a few
indef pron
1 a small number of people, things, places, etc; some 少數(shù)的人、 物、 地方等; 一些.
(a) (referring back 用以復(fù)指前文)
I didn't get any cards yesterday but today there were a few. 昨天我沒收到賀卡, 但今天有幾張.
She's written hundreds of books but I've only read a few (of them). 她寫了幾百部書, 但我只讀了(其中的)幾本.
(b) (referring forward 用以預(yù)指後文)
A few of the seats were empty. 有幾個(gè)座位是空的.
I recognized a few of the other guests. 在其余的客人中, 我認(rèn)識(shí)幾位.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) a good few; not a few a considerable number; significantly many 相當(dāng)多; 不少
There were a good few copies sold on the first day. 第一天就賣了許多本.
Not a few of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人吃素. `have a few (usu in the present perfect 通常用於現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)) drink a sufficient amount of alcohol to make one drunk or almost drunk 已醉; 微醉
I've had a few (ie a few glasses of beer, whisky, etc) already, actually. 我喝了幾杯, 其實(shí)已經(jīng)醉了.
She looks as if she's had a few. 她像是有些醉了. a few adv a small but significant number 少量的一定數(shù)目
a few more/less/too many 再多幾個(gè)[再少幾個(gè)/多余了幾個(gè)].