英语词汇“few”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	few
释义	few I. \ˈfyü\ pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pron. & adjective, from Old English fēawa, fēa; akin to Old High German fao, fō, fōh little, Old Norse fār little, taciturn, Gothic fawai few, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek pauros small, slight, paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son, child : not many persons or things < many are called but few are chosen — Mt 22:14 (Revised Standard Version) > < few of the statements are true > II. adjective (fewer \ˈfyüə(r); -u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə\ ; fewest \-üə̇st\) Etymology: Middle English fewe 1. : consisting of or amounting to a small number : not many < one of his few pleasures > < has relatively few friends > < less construction means fewer jobs > < holidays were few and far between > < was applauded by the few people present > 2. : some at least : not many but some — used with a preceding a to designate being some rather than none < caught a few fish > < leave a few flowers for the next person > — see a II 1 3. dialect : little < a piece of salt jowl meat and a few syrup — G.S.Perry > III. noun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, from fewe, pron. & adjective 1. : a small number of units or individuals — used with preceding a < sold a few of the old books > < a few of the soldiers were wounded > 2. : a special limited number : minority — used with preceding the < a society based on privileges for the few > < a car built for the discriminating few > 3. : an indefinite but not very large number of drinks — used with preceding a < went into a crummy-looking beer joint and had a few — Len Zinberg > • - a few - a good few - in few - not a few - quite a few IV. variant of feu
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