1. few 与 little 作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词。具体区别:
(1) few 后面跟复数可数名词。 e.g. few books few students
(2) little 后面跟单数不可数名词。 e.g. little water little food
e.g. He has few friends. 他没有几个朋友。
They has little money. 他们没有什麽钱
2. a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”。具体区别:
(1) a few 后加可数名词复数
(2)a little 后加不可数名词单数。
e.g. I'm going to buy a few bananas.
I can speak only a little Chinese.
3. a little 与 little 也可以用作副词, 表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”
e.g. ----Can you speak English?
----Yes, but only a little.
This book is a little more difficult than that one.
( 可修饰形容词比较级)
She slept little last night. 昨天晚上,她没有怎么睡觉。
little例句:
1、I had little money and little free time
我没什么钱,也没多少空闲时间。
2、On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little
返回马赛的路上,他们没怎么说话。
3、Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home
卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。
few例句:
1、I gave a dinner party for a few close friends
我为几个密友办了晚宴。
2、The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember
过去几周是她记忆中平生最愉快的日子。
3、She had few friends, and was generally not very happy
她几乎没什么朋友,总的来说不怎么开心。