few, little, a few, a little用法意義、區(qū)別

(a) few + 可數(shù)名詞, (a) little + 不可數(shù)名詞

a few / a little 為肯定含義，還有一點

few / little為否定含義，沒有多少了。

He has a few friends.他有幾個朋友。

He has few friends. 他幾乎沒有朋友。

We still have a little time. 我們還有點時間。

There is little time left.幾乎沒剩下什么時間了。

典型例題(練習題):

Although he ’s wealthy，he spends___ on clothes.

A. little B. fewC. a little D. a few

答案： A. spend所指的是錢，不可數(shù)，只能用little或 a little. 本句為although引導的讓步狀語從句，由句意知后句為否定含義，因此應用little表示幾乎不。

固定搭配:

only a few (=few) not a few (=many) quite a few (=many)

many a (=many)

Many books were sold.

Many a book was sold.

賣出了許多書。