- 词义辨析
no fewer than, not fewer than
这两个词的意思表示的主观意愿不同:no fewer than表示“几乎一样多”; not fewer than则表示“最少一样多或更多”。试比较:
There were no fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数竟达一千人之多。
There were not fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数至少也有一千人。
few, a few
few的意思是“很少的…,几乎没有的…”,表示“虽然有,但很少”,强调“少”,表示否定的意思; a few的意思是“少数的…,几个…,一些…”,表示“虽然少,但还有”,强调“有”,表示肯定之意,两者之间的差别主要是主观上的,而不是实际数字上的差别。例如:
There are few people in the room.
房间里没有几个人。(虽有但少)
There are a few people in the room.
房间有几个人。(虽少但有)
few, little
这两个词都有“很少”“没多少”的意思,都表示否定含意。few用于可数名词前,与many相对; little用在不可数名词前,与much相对。
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词源词根法
来自PIE*pau，少的，小的，词源同poor,pupil,pullet.引申多种词义。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- hardly anyadv.几乎没有;无几;
- limitedadj.有限的;受…限制;
- not many没多少;
- unusualadj.特别的，不寻常的;独特的，别致的;
- somedet. 一些，若干;某些，部分;某个;好些，不少的，相当多的;少量的;真可谓，算不上;
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重要短语
quite a few 不少，相当多
only a few 很少；只有几个；几乎没有
a few days ago 几天前
every few 每隔几…
- 双语例句 更多例句
Within a few days of taking office he had become the most unpopular man in the company.
他上任没几天,就成了公司里最不得人心的人.
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This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.
这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的,碎了不少.
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A few carefully chosen men went ahead while main body remained concealed in the valley.
精心挑选出来的几个人走在前面，大队人马则隐藏在山谷里。
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Are you all watching out? The Queen will come this way in a few minutes!
你们都注意警戒了 吗 ?过几分钟女王就要从这条路通过了!
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我想根据我的观察, 说明几个和苏联和中国都有关系的问题.
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The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.
几条小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.
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这个人从大学毕业后不久就获得了哲学家的名声.
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After a few hours of fierce fighting, we saw the intruding bandits off.
经过几小时的激烈战斗, 我们赶走了入侵的匪徒.
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He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话.
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Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.
只有几个学生通过了考试, 可见考题是很难的.
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- 相关词组
- a few of一些
- in a few words简单说来，总之;总而言之;一言蔽之;三言两语;
- few words寥寥数语
- Few Snow Showers很少有雪展
- a few words片言；寥寥数语;
- few and far between稀少， 罕见;
- only a few仅仅少数，一点点;
- a few少许， 少数;一点点;些许;
- quite a few相当多;
- few showers短暂阵雨
- Few Showers短暂阵雨;
- name a few说出一些或举些例子;
- say a few wordsv.说几句;
- a good few相当多，不少;
- not a few相当多，不少;
- every few days每隔几天
- every few每隔几（天、步等）;
- very few极少数的；非常少;屈指可数;个别;寥寥可数;
- a smart few相当多;
- a man of few words沉默寡言的人，没有多少话的人;
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- eventually adv.最后，终于;
- border n.边;镶边;包边;边界;vt.& vi.与…接界，在…的边上;
- quart n.夸脱（液体或固体的容积单位）;
- machinery n.机器;机械装置;组织;机构;体制;
- try v.尝试，努力;争取;试用/做/验;审判;n.尝试，努力;持球触地得分;
- worn adj.用旧(坏)的;筋疲力尽的;
- calculator n.计算器;
- disadvantage n.劣势;障碍;不利因素;
- Dow Jones 道琼斯
- salad n.沙拉，色拉；尤指莴苣;
- via prep.经由，经过;通过，凭借;
- birdcage n.鸟笼;鸟笼状的东西;类似鸟笼的场所（如牢房等）;
