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few
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
fewer; fewest
fewer; fewest
Learner's definition of FEW
1
: not many不多；很少
- Few people came.来的人很少。
- the next/last/past few weeks接下来的/最近/过去几周
- I know (very) few people in the class.班里的人我几乎不认识。
- Music is one of my (very) few pleasures.音乐是我仅有的几项乐趣之一。
- 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。
- There are fewer children at the school this year.今年来这所学校上学的孩子更少了。
- 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。
- 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。
- We went out for a few drinks after work.下班后我们出去喝了几杯。
- I know a few people in the class.我认识班里的几个人。
- 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）
- Quite a few students from our high school go on to college.我们高中有不少学生上了大学。
as few as
— used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly small用于表示数量惊人地小
- The procedure is recommended by as few as [=only] one out of five doctors.只有五分之一的医生推荐这种手术。
- As few as half the students passed the test.只有一半学生通过了考试。
few and far between
: not common or frequent不常见的；不常发生的
- Really good movies are few and far between. [=there are not many really good movies]真正的好电影并不多见。
- Opportunities like that are few and far between.像那样的机会太少了。
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。
- 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
- a man/woman of few words沉默寡言的男子/女子
2 few /ˈfjuː/ pronoun
2 few
/ˈfjuː/
pronoun
Learner's definition of FEW
1
: not many people or things很少的人（或物）
- (Very) Few came.来的人（非常）少。
- 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。
- 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。
- “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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- They sold a few of the books.他们卖掉了其中几本书。
- 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）
- Not all our students go on to college, but quite a few (of them) do. [=a large number of our students do]我们的学生虽然不是全部上大学，但上大学的相当多。
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）
- A select few will receive advance tickets.少数被选中的几个人将获得预售票。
- A sophisticated movie like this only appeals to the discriminating few.像这样一部难懂的电影只能吸引部分小众群体。
have a few
informal or have a few too many : to have too many alcoholic drinks喝多了；喝醉了
- We could tell from his slurred speech that he'd had a few.从他那含糊不清的话语中我们可以断定他喝多了。
- It looks like she had a few too many.看上去她好像喝多了。
plural in construction
fewness noun
plural in construction
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective He caught fewer fish than the rest of us. There are fewer children at the school this year. Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.
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Adjective
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The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020 Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation—but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. Jamie Ducharme, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019 Until Kansas City’s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2020 In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants — few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland — were made targets. Marc Santora, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2019 But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. Michelle Beganskas, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019 This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox’ magical championships of 2004 and 2007. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2019 There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Pronoun and Adjective
Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son
First Known Use
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of few was before the 12th century Phrases Containing few
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