Word · Frequency #189
fewer
少量；几个
fewer is the comparative of few.
核心释义
不带a时表示“很少”，含否定意味；a few 表示“几个”。
a small but indefinite number; not many
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与可数名词连用的数量词,常前接a,表示少量但不确定的数量
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
与可数名词连用的数量词,常前接a,表示少量但不确定的数量；很少的；不多的；少数的
用法In use
Few students answered the difficult question correctly.
用法提示：few 作形容词修饰可数名词 students，强调数量极少。
I need a few minutes to finish this report.
用法提示：a few 后接可数名词 minutes，表示“几个、一些”。
There are few seats left, so please hurry.
用法提示：few 修饰可数名词 seats，表达数量很少。
a few weeks ago
a few more wagons than usual
an invalid's pleasures are few and far between
few roses were still blooming
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a few
- 几个；一些
- I have a few questions.我有几个问题。
- quite a few
- 相当多
- Quite a few people came to the meeting.相当多的人来参加了会议。
- few and far between
- 稀少；难得
- Good restaurants are few and far between in this town.这个镇上像样的餐馆寥寥无几。
- every few days
- 每隔几天
- We water the plants every few days.我们每隔几天给植物浇一次水。
- few people
- 很少有人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
few（/fjuː/）可联想“非优”：好东西不多，所以寥寥无几。记住few表“少”，a few才表“几个”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作、正式场合 该词为中性语体，在日常对话、书面写作和正式场合中都比较常见。与可数名词连用时，多表示数量不多；a few 强调“有一些”，few 则侧重“很少”。使用时可根据上下文和语体自然选用，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
语法说明Grammar Note
修饰可数名词复数，与a few区别：few表示否定，a few表示肯定。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all contain the same final sound /juː/ as 'few' when pronounced with the /j/ glide (as in British English). Note that 'flew' /fluː/ looks like 'few' but has no /j/, and 'sew' /soʊ/ is a spelling lookalike that does not rhyme. In some American accents the /j/ after n, d, t may be dropped, so 'new' can be /nuː/ and 'due' /duː/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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