【含有few与little的九组易错短语】few和little的区别
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few与little是英语中两个非常有用的词,它们的基本区别是few用于修饰或说明可数名词,而little用于修饰或说明不可数名词。许多同学可能对它们的基本用法比较了解,但对于由它们构成的短语则了解较少。本文为大家归纳了九组结构相似的短语,并进行对比分析,以便帮助大家快速掌握它们的用法。
一、a good few与a good little
1. a good few的意思是“相当多”“不少”“好些”,不是“相当少”,用于说明可数名词。如:
There are still a good few empty seats. 仍有不少空位子。
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. 今天早上我们收到好多信。
2. a good little这个短语在现代英语中很少使用。
二、as few as与as little as
1. as few as的意思是“只有”“与……一样少”“少至”,主要用来强调数量少;用于说明可数名词。如:
You can pass with as few as 25 points. 只需要25分你就可以及格。
According to the survey,as few as 10% of us are happy with our jobs. 根据最近的一次调查,仅仅10%的人对自己的工作感到满意。
2. as little as的意思是“与……一样少”“少至”,主要用来强调数量少;用于说明不可数名词。如:
She does as little as possible. 她能少做就少做。
The process could take as little as two weeks. 这个过程仅需两周时间。
三、no fewer than与no less than
1. no fewer than的意思是“多达”“至少”“不少于”,主要用于强调数量之多;用于说明可数名词。如:
No fewer than five hundred delegates attended the conference. 参加这次会议的代表多达500人。
No fewer than six bank robberies were reported within the space of a few hours. 据报道,在几个小时之内发生的银行抢劫案不下6宗。
2. no less than的主要意思是“多达”“至少”“不少于”,主要用于强调数量之多;用于说明可数名词。如:
He paid no less than $10,000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。
He walks no less than five miles to school. 他上学至少要走五英里。
另外,它还可表示:
(1) 简直,与……没差别
It is no less than robbery to ask for so much. 要求这么多,简直跟抢劫没两样。
(2) 原来就是,正是
He was no less than the mayor. 他原来就是市长。
四、not a few与not a little
1. not a few的意思是“相当多”“不少”,用于说明可数名词。如:
Not a few of the members were absent. 不少会员未出席。
There were hundreds of protestors,not a few of whom were women. 有数百名抗议者,其中相当一部分是妇女。
2. not a little的意思也是“相当多”“不少”,用于说明不可数名词。如:
It has given me not a little trouble. 这给我带来不少麻烦。
She spent not a little money on clothes. 她花了相当多的钱来买衣服。
另外,它还可用作副词,修饰形容词、副词或动词,其意为“很”“相当”,与副词quite同义。如:
She was not a little satisfied with the result. 她对结果相当满意。
She was not a little worried about the expense. 她对那笔开支相当苦恼。
She was not a little shaken by her experience. 她一点也没因为自己的经历而动摇。
五、quite a few与quite a little
1. quite a few的意思是“相当多”“不少”,用于说明可数名词。如:
Quite a few of us are worried. 我们不少人很着急。
Quite a few people came to the lecture. 有相当多的人来讲座。
2. quite a little的意思也是“相当多”“不少”,用于修饰或指代不可数名词。如:
It gives me quite a little pleasure. 这给我不少乐趣。
We are not finished;quite a little is left to do. 我们还没做完,还有不少工作要做。
六、some few与some little
1. some few的意思是“相当多”“不少”,用于修饰或指代可数名词。如:
Some few students were absent today. 今天有不少学生缺席。
Some few have emerged as peculiarly influential. 不少人脱颖而出成为极有影响的人物。
2. some little的意思也是“相当多”“不少”,用于说明不可数名词。如:
They spent some little money on dresses. 她们在衣服上花费了很多钱。
I hope this is the last we see of him for some little time! 我希望我们在好长一段时间里都不会再见到他!
七、the few与the little
1. the few的意思“为数不多的”“少数的”,用于说明特指的可数名词。如:
The few people who saw the film enjoyed it. 看过这部电影的少数人都喜欢它。
The few houses we have seen are in terrible condition. 我们见到的为数不多的几所房子都非常糟糕。
若the few单独使用(即其后不接名词),它与the many相对,意思是“少数人”。如:
Real power belongs to the few. 真正的权力掌握在少数人手里。
Only the few are likely to enjoy this music. 可能只有少数人欣赏这种音乐。
2. the little的意思“量不多的”“量不大的”,用于修饰或指代特指的不可数名词。如:
She paid them a generous wage for the little they did. 她为他们的那么一点工作付了很高的工资。
The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society. 我们对曾生活在这儿的人们所掌握不多的材料显示出他们有一个非常复杂的社会。
八、very few与very little
1. very few的意思是“很少”“几乎没有”,用于修饰可数名词。如:
Very few ever stopped to listen. 很少人停下来听。
Sunday is the day when very few people go to work. 星期日是没什么人上班的日子。
2. very little的意思也是“很少”“几乎没有”,用于修饰不可数名词。如:
Very little data is available. 现有的资料十分缺乏。
We spend very little on food. 我们在吃上花钱很少。
There has been very little progress this term. 这学期没有什么进步。
九、what few与what little
1. what few的意思是“极少的”“仅有的几个”,用于说明特指的可数名词;其中的what也可换成定冠词,意思不变。如:
What few friends she has are out of the country. 她仅有的几个朋友都在国外。
The ten men have packed what few belongings they have. 这10个人已将他们仅有的一点行装打点好了。
2. what little的意思是“极少量的”“仅有的一点点”,用于说明特指的不可数名词;其中的what也可换成定冠词,意思不变。如:
He spent what little money he had on books. 他把仅有的一点钱都用来买书了。
Here they are,taking away what little we have. 他们来到这里,拿走了我们仅有的一点东西。
I spent what little time I had with my family. 我仅有的一点时间都是与家人在一起度过的。
【小结与提醒】
some few,a good few,quite a few,not a few意思基本相同,均表示“相当多”“不少”,注意不要误解为“很少”“相当少”,注意它们都用于修饰或说明可数名词;some little,quite a little,not a little意思基本相同,也表示“相当多”“不少”,也不表示“很少”“相当少”,注意它们都用于修饰或说明不可数名词。
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