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DET
少數;幾個
You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few .
例句
I gave a dinner party for a few close friends...
我為幾個密友辦了晚宴。
We had a few drinks afterwards...
后來我們喝了幾杯。
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ADJ
(用于形容詞和限定詞后)幾個，少數的
You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.
例句
The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember...
過去幾周是她記憶中平生最愉快的日子。
The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement.
領導人將在接下來的幾天中飛往麥加簽署協議。
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DET
(前面可用 so，too，very 修飾)極少的,幾乎沒有
You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few .
例句
She had few friends, and was generally not very happy...
她幾乎沒什么朋友，總的來說不怎么開心。
Few members planned to vote for him...
幾乎沒什么成員打算投他的票。
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N-SING
(尤指享有某種機遇等的)少數派，少數
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.
例句
This should not be an experience for the few.
這不應是少數幾個人的經歷。
...a system built on academic excellence for the few.
建立在面向少數人的精英教育上的體制
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PHRASE
少至;僅有;少得只有
You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.
例句
One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility...
一項研究顯示，一天只抽 10 支煙也會損害生育能力。
The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year.
今年，工廠生產的小轎車可能只有 1,500 輛。
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PHRASE
稀少的;罕見的
Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.
例句
Successful women politicians are few and far between...
成功的女政治家鳳毛麟角。
In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.
在這種經濟環境下，新想法極為罕見。
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PHRASE
不少,相當多(a good few 主要用于英國英語)
You use not a few when you are referring to quite a lot of things or people. You can also use a good few in this way, mainly in British English.
例句
I've made this argument, and not a few people would disagree with me...
我提出了此論點，而這會是相當多的人都不同意的。
I think a good few of the others were like me, a bit confused.
我覺得其他人中不少都像我一樣，有點迷惑不解。
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PHRASE
飲酒過度;喝多了
If you say that someone has had a few too many or has had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks.
例句
A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.
呼吸分析器顯示你飲酒過量。
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PHRASE
不少于;不止
You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
例句
No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
至少有 13 國外長出席了這屆會議。