few的用法总结大全思维导图

adj. 很少的；很少；（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些；几乎没有的

pron. 很少；有些（人、事物、地方）；（与复数动词连用）少数人；不和…一般多

n. 很少数；

从用法上看，few和a few后面要接可数名词的复数形式；从意义上看，few 用来强调小数目的否定意义，相当于说“很少”或“几乎没有”，它的含义是该数目令人失望或令人吃惊的小。如：

a few的意思与few不同，它没有否定含义，它表示“有几个”，有时甚至还表示“一些”。如：

当要与一段时间连用时，我们总是用a few，不用few。如：

另外，还要注意not a few和quite a few这两个短语，不要误认为它们是反义词，其实它们几乎是同义词，都可表示“不少”“相当多”的意思。如：

1. I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.

2. The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.

3. Few would argue that this team has experience and proven ability.

4. A few are dim-witted drones, but most are talented, frustrated, wasted people.

5. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.

6. Police corruption is not just a few rotten apples.