常用词few用法详解

(4) 与more搭配时，置于其前。如：

I advise waiting a few more days. 我建议再等几天。

I have a few more pages to read yet. 我还有几页要看。

(5) 与such搭配使用时，置于such之前。如：

I’ve met few such people. 那样的人我见得很少。

8. 几个易误解的短语：

(1) a good few：其意思不是“很少”“相当少”，而是“不少”“相当多”，强调数量多。如：

You will have to wait a good few weeks. 你得等上好几个星期。

We had a good few letters this morning. 我们今天早上收到好多信。

(2) not a few：其意思不是“很少”“相当少”，而是“不少”“相当多”，强调数量多。如：

Not a few of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人吃素。

There were hundreds of protestors, not a few of whom were women. 有数百名抗议者，其中相当一部分为妇女。

(3) quite a few：其意思不是“很少”“相当少”，而是“不少”“相当多”，强调数量多。如：

Quite a few people went to the game. 相当多人去观看了球赛。

We’ve got quite a few friends in the village. 我们在村子里有相当多的朋友。

(4) no fewer than：其意为“多达”“至少”“不少于”，主要用于强调数目之多或为了给人以深刻的印象，与as many as的意思相似。如：

There were no fewer than a hundred cars there. 那里的汽车不少于100辆。

There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. 这个地区的物不会少于100种。