

      现在很少有人打开DNT(请勿追踪),但如果追踪关闭,它将保持关闭。

      [2013年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • adj/det/pron. (a ~)一些; 几个

    英文释义:

    used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’

    真题例句:

    • I've found quite a few, and—since I started posting them on Twitter—they have been causing quite a stir.

      我发现了很多,而且从我开始在推特上发布它们以来,它们已经引起了不小的轰动。

      [2021年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • Here are a few other ways AI is aiding companies without replacing employees.

      以下是人工智能在不替换员工的情况下帮助公司的一些其他方式。

      [2021年 英语一 阅读理解B]
    • All animals download, but only a few upload.

      所有动物都下载,但只有一些上传。

      [2012年 英语一 阅读理解B]
  • n. (the ~)少数人

    英文释义:

    used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’

    真题例句:

    • The few feed on the many.

      多数供给,少数盈利。

      [2020年 英语一 阅读理解A]
必考短语
用法讲解
  • few作代词,表示“很少,不多”时,作主语时谓语动词要用复数形式。

  • only few, so few相当于few,表示否定;some few相当于some,表示肯定。

  • Quite a few? Yes, quite a few.

    要多放吗?是的,要多放。

    《Chinese Food Made Easy》《中餐速成》

  • I might make a few tweaks.

    可以再微调一下。

    《How to Train Your Dragon》《驯龙高手》

  • To have a precious few of them back.

    宝贵的时光一去不复返啊。

    《X-Men: Days of Future Past》《X战警:逆转未来》

  • When the city became a republic in 1965, few thought a country with so few resources and of vastly different ethnic groups could succeed.

    新加坡于 1965 年宣布独立,当时有些人认为这个国家缺乏天然资源,又融合太多民族,难以获得成功。

    《10 Cities Vacation Travel Guide》《10大名城旅游攻略》

  • Well, then there are gonna be a few surprises.

    哈! 那你可能会发现有一些意外。

    《Friends Season 10》《老友记 第十季》

  • Few things can sap the spirit faster than sea sickness.

    没有什么比晕船更让人丧失斗志了。

    《Life of Pi》《少年派的奇幻漂流》

  • It was one of the few things we did together.

    这是我们拥有过为数不多的父子时光。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 8》《生活大爆炸 第八季》

  • Could you give us a few moments, Madam Secretary?

    您能让我们单独谈谈吗,国务卿女士?

    《House of Cards Season 4》《纸牌屋 第四季》

  • A few billion dollars? I'm not that easily bought.

    几十亿美元吗?我没那么好收买。

    《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

  • Mrs. Underwood would like to start by saying a few words.

    安德伍德夫人想先简单说几句。

    《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》

  • Father Christmas just has a few more presents to deliver.

    圣诞老人还有几样礼物要送。

    《Peppa Pig Season 2》《粉红猪小妹 第二季》

  • Father Christmas just has a few more presents to deliver.

    圣诞老人还有几样礼物要送。

    《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

  • Actually, just a few questions from me, Mr. Dudewitz.

    我还有几个问题,杜德威茨先生。

    《The Good Wife Season 7》《傲骨贤妻第七季》

  • With far too few of your sinister plots actually turning a profit.

    你那些能真正赚钱的邪恶计划少得可怜

    《Despicable Me》《神偷奶爸》

  • I just want to ask you a few questions about Howard Wolowitz.

    我只是想问你几个关于霍华德·沃罗威茨的问题。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 4》《生活大爆炸 第四季》

  • This is a secret few men knew. And fewer still remain alive.

    这是个鲜为人知的秘密,知情人也死得差不多了。

    《Transformers: Dark of the Moon》《变形金刚3》

  • And I only had a few more to deliver. To Suzy Sheep.

    我还有几样礼物要送。小羊苏西!

    《Get fluent spoken English in 100 days》《100天养成流利口语》

  • And a few weeks ago, he almost did a pull-up.

    还有几周前,他差点成功做了一个引体向上哦。

    《The Big Bang Theory Season 8》《生活大爆炸 第八季》

  • We met just a few minutes ago. Remember, Nana, up on deck?

    我们刚才见过了 在甲板上,记得吗?

    《Titanic》《泰坦尼克号》

  • It has details of your inner chamber few would know, Lord Khan.

    上面有你内寝的细节标注,这个很少有人知道,大汗。

    《Marco Polo Season 1》《马可波罗 第一季》

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