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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- few
[fjuː]
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1.
adjective
(not many) 少数的
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She has few friends.
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她的朋友不多。
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2.
adjective
a few (some) 几个
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She has a few friends.
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她有几个朋友。
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3.
pronoun
a few (some) 几个
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Many of us tried and a few succeeded.
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我们中的许多人都试了，只有几个成功了。
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4.
pronoun
(not many) 很少几个
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Many of us tried but few succeeded.
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我们中的许多人都试了，但很少几个成功了。
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5.
pronoun
in the next few days 在接下来的几天里
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in the past few days
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在过去的几天里
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every few days/months
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每几天/几个月
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a few of us/them
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我们/他们中的几个
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a few more
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再多几个
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very few survive
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极少幸存
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a good few {or} quite a few
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相当多
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as few as
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竟少到
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they are few and far between
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他们简直是凤毛麟角
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- few
[fjuː]
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1.
pronoun
少数，少量，几个
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A lot of people showed interest, but few have bought it.
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虽然许多人表示出了兴趣，但却很少有人买。
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2.
adjective
少数的，少量的，一些的
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I'll catch up with you again in a few minutes.
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几分钟以后我就会再次赶上你。
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An invalid's pleasures are few and far between.
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一个残疾人很少有快乐。
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Few roses were still blooming.
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少数玫瑰花还在盛开。
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Few women have led troops in battle.
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很少有女性在战争中率军打仗。
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3.
adjective
极少的，不多的，几乎没有的
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Few gardens are large enough to accommodate a full-grown oak tree.
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很少有花园拥有这么大的面积，以至于能够容纳一棵完全长大的橡树。
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4.
noun
[Person Name]
菲尤
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5.
n.[c]
[Plural]
少数人（或物），几个人（或物）
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Only a few were chosen for the project.
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只有一部分人被挑选参加该项目。
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Please give me a few.
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请给我一些。
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It was designed for the discriminating few.
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这是为有识别力的少数精英设计的。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- few
[fjuː]
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1.
determiner
a small number of; hardly any
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few men are so cruel
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2.
determiner
(as pronoun; functioning as plural)
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many are called but few are chosen
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3.
determiner
[preceded by a]
a small number of
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a few drinks
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4.
determiner
(as pronoun; functioning as plural)
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a few of you
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5.
determiner
at great intervals; widely spaced
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6.
determiner
not abundant; scarce
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7.
n
[Etymology]
Old English feawa; related to Old High German fao little, Old Norse far little, silent
Examples
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Few seats were left.
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空座不多。
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Many left, few stayed.
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大多数走了，少数人留下。
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a matter of a few days
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大约几天；几天左右
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a few short weeks
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短短几周
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a price of 1.00,give or take a few cents
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1美元的价格，上下差不了几分钱
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