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few /fjuː/► SEE ALLfew and far betweenhave had a few (too many)a man/woman of few wordsprecious few/littlequite a fewruffle sb’s/a few feathers
●few and far beˈtweennot frequent; not happening often 少见；稀少；不常发生◆Since her illness, the former Senator’s public appearances have been few and far between.
这位前参议员自从患病以来，就很少公开露面。◆Apartments for hire are few and far between in this part of town.
镇上这个地方鲜有房屋出租。●have had a few (too many) (informal) have drunk a lot of alcohol 喝过头了◆Look, he’s had a few and he really shouldn’t drive home.
听我说，他喝得太多了，实在不能让他开车回家。◆You’ve had a few too many, Paul. You don’t know what you’re saying.
保罗，你喝多了，你完全不知道自己在胡说些什么。●a man/woman of few ˈwordsa person who does not talk much 少言寡语的人◆Mr Robins was a man of few words, but his opinions were always respected.
罗宾斯先生话不多，但他的意见总是得到人们的重视。●precious ˈfew/ˈlittle (informal) very few/little 很少；罕有◆There are precious few places round here where you can get good Indian food.这里很少有地方能吃到真正好的印度菜。●quite a ˈfew (BrE also a good ˈfew) a fairly large number 相当多◆I’ve been there quite a few times.我去过那儿好多次了。◆They’ve been here a good few years now.他们在这儿已经有些年头了。●ruffle sb’s/a few ˈfeathers (informal) annoy sb by doing sth that upsets and disturbs them 惹恼；使不安◆All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management’s feathers.所有这些关于罢工的传言显然让管理层很不安。 OPP smooth (sb’s) ruffled feathers NOTE This refers to the way the wind disturbs the smooth surface of a bird’s feathers so that they stick out. 这个习语原指风吹乱鸟平整的羽毛的样子。 |