| 单词 | no fewer than |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno fewer than a. no fewer than: used before a number to emphasize that it is surprisingly large. ΚΠ 1546 R. Smith Def. Blessed Masse f. xvi It was sowed by the deuyll..longe and many yeres, forsoth no fewer than a thousand and fyue hundred, after that oure sauioure..had sowen the seade of that godlye doctrine. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. B5v The great increase of Sems posteritie came by Jocktan,..the Father of no fewer than thirteen Sons. 1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 27 No fewer than twenty-eight views. 1824 Austral. (Sydney) 16 Dec. 4 No fewer than 70 eagles..were destroyed within the short space of four months. 1944 Scotsman 12 Jan. 3/3 Customers can have a choice of no fewer than 10 varieties of sandwiches, as well as of pies, savoury cutlets, and cakes. 2006 Total Film Feb. 16/3 Lewis boshed out no fewer than seven books in the series... A trilogy is one thing, but seven of the bleeders? < as lemmas |
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