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/fju:/ * tính từ - ít vải =a man of few words+ một người ít nói =very few people+ rất ít người =every few minutes+ cứ vài phút - (a few) một vài, một ít =to go away for a few days+ đi xa trong một vài ngày =quite a few+ một số kha khá * danh từ & đại từ - ít, số ít, vài =he has many books but a few of them are interesting+ anh ấy có nhiều sách nhưng chỉ có một vài cuốn là hay !a good few - một số kha khá, một số khá nhiều !the few - thiểu số; số được chọn lọc !some few - một số, một số không lớn -
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/ei, ə/ * danh từ, số nhiều as, a's - (thông tục) loại a, hạng nhất, hạng tốt nhất hạng rất tốt =his health is a+ sức khoẻ anh ta vào loại a - (âm nhạc) la =a sharp+ la thăng =a flat+ la giáng - người giả định thứ nhất; trường hợp giả định thứ nhất =from a to z+ từ đầu đến đuôi, tường tận =not to know a from b+ không biết tí gì cả; một chữ bẻ đôi cũng không biết * mạo từ - một; một (như kiểu); một (nào đó) =a very cold day+ một ngày rất lạnh =a dozen+ một tá =a few+ một ít =all of a size+ tất cả cùng một cỡ =a Shakespeare+ một (văn hào như kiểu) Sếch-xpia =a Mr Nam+ một ông Nam (nào đó) - cái, con, chiếc, cuốn, người, đứa...; =a cup+ cái chén =a knife+ con dao =a son of the Party+ người con của Đảng =a Vietnamese grammar+ cuốn ngữ pháp Việt Nam * giới từ - mỗi, mỗi một =twice a week+ mỗi tuần hai lần
См. также в других словарях:
very few — extremely few, very little … English contemporary dictionary
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — very scarce, very few, rare … English contemporary dictionary
few and far between — very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between … English idioms
very little — very small amount, very few, not many … English contemporary dictionary
few — /fju:/ quanountifier, noun (plural) 1 a few/the few (no comparative) a small number (of): I ve got a few books on gardening. | I ll pop into the supermarket and get a few bits and pieces. | only a few hundred yards past the crossroads | It s one… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
few */*/*/ — UK [fjuː] / US [fju] determiner, pronoun Word forms few : comparative fewer superlative fewest Summary: Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in… … English dictionary
few — [[t]fju͟ː[/t]] ♦ fewer, fewest 1) DET: DET pl n 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. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends... We had a few drinks afterwards … English dictionary
