a few
英 [ə fjuː]
美 [ə fjuː]
几个; 〔反语〕很多; 一点点
Oxford 3000
同义词辨析
a fewa number ofseveralsome【导航词义：一些】
a fewadj. 一些，几个
〔辨析〕
在数量上用于肯定意义，强调有一些，后接复数可数名词。
〔例证〕
I have a few friends in New York.
我在纽约有几个朋友。
I have saved a few chocolates for the children.
我留了一些巧克力糖给孩子们。
我在纽约有几个朋友。
I have saved a few chocolates for the children.
我留了一些巧克力糖给孩子们。
a number of许多…，若干…
〔辨析〕
强调数量的概念，也可说 a large/small number of, 后接复数可数名词，谓语动词用复数。
〔例证〕
There are a number of chairs in the hall.
大厅里有一些椅子。
A large number of children survived the earthquake.
不少孩子从地震中幸存了下来。
A small number of students at this college are studying electronics.
这所学院里有少数学生在学电子学。
大厅里有一些椅子。
A large number of children survived the earthquake.
不少孩子从地震中幸存了下来。
A small number of students at this college are studying electronics.
这所学院里有少数学生在学电子学。
severaladj. 几个，数个
〔辨析〕
相对于 a few，some 而言较为正式，一般只能用于肯定句，强调“不止一两个”，后接复数可数名词。
〔例证〕
She raises several pigs.
她养了好几头猪。
After several visits to Beijing, she had learned a little Chinese.
数次访问北京后，她学会了一点汉语。
There are several holes in the wall.
墙上有几个洞。
她养了好几头猪。
After several visits to Beijing, she had learned a little Chinese.
数次访问北京后，她学会了一点汉语。
There are several holes in the wall.
墙上有几个洞。
someadj. 一些，若干
〔辨析〕
带有不确定性，多用于肯定句中，后接复数可数名词或不可数名词。
〔例证〕
Some co-workers attended his party.
一些同事参加了他的聚会。
He has been gone for some time.
他已经离开一段时间了。
He saved some apples for his children.
他给孩子们留了些苹果。
一些同事参加了他的聚会。
He has been gone for some time.
他已经离开一段时间了。
He saved some apples for his children.
他给孩子们留了些苹果。
双语例句
- She shelled and ate a few nuts.
她剥了几个坚果吃了。 - She backed up a few steps.
她后退了几步。 - I gave a dinner party for a few close friends
我为几个密友办了晚宴。 - One can hardly believe that this paper mill was started from scratch only a few years ago.
很难相信这个造纸厂仅仅是在几年前白手起家办起来的。 - I stayed there a few days longer.
我在那里多住了几天。 - I have a few, but not many.
我有几个，可是不多。 - We had a few drinks afterwards
后来我们喝了几杯。 - A few books have been lost from the library.
图书馆丢失了几本书。 - We spent a few days in a hotel
我们在一家宾馆住了几天。 - We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
咱们有日子没见面了。