a few

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a few
a few 一些;几个
- She has a few friends. 她有几个朋友。
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a few
1. (not many) 很少几个人;没有多少事物
- The trouble is that few want to buy. 问题是没什么人愿意买。
2. a few
(some) 几个人;一些事物
- Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours. 医生平均每周工作90小时, 有些值班医生达到120小时。
- How many apples do you want?—I'll have a few. 你要多少苹果?——我要几个。
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a few
n. or adj.
A small number (of people or things); some. 少数;几个,一些。
- The dry weather killed most of Mother's flowers, but a few were left. —A few is different in meaning from few, which emphasizes the negative; a few means 'some,' but few means 'not many.' a few 干燥的天气使母亲养的花大都枯死了,但还剩下一些活着。在意义上与few不同,后者强调否定之意;a few意为“一些”,而few 则意为“不多,很少”。
- We thought no one would come to lunch, but a few came. —Sometimes a few is used with only, and then it is negative. 我们以为没有人会来吃午饭的,但结果还是来了一些人。有时a few与only连用,这时它就表示否定了。
- We thought many people would come to lunch, but only a few came. —Sometimes used like an adverb. 我们以为会有很多人来吃午饭的,但结果只来了几个人。有时用作副词。
- Three students have no seats; we need a few more chairs. 3 个学生没有座位;我们还需要几把椅子。
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a few
adj. 几个,少许,稍有
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a few
少许, 少数
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