单词 | few |
释义 | few /fyooh/, adj., fewer, fewest, n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. 2. few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent: In Nevada the towns are few and far between. n. 3. (used with a pl. v.) a small number or amount: Send me a few. 4. quite a few, a fairly large number; many: There were quite a few interesting things to do. 5. the few, a special, limited number; the minority: That music appeals to the few. pron. 6. (used with a pl. v.) a small number of persons or things: A dozen people volunteered, but few have shown up. [bef. 900; ME fewe, OE feawe; c. Goth fawai; akin to L paucus few, paulus little, pauper poor, Gk paûros little, few] |
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