few作形容词时意思是很少的；少数的；几个。作代词时意思是少数。作名词时意思是少量。英式读法是[fjuː]。美式读法是[fjuː]。
相关例句：
用作形容词 (adj.)
1、We saw few students there.
我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。
2、The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.
我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。
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单词解析：
1、变形：
比较级:fewer
最高级:fewest
名词:fewness
2、用法：
pron. (代词)
1）few用作代词时,意思是“很少,几个”,作主语时谓语动词须用复数形式。
2）onlyfew, sofew相当于few,表示否定; somefew相当于some,表示肯定。
3、词义辨析：
adj. (形容词)
no fewer than, not fewer than
这两个词的意思表示的主观意愿不同:no fewer than表示“几乎一样多”; not fewer than则表示“最少一样多或更多”。试比较:
1）There were no fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数竟达一千人之多。
2）There were not fewer than 1000 people at the meeting. 到会人数至少也有一千人。
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