英语词汇“few and far between”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Adjective He caught fewer fish than the rest of us. There are fewer children at the school this year. Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

There are notable boot camps, including Tech Elevator, the Flatiron School, Launch Academy, Caltech, and Fullstack Academy, just to name a few.

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 USA TODAY’s Life Department routinely landed top interviews with celebrities – from Paul Newman to Oprah Winfrey – but few were as unusual as the time reporter Kitty Bean Yancey spent with soul superstar James Brown in a South Carolina prison.

USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 Police departments nationwide have ramped up their training, with simulations happening this summer in places including Fort Smith, Arkansas; Atlanta, Georgia and its surrounding metro cities; and Georgetown Kentucky, to name a few.

Ashley Soriano, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 There are a few of those in Liberation Day, including the long titular story in which humans attached to the wall of a wealthy couple’s house have been programmed to entertain with songs and stories about the Old West.

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 In the 2018 primary, a few of them even backed a progressive challenger.

Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Keith Nelson is a writer by fate and journalist by passion, who has connected dots to form the bigger picture for Men’s Health, Vibe Magazine, LEVEL MAG, REVOLT TV, Complex, Grammys.com, Red Bull, Okayplayer, and Mic, to name a few.

Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022 All of the above features are currently available with WatchOS 9, but there are also a few that will be included with future updates.

WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 Here are a few of the highlights of the Ohio laws and safety guidelines regarding school buses.

Carol Kovach, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022

Noun

The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off.

Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020 Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation—but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover.

Jamie Ducharme, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom.

Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019 Until Kansas City’s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken.

Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2020 In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants — few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland — were made targets.

Marc Santora, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2019 But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented.

Michelle Beganskas, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019 This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox’ magical championships of 2004 and 2007.

BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2019 There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Pronoun and Adjective

Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son

First Known Use

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	few and far between
释义	few 1 of 3 pronoun ˈfyü plural in construction : not many persons or things few were present few of his stories are true few 2 of 3 adjective 1 : consisting of or amounting to only a small number one of our few pleasures 2 : at least some but indeterminately small in number —used with a caught a few fish fewness noun few 3 of 3 noun plural in construction 1 : a small number of units or individuals a few of them 2 : a special limited number the discriminating few Phrases few and far between : few in number and infrequently met : rare Synonyms Noun couple handful scatter scattering smatter smattering sprinkle sprinkling See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He caught fewer fish than the rest of us. There are fewer children at the school this year. Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective There are notable boot camps, including Tech Elevator, the Flatiron School, Launch Academy, Caltech, and Fullstack Academy, just to name a few. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 USA TODAY’s Life Department routinely landed top interviews with celebrities – from Paul Newman to Oprah Winfrey – but few were as unusual as the time reporter Kitty Bean Yancey spent with soul superstar James Brown in a South Carolina prison. USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 Police departments nationwide have ramped up their training, with simulations happening this summer in places including Fort Smith, Arkansas; Atlanta, Georgia and its surrounding metro cities; and Georgetown Kentucky, to name a few. Ashley Soriano, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 There are a few of those in Liberation Day, including the long titular story in which humans attached to the wall of a wealthy couple’s house have been programmed to entertain with songs and stories about the Old West. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 In the 2018 primary, a few of them even backed a progressive challenger. Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Keith Nelson is a writer by fate and journalist by passion, who has connected dots to form the bigger picture for Men’s Health, Vibe Magazine, LEVEL MAG, REVOLT TV, Complex, Grammys.com, Red Bull, Okayplayer, and Mic, to name a few. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 14 Sep. 2022 All of the above features are currently available with WatchOS 9, but there are also a few that will be included with future updates. WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 Here are a few of the highlights of the Ohio laws and safety guidelines regarding school buses. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 Noun The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020 Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation—but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. Jamie Ducharme, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019 Until Kansas City’s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2020 In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants — few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland — were made targets. Marc Santora, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2019 But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. Michelle Beganskas, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2019 This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox’ magical championships of 2004 and 2007. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2019 There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Pronoun and Adjective Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son First Known Use Pronoun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing few a few bob a good few as few as few and far between few if any have a few have a few loose screws have a few too many have a few minutes/moments man/woman of few words say a few words quite a few the/a chosen few keeps a few tricks up his sleeve of few words See More a few bob a good few as few as few and far between few if any have a few have a few loose screws have a few too many have a few minutes/moments man/woman of few words say a few words quite a few the/a chosen few keeps a few tricks up his sleeve of few words See More Kids Definition few 1 of 3 pronoun ˈfyü : not many people or things Few were prepared to perform. few 2 of 3 adjective fewer; fewest : not many but some I caught a few fish. They had few complaints. few 3 of 3 noun : a small number of people or things A few of the students are new. few and far between phrase as in occasional not often occurring or repeated Major snow storms are few and far between in this region. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance occasional odd rare unusual isolated uncommon infrequent sporadic unsteady unique scarce irregular intermittent discontinuous erratic scattered spasmodic choppy spotty fitful Antonyms & Near Antonyms common ordinary regular daily frequent routine
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