形容詞:一些的、幾個的
常見搭配詞:
- few words
沈默寡言
例句:His father is a man of few words.
他的父親是個沉默寡言的人。 - every few years
每隔幾年
例句:We redecorate our houses every few years.
我們每隔幾年就會重新裝修我們的房子。 - in the past few years
過去幾年來
例句:Technology has advanced significantly over the past few years.
在過去幾年中,技術取得了顯著進步。 - very few
幾乎沒有幾個的
例句:I have very few friends.
我幾乎沒有什麼朋友。 - a few
有一些的
例句:She bought a few things from the market.
她在市場買了一些東西。 - quite a few / a good few / not a few
還蠻多的
例句:I saw quite a few teenagers in the pub.
在那個酒吧裡,我看到蠻多青少年的。 - the few / somebody’s few + 複數名詞
少數的那幾個 / 某人僅有的…
例句:He was one of the few people that survived the fire.
他是那場火災中,少數的幾個生還者之一。 - as few as +數字+複數名詞
緊緊只有…個…
例句:As few as 3 students failed the test.
僅僅只有三個人考試不及格。 - be few and far between
非常少
例句:Due to the pandemic, tourists are few and far between.
因為疫情,遊客非常少(鳳毛麟角)。
例句:
- When I was little, few children went to kindergarten.
我小時候,幾乎沒幾個小孩上幼稚園。 - He is a man of few words.
他是個沈默寡言的人。 - He has no fewer than two hundred students.
他有不少於兩百個學生。 - Few people want low-paid jobs.
沒什麼人要低薪的工作。 - Fewer people work from home these days.
最近較少人在家上班。 - We get fewer complaints than usual.
我們接到比平常還少的投訴。
同義詞:
- limited 有限的、限制的 adj. 強調範圍、數量或程度受到限制,不多或不廣泛。
例句:He has limited knowledge about the subject.
他對這門學科的了解有限。 - scarce 稀少的、缺乏的 adj. 表示某物稀缺,不易找到,或難以滿足需求。
例句:Water is scarce in this desert region.
這個沙漠地區水資源稀缺。 - minimal 最小的、最少的 adj. 強調極小的數量、程度或規模。
例句:The damage caused by the storm was minimal.
暴風雨造成的損失最小。 - several 幾個、若干個 adj. 指一些但不多的數量,通常指三個或更多,但不確定具體數量。
例句:She has visited the museum several times.
她已經去過這個博物館幾次。 - a handful of 一把的、少數的 adj. 表示一小部分或少數,數量很少。
例句:Only a handful of people attended the event.
只有少數人參加了活動。
代名詞:一些、幾個
常見搭配詞:
- few / a few
幾乎沒有 / 有一些
例句:She have got a lot of books, but I just have a few.
她有很多書,但我只有幾本。 - a few of + the (所有格、these / those) + 複數名詞
一些…
例句:He gave me a few of his clothes.
他給我一些他的衣服。 - the privileged / chosen few
有特權的 / 精選出的極少數人
例句:Only the chosen few have access to such information.
只有那些少之又少的特權人士才能得到這樣的訊息。 - to name just a few
僅舉幾個例子(意味著還有很多的意思)
例句:In recent years, extreme weather events have occurred frequently, including floods in China, heatwaves in Canada, and draughts in Africa, to name just a few.
最近幾年來,極端氣候事件頻繁發生,中國的水災、加拿大的熱浪、還有非洲乾旱,栗子繁多,舉不勝舉。
例句:
- The police arrested hundreds of demonstrators, not a few of whom were teenagers.
警察逮捕了數百個示威人士,其中,有為數不少的青少年。 - I think a good few of the others were disappointed.
我覺得有不少人都很失望。