1. few and far between : 稀少；
2. a few : 幾個, 少數(shù), 一些；
3. quite a few : 不少；
形容詞
1. few
1. There were few people in the streets.
街上人很少。
2. He has a few friends in this city.
他在這個城市里有幾個朋友。
代詞
1. Few of my acquaintances like Sarah.
我的熟人中很少有人喜歡賽拉。
名詞
1. A few of us speak French.
我們中間有幾個人講法語。
保險
A：It’s only a few (dollars/ times/calls every month.
每個月只要（幾元錢/幾次/打幾個電話）。
B：That’s not so bad.
那還不是很糟糕。
要求提供服務
A：I'd like to get some of today's papers sent to my room.
我想要些今天的報紙送到我的房間。
B：They'll be at your door within a few minutes.
他們會盡快送到你的門口。
訂貨
A：Can we expect the same price as last time ?
價錢能夠和上次的一樣嗎？
few的解釋
B：Oh ,yes ,no problem about that.
哦，可以。沒問題的。
A：Good ,we‘ll be ordering in just a few days.
很好，兩三天內(nèi)我們就會下訂單。
1. 很少：雞(gi)對于螞蟻(ant)來說是巨人送(s)凱特(kate)去滑冰縫(sew)新(new)衣,露水(dew)滴(de~諧音),咀嚼思量(chew)真生氣(ch~諧音),很少(few)乘務(crew)怪全體(crew指全體乘務員)頁(page)工資(wage)憤怒(rage)看見(c)老年人(age
2. 少：1>but : but引導的限定性定語從句,其主句往往為否定或者含有否定意義的句子,意思相當于who......not.....,或者that.....not.......起到雙重否定的作用. 例如:There are few/one of us but know Mr.Li .意思是我們當中不認識李德很少(few) 或者全部都認識李(no).
3. few：fighter escort wing; 護航戰(zhàn)斗機聯(lián)隊
1. 少數(shù);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 .
e.g. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends...
我為幾個密友辦了晚宴。
e.g. We had a few drinks afterwards...
后來我們喝了幾杯。
2. (用于形容詞和限定詞后)幾個，少數(shù)的
You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.
e.g. 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。
e.g. The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement.
領(lǐng)導人將在接下來的幾天中飛往麥加簽署協(xié)議。
3. (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 .
e.g. 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。
e.g. Few members planned to vote for him...
幾乎沒什么成員打算投他的票。
4. (尤指享有某種機遇等的)少數(shù)派，少數(shù)
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.
e.g. This should not be an experience for the few.
這不應是少數(shù)幾個人的經(jīng)歷。
e.g. ...a system built on academic excellence for the few.
建立在面向少數(shù)人的精英教育上的體制
5. 少至;僅有;少得只有
You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.
e.g. 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。
e.g. The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year.
今年，工廠生產(chǎn)的小轎車可能只有 1,500 輛。
6. 稀少的;罕見的
Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often.
e.g. Successful women politicians are few and far between...
成功的女政治家鳳毛麟角。
e.g. In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.
在這種經(jīng)濟環(huán)境下，新想法極為罕見。
7. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
8. 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.
e.g. A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.
呼吸分析器顯示你飲酒過量。
9. 不少于;不止
You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
few的翻譯
e.g. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
至少有 13 國外長出席了這屆會議。