1. few and far between : 稀少；
2. a few : 几个, 少数, 一些；
3. quite a few : 不少；
1. few and far between : 稀少；
2. a few : 几个, 少数, 一些；
3. quite a few : 不少；
形容词
1. few
1. There were few people in the streets.
街上人很少。
2. He has a few friends in this city.
他在这个城市里有几个朋友。
代词
1. Few of my acquaintances like Sarah.
我的熟人中很少有人喜欢赛拉。
名词
1. A few of us speak French.
我们中间有几个人讲法语。
保险
A：It’s only a few (dollars/ times/calls every month.
每个月只要（几元钱/几次/打几个电话）。
B：That’s not so bad.
那还不是很糟糕。
要求提供服务
A：I'd like to get some of today's papers sent to my room.
我想要些今天的报纸送到我的房间。
B：They'll be at your door within a few minutes.
他们会尽快送到你的门口。
订货
A：Can we expect the same price as last time ?
价钱能够和上次的一样吗？
few的解释
B：Oh ,yes ,no problem about that.
哦，可以。没问题的。
A：Good ,we‘ll be ordering in just a few days.
很好，两三天内我们就会下订单。
1. 很少：鸡(gi)对于蚂蚁(ant)来说是巨人送(s)凯特(kate)去滑冰缝(sew)新(new)衣,露水(dew)滴(de~谐音),咀嚼思量(chew)真生气(ch~谐音),很少(few)乘务(crew)怪全体(crew指全体乘务员)页(page)工资(wage)愤怒(rage)看见(c)老年人(age
2. 少：1>but : but引导的限定性定语从句,其主句往往为否定或者含有否定意义的句子,意思相当于who......not.....,或者that.....not.......起到双重否定的作用. 例如:There are few/one of us but know Mr.Li .意思是我们当中不认识李德很少(few) 或者全部都认识李(no).
3. few：fighter escort wing; 护航战斗机联队
1. 少数;几个
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...
我为几个密友办了晚宴。
e.g. We had a few drinks afterwards...
后来我们喝了几杯。
2. (用于形容词和限定词后)几个，少数的
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...
过去几周是她记忆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.
领导人将在接下来的几天中飞往麦加签署协议。
3. (前面可用 so，too，very 修饰)极少的,几乎没有
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...
她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。
e.g. Few members planned to vote for him...
几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。
4. (尤指享有某种机遇等的)少数派，少数
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.
这不应是少数几个人的经历。
e.g. ...a system built on academic excellence for the few.
建立在面向少数人的精英教育上的体制
5. 少至;仅有;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...
一项研究显示，一天只抽 10 支烟也会损害生育能力。
e.g. The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year.
今年，工厂生产的小轿车可能只有 1,500 辆。
6. 稀少的;罕见的
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...
成功的女政治家凤毛麟角。
e.g. In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.
在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。
7. 不少,相当多(a good few 主要用于英国英语)
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...
我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。
e.g. I think a good few of the others were like me, a bit confused.
我觉得其他人中不少都像我一样，有点迷惑不解。
8. 饮酒过度;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.
呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。
9. 不少于;不止
You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large.
few的翻译
e.g. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.
至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。