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含有few与little的九组易错短语 　　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. ???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 wor