a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number;
"a few weeks ago" "a few more wagons than usual" "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between" "few roses were still blooming" "few women have led troops in battle"
组词搭配
～+名词
few words沉默寡言
few years没有几年
动词+～
have few喝几杯
形容词+～
chosen〔select〕 few精选出的少数
faithful few少数几个忠诚的人
介词+～
for few为少数人
of few在…中的几个
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
We saw few students there.我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。
The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。
Very few girls went to school then.那时几乎没有女孩子去上学。
Only a few of my friends were informed about it.这件事只有我的几个朋友知道
It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum.在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时。
My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.我的时间很宝贵，我只能见你几分钟。
用作代词(pron.)
Few of us have his address.我们中几乎没有人知道他的地址。
词语用法
pron.(代词)few用作代词时,意思是“很少,几个”,作主语时谓语动词须用复数形式。 only few, so few相当于few,表示否定; some few相当于some,表示肯定。
