few

[fjuː] 1. adj

1) (not many) 少数的 [shǎoshù de]

She has few friends. — 她的朋友不多。

2)

* a few — (some) 几个 [jǐge]

She has a few friends. — 她有几个朋友。

2. pron

1)

* a few — (some) 几个 [jǐge]

Many of us tried and a few succeeded. — 我们中的许多人都试了，只有几个成功了。; (not many) 很少几个 [hěnshǎo jǐge]

Many of us tried but few succeeded. — 我们中的许多人都试了，但很少几个成功了。

2)

* in the next few days — 在接下来的几天里 [zài jiēxiàlái de jǐtiān lǐ]

* in the past few days — 在过去的几天里

* every few days/months — 每几天/几个月

* a few of us/them — 我们/他们中的几个

* a few more — 再多几个

* very few survive — 极少幸存

* a good few or quite a few — 相当多

* as few as — 竟少到

* they are few and far between — 他们简直是凤毛麟角

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few 和 a few 都用在可数名词的复数形式之前，但意义不同。例如，I have a few friends 表示肯定含义，表示你有一些朋友。然而，I have few friends 表示否定含义，即你几乎没有朋友。