few

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音标发音

英式音标 [fjuː]
美式音标 [fjuː]
国际音标 [fju:]
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基本解释

adj. 很少的；几乎没有的
pron. 很少
n. 很少数
n. (Few)人名；(英)菲尤

词源解说

直接源自中古英语的fewe；最初源自古英语的feawa，意为少，少的。

同根派生

adj性质的同根词
fewer：较少的。
int性质的同根词
fewer：较少数。
n性质的同根词
fewness：少数。
pron性质的同根词
fewer：较少数。

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用法辨析

pron. (代词)

few用作代词时,意思是“很少,几个”,作主语时谓语动词须用复数形式。
only few, so few相当于few,表示否定; some few相当于some,表示肯定。

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

He is a man of few words.
他是个沉默寡言的人。

用作表语: S+be+～

Changes in policy were few.
政策很少变化。

用作代词 (pron.)

Few know and few care.
很少有人知道,也很少有人关心。

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词组短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

few words 沉默寡言的人，少言寡语的
few years 没有几年

用作代词 (pron.)

动词+～

have few 喝几杯

形容词+～

chosen 〔select〕 few 精选出的少数
faithful few 少数几个忠诚的人

介词+～

for few 为少数人
of few 在…中的几个

短语

Happy Few 少数幸运儿;所以我快乐;你快乐;快乐不多
Few words 三言两语;话很少;沉默寡言的人;用几句话

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

(SOME) some, or a small number of something
(NOT MANY) a small number or not many

柯林斯英英字典

You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few.
Few is also a pronoun.
Few is also a quantifier.
You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use "so," "too," and "very" in front of few.
Few is also a pronoun.
Few is also a quantifier.
Few is also an adjective.
You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.
The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have.
You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.
Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.
You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.

专业释义

地球科学

很少的

军事学

[空中截击用语]不多，少量(表示发现“7架或少于7架”敌机)；(任何少于8个的)少数人(或物)