few
determiner, adjective /fjuː/
/fjuː/
(comparative fewer, superlative fewest)
Idioms - (usually a few)used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’
（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些，几个 - We've had a few replies.
我们已得到了一些答复。 - I need a few things from the store.
我需要从商店买些东西。 - Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
相当多的人打算早到。 - I try to visit my parents every few weeks.
我尽量每隔几个星期看望一次父母。
- We've had a few replies.
- used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’
（与复数名词和复数动词连用）不多，很少 - Few people understand the difference.
很少有人了解这个差别。 - There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
今年来访的旅游者似乎少了。 - Very few students learn Latin now.
现在学拉丁语的学生少得很。 - The player with the fewest points wins.
得分最少的玩家获胜。
- Few people understand the difference.
词源Old English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.
Idioms
few and far between
- not happening often
稀少；稀疏；不常发生