Dreye權威釋義|few

a.

很少數的；幾乎沒有的
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。
（與a連用）有些，幾個[Z]
He has a few friends in this city.
他在這個城市裡有幾個朋友。

pron.[K]

很少數；幾乎沒有
Few of my acquaintances like Sarah.
我的熟人中很少有人喜歡賽拉。
（與a或the連用）一些，幾個
Only a few of my friends were informed about it.
這件事只有我的幾個朋友知道。

片語

a good few

相當多
You'll have to wait a good few weeks.
你必須等好幾個星期。

few and far between

罕見稀少的
Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.
質地精美上乘的物品現在不多見。

quite a few

相當多
Quite a few of the students were late.
不少學生遲到了。

辨析

同義:

a.很少數的；有些，幾個

not many small number very little

反義:

a.「少數的」的反義字

many

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

det.

,

pron.

, &

adj.

(a few) a small number of.
not many.

n.

[as pl. n. the few] a select minority.

▸ (the Few) Brit. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain.

Phrase

few and far between
scarce.
a good few
Brit. a fairly large number of.
no fewer than
a surprisingly large number of.
not a few
a considerable number.
quite a few
a fairly large number.
some few
some but not many.

Usage

Fewer, the comparative form of few, is correctly used with words denoting people or countable things, while less is used with mass nouns, denoting things which cannot be counted. In addition, less is normally used with numbers and expressions of measurement or time. The use of less with a count noun (less people) is incorrect in standard English.

Etymology

OE fēawe, fēawa, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》