英语词汇“few”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	few
例句	fewfew /fyu/ adjective, pronoun (formal)1 not many► few adjective, pronoun (formal) not a lot of people or things: Very few types of birds are unable to fly. The city has changed a great deal and few of the original buildings remain. ► not many adjective, pronoun a smaller number of people or things than you expected or wanted: Not many people know about this place, so there’s usually no one here. Not many of my old friends are still around - most of them have moved away. ► hardly any adjective, pronoun only a very small number: There are hardly any T-shirts left, so order yours today. ► almost no adjective so small a number that it is almost none: We saw almost no other cars all day. 2 a very low number► a few adjective, pronoun a number of people or things that is very low: There are only a few cookies left. A few people complained about having to wait, but most people were patient. The firefighters managed to save a few of the people in the building. ► a small number pronoun a few people or things - used especially when they are part of a much larger group: A small number of students asked for some extra help. ► a handful pronoun a very small number of people or things - used especially when the number is disappointing or surprising: A handful of people stayed after the party to help clean up. ► a minority pronoun (formal) a small group of people or things that is less than half of a larger group: Most of the people in the country are Buddhist, but a small minority are Christian. ANTONYMS ➔ see manyGRAMMAR CHECK: fewA few and few are both used before plural nouns. A few means “a low number”: A few people laughed.Few means “not many.” It emphasizes how small the number is, and sounds formal: Few people knew that he was sick.
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