few的经典引文是什么

1. 几个，有些，一些
2. 很少，少数的，为数不多的，几乎没有的，寥寥无几，只有少量，微薄，个别，一小撮
3. 稀少，稀疏
4. 不常发生

1. 一些，有些（人、事物，地方）
2. 少数（人），很少（人），几个，不多，几乎没有
3. 不和…一般多，少于
4. 相当多，不少
5. 喝醉了，已醉

1. 少数，几个，几乎没有，为数甚少，不多，很少，少量

1. 很少，不多，几个
2. 有些
3. 稀少，稀疏
4. 不常发生

1. a small elite group;

   "it was designed for the discriminating few"
   

1. 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"
   

1.少数;几个
You usea few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also saya very few .

e.g. I gave a dinner party for afew close friends...
我为几个密友办了晚宴。
e.g. We had afew drinks afterwards...
后来我们喝了几杯。

2.(用于形容词和限定词后)几个，少数的
You usefew after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.

e.g. The pastfew weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember...
过去几周是她记忆中平生最愉快的日子。
e.g. The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the nextfew days to seal the agreement.
领导人将在接下来的几天中飞往麦加签署协议。

3.(前面可用 so，too，very 修饰)极少的,几乎没有
You usefew to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front offew .

e.g. She hadfew friends, and was generally not very happy...
她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。
e.g. Few members planned to vote for him...
几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。

4.(尤指享有某种机遇等的)少数派，少数
The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have.

e.g. This should not be an experience for thefew.
这不应是少数几个人的经历。
e.g. ...a system built on academic excellence for thefew.
建立在面向少数人的精英教育上的

5.少至;仅有;少得只有
You useas few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.

e.g. One study showed that even asfew as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility...
一项研究显示，一天只抽 10 支烟也会损害生育能力。
e.g. The factory may make asfew as 1,500 cars this year.
今年，工厂生产的小轿车可能只有 1,500 辆。

6.稀少的;罕见的
Things that arefew and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.

few的近义词

e.g. Successful women politicians arefew and far between...
成功的女政治家凤毛麟角。
e.g. In this economic climate new ideas werefew and far between.
在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。

7.不少,相当多(a good few 主要用于英国英语)
You usenot a few when you are referring to quite a lot of things or people. You can also usea good few in this way, mainly in British English.

few

e.g. I've made this argument, and not afew people would disagree with me...
我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。
e.g. I think a goodfew of the others were like me, a bit confused.
我觉得其他人中不少都像我一样，有点迷惑不解。

8.饮酒过度;喝多了
If you say that someonehas had a few too many orhas had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks.

e.g. A breathalyzer tells you you've a had afew too many.
呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。

9.不少于;不止
You useno fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.

e.g. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。

1. He is a man of few words.
   他是个沉默寡言的人。
2. Few students attended the meeting.
   没几个学生出席会议。
3. I have too few chances to enjoy myself.
   我享受生活乐趣的机会太少了。

1. Changes in policy were few.
   很少变化。

1. Few know and few care.
   很少有人知道,也很少有人关心。
2. Few of them came to class during last storm.
   上次暴风雨期间他们很少有人来上课。
3. I have very few left.
   我所剩无几。
4. Very few of the students are from Beijing.
   极少数的学生是北京人。
5. They'll probably have a few in by this time.
   到这个时候他们多半会喝上几杯。
6. Only〔So〕 few of them care to sing a song.
   他们没几个人愿意去唱支歌。
7. Some few of the students are absent today.
   有些同学今天缺席。
8. Quite a few of us are getting worried.
   我们当中有不少人在担心。
9. The bad news will disturb me not a few.
   这坏消息将使我深感不安。

• Packing his few belongings.

  出自：J. Conrad

• George Pennicut contented himself with saying 'Goo!' He was a man of few words.

  出自：P. G. Wodehouse

• After the few people have gone.

  出自：R. S. Thomas

• Marriages and christenings, of which there seemed..to be fewer than there were funerals.

  出自：P. Scott

• They have few, if any, close friends.

  出自：Times

• Temple spent the next few days in an..attempt to find someone who would admit he was a 'problem'.

  出自：W. Boyd

• There are very few openings in universities at the moment.

  出自：Economist

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的fewe；最初源自古英语的feawa，意为少，少的。