few

[fju:]

adj.很少的, 少数的, 几个
pron.少数
n.少量

例句与用法：

It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs.

我们的海关检查只花了几分钟时间。

My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.

我的时间很宝贵，我只能见你几分钟。

Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1300 feet.

龙卷风是一种猛烈的旋风，其直径从几码到1300 英尺。

The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.

我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。

We saw few students there.

我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。

Few of us have his address.

我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。

词形变化：

形容词比较级: fewer | 形容词最高级: fewest | 名词: fewness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 很少数的; 几乎没有的

There are fewer boys than girls in my class.

我班上男生比女生少。

There were few people in the streets.

街上人很少。

2. (与a连用)有些, 几个[Z]

He has a few friends in this city.

他在这个城市里有几个朋友。

pron.[K]

1. 很少数; 几乎没有

Few of my acquaintances like Sarah.

我的熟人中很少有人喜欢萨拉。

2. (与a或the连用)一些, 几个

Only a few of my friends were informed about it.

这件事只有我的几个朋友知道。

短语词组：

a good few

1. 相当多

You'll have to wait a good few weeks.

你必须等好几个星期。

few and far between

1. 罕见稀少的

Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.

质地精美上乘的物品现在不多见。

quite a few

1. 相当多

Quite a few of the students were late.

不少学生迟到了。