| 单词 | a fair few |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa fair few e. colloquial (originally Australian). a fair few. extracted from fewadj.pron.n. (a) Used as noun: a considerable number; also with of-phrase as complement. ΚΠ 1890 Argus (Melbourne) 16 Aug. 12/5 The supply forward comprised dry cows and milkers in about equal proportions, the quality of the milkers being chiefly medium, with a fair few first-class. 1946 Spectator 24 Jan. 116/1 A fair few of them would score a right and left. 2006 L. Welsh Bullet Trick (2007) 77 Glasgow's got a hostelry on every street corner and a fair few in between. (b) Used adjectivally: a considerable number of. ΚΠ 1920 Mildura (Victoria) Cultivator 21 Feb. 3/4 It was still the day of bag hut and bough shed occupation and a fair few qualms quivered among the sturdier plantings. 1980 B. Friel Aristocrats in Sel. Plays (1984) 259 That's going back a fair few years now. My Uncle Johnny's dead, too—Jaysus he must be dead thirty years now. 2011 T. Ronald Becoming Nancy (2012) xix. 260 There were also a fair few underage lads knocking about. < as lemmas |
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