fewer

fewer

美 [fju]  英 [fju?]

  • adj.幾個;很少
  • adv.幾個;很少
  • n.幾個;幾乎沒有;(對“多數”說的)少數
  • pron.一些;很少人(或事物、地方);有些(人、事物、地方);不和…一般多
  • 網絡更少;較少的;更少的

詞形變化

比較級:fewer  最高級:fewest  

反義詞

adj.

英漢雙解

det.
1.
(與復數名詞和復數動詞連用)不多,很少used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’
Few people understand the difference.
很少有人了解這個差別。
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
今年來訪的旅游者似乎少了。
Very few students learn Latin now.
現在學拉丁語的學生少得很。
2.
(與復數名詞和復數動詞連用)有些,幾個used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’
We've had a few replies.
我們已得到了一些答復。
I need a few things from the store.
我需要從商店買些東西。
Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
相當多的人打算早到。
I try to visit my parents every few weeks .
我盡量每隔幾個星期看望一次父母。
pron.
1.
很少人(或事物、地方)not many people, things or places
Very few of his books are worth reading.
他的書值得讀的太少了。
You can pass with as few as 25 points.
只需要 25 分就可以及格。
Few will argue with this conclusion.
很少有人會不同意這個結論。
2.
有些(人、事物、地方);一些a small number of people, things or places; some
I recognized a few of the other people.
我認出了一些其他的人。
I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one.
他的電影多數我都看過。只有少數幾部能與他的第一部媲美。
Could you give me a few more details?
你能再給我提供一些詳情嗎?
3.
不和…一般多;少于not as many as
Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams.
不到 20 個學生考試全部及格。
There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.
這個地區有不少于 100 個不同物種。
4.
(與復數動詞連用)少數人used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’
Real power belongs to the few.
真正的權力掌握在少數人手中。
She was one of the chosen few(= the small group with special rights) .
她屬于少數享有特權的人。

習慣用語

few and far between
稀少;稀疏;不常發生not frequent; not happening often
quite a few
相當多;不少a fairly large number
I've been there quite a few times.
我去過那里好多次了。
have had a few
喝醉了;已醉to have had enough alcohol to make you drunk

英漢解釋

adj.
1.
有些,幾個
2.
少數的,很少,幾乎沒有
n.
1.
少數,幾個
2.
(對“多數”說的)少數
3.
很少數,幾乎沒有

英英解釋

det.

例句

China's milk disaster might have been averted , or fewer people affected, had China's leaders permitted journalists to do their jobs.

如果中國領導人之前允許記者正常開展工作中國牛奶事件可能避免或者不會那么受到影響

Or, to put it another way, fewer bad teachers. The obvious policy solution is more pay for good teachers, more dismissals for weak teachers.

立竿見影解決問題政策就是資質老師加薪本事老師走人

Fewer Americans are ready to accept testing or other real or perceived threats to their privacy or individual rights.

很少美國人好準備接受考驗他們隱私個人權益及其真實感受得到威脅

Morgan Stanley now is trying to redefine itself as a firm that advises investors and companies, taking fewer risks on its own balance sheet.

摩根士丹利眼下試圖重新自身定位重點轉向投資者公司提供咨詢服務降低自身資產負債表承受風險

The reserve control panel. It has fewer buttons, lights and levers, but it is still able to make the main operations.

備用控制面板按鈕顯示操作同樣能夠進行主要操作

SINCE 2006 Japan has had no fewer than five prime ministers. Three of them lasted just a year.

2006年以來日本已經有5首相其中

The advantage of the British system with its fewer opportunities to cast vetoes is clear when it comes to passing budgets.

英國政治體制較少“否決優勢通過預算法案表現尤為明顯

Fewer dead to leave their houses such was the intensity of the bombardment.

很少死者因為爆炸事件加劇離開他們家園

And in laying it out I even determined that if I had designed it differently, the layout would have fewer holes in the board.

奠定決定如果不同設計布局漏洞

At least there are fewer people being killed than were a year ago and fewer than might have been killed had things gone on as they were.

至少前來現在已經沒有那么殺害殺害

That appeared to leave investors with fewer traders to take the other side of their orders.

顯然使市場接手投資者指令交易者變得

In such a day, in September or October, Walden is a perfect forest mirror, set round with stones as precious to my eye as if fewer or rarer.

這樣九月十月瓦爾登森林一面十全十美明鏡四面石子鑲邊它們珍貴稀世

"I would rather see fewer foreclosures and housing prices bottoming out to decide that the credit crisis is drawing to a close, " she said.

寧愿看到取消抵押品贖回權房價觸底回升判定次級危機走向結束,”這樣

Well, I just read in the news that fewer and fewer businesses ask their employees to work five and a half days a week.

看到新聞越來越公司要求員工一個禮拜工作

Each time, the Chairman and no fewer than two members chosen from the panel will form a Tribunal to hear the appeals.

每次主席小組選出至少成員組成裁處上訴進行

When I visit these countries, I am amazed by how much they accomplish with far fewer resources - and how eagerly they embrace innovation.

訪問這些國家發現他們最少資源最多他們迫切地科技教育

Certainly, many part-time jobs are not the pick of the bunch. They tend to be low -pay, low - status and with fewer benefits.

當然許多兼職工作不是最好它們往往低層次而且津貼較少

It was facilitated, rather, by an increase in credit, so that now the average American family has no fewer than 13 credit cards.

然而信貸得到增長而且極為便利所以如今普通美國家庭擁有信用卡數量不下13

In some smaller restaurants with fewer people dining, like the case of a couple of diners, the measure's adoption could be optional.

有一些餐館就餐人數較少比如一兩兩三可以有一些隨意情況

That makes it easier to digest, so even though the stuff is no more calorific, the body uses fewer calories dealing with it.

即使加熱過程并不增加食物卡路里含量身體不會消化那樣消耗那么能量

The foremost reason among them was the fact that she had fewer invitations than usual for the autumn.

其中主要原因今年秋季接到請柬往年

They have been able to trace the source in fewer than 40 per cent of reported cases.

報道病例找到40%。

Here a more "elegant" method will be used, which will supply the same information in fewer steps.

這里使用一種巧妙方法需要很少提供相同信息

If your body is consuming fewer calories than it's expending, something's got to go (see God, "The First Law of Thermodynamics" ).

如果身體消耗熱量花費什么地方上帝:“力學第一定律”)。

Analysts also noted there was an improved quality of the earnings in the first quarter, which had fewer one-offs than in previous quarters.

分析師同時指出今年第一季度業績質量有所改善一次性收入少于幾個季度

He said the financial services industry would be-changed dramatically by the crisis, emerging with fewer competitors and more regulation.

金融服務行業危機發生劇變最終業內競爭者監管加強

Also, if you do not wish to use the same number of containers in test that are in production, shorten the list and use fewer containers.

同樣如果希望測試使用生產相同數目容器縮短列表使用較少容器

And you know, when you educate a boy, his family tends to have fewer kids, but only slightly.

一個接受教育女孩強烈傾向孩子

"Private equity firms are investing in fewer companies and able to take fewer out in public markets, " said Deignan.

私募股權公司投資公司越來越上市退出,”Deignan說道

Feeling poorer and with fewer people prepared to lend them money, consumers are cutting back: witness the slump in car sales.

倍感貧困消費者可謂如坐針氈看看汽車銷量陡然下滑便一二

Arthur was worried about his heart. He went to his doctor for an examination, and the doctor told him to eat fewer fatty foods.

亞瑟擔心心臟醫生那里檢查醫生告訴脂肪食物

River Zi dulcimer the words are fewer, just a little bit teeny point chin, above all to turn circular to in walk.

江梓笙只是微微下巴率先轉身

There have been a few shock results this season that hopefully might mean the title is taken with fewer points than usual.

賽季不少冷門比賽希望意味可以分數拿到冠軍

Note that Instructables tends to feature more cool hacks and fewer simple fixes, but it's still worth a look.

注意Instructables特色在于提供許多不錯工具但是簡單修理方法較少但是仍然值得

In comparison, surgeons in the U. S. typically perform one or two surgeries a day, five days a week, operating fewer than 60 hours.

相比之下美國外科醫生一般每天手術每周工作每周手術時間少于60小時

It is still likely to lay-off thousands of workers but probably far fewer than Fiat would have done if it had won the bidding.

現在可能幾千失業人員可能菲亞特公司較少工人已經獲得工作如果Magna已經中標

"Italy stands out from many other European countries in the fact that fewer women return to work after maternity, " he said.

意大利女性生產之后回到工作崗位人數少于其它許多歐洲國家,”表示

Myfirst impression upon receiving the book was that it was shorter (fewer pages)than I had expected.

接觸第一印象原先設想頁數)。

Continuing a trend I'd been noticing for a year at least, I've been seeing fewer movies in the theater.

印證至少關注東西說法影院電影次數越來越

That's because nature intended women to have fewer cycles by virtue of being pregnant much of the time, he said.

天性需要婦女多次懷孕從而減少排卵次數人們擔心違反天性相反如果

Voituron is now testing whether the olm might have extra-efficient mitochondria that emit fewer free radicals to begin with.

Voituron目前正在測驗是不是能夠釋放少量自由高效線粒體

He seems to have had many fewer doubts about her.

不過懷疑倒是相對很多

Not for running tales. She's wanted for her teats , not for her tongue. I'll have more milk from her, and fewer messages.

不是制造流言看中奶頭不是舌頭傳聞