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BNC: 189 COCA: 185
fewdeterminer, pronounuk/fjuː/ us/fjuː/

few determiner pronoun SOME

a few

A2 some, or a small number of something一些；几个

I need to get a few things in town.我需要到城里买几样东西。
There are a few slices of cake left over from the party.聚会上剩了一些蛋糕。
We've been having a few problems with the new computer.我们的这台新计算机一直有一些问题。
If you can't fit all the bags in your car, I can take a few in mine.如果你的车里装不下所有的袋子，可以在我的车里放几个。
"How many potatoes do you want?" "Oh, just a few, please."“你要多少土豆？”“哦，几个就够了，谢谢。”
Note:
  • A few is used with countable nouns. Compare small.

More examples

The weather is expected to remain clear for the next few days.

Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.

After the trip, it was nice getting back to a few home comforts.

A few rays of sunlight pierced the smoke.

A few scatter cushions would help to brighten up that old sofa.

A2 used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean "quite a large number"（用于 quite a few, a good few 等表达方式中） 许多，很多，大量

I know quite a few people who have had the same problem.我知道很多人也遇到了同样的问题。
Lots of people at the club are under 20, but there are quite a few who aren't.俱乐部里的很多人都不满20岁，但是也有很多人已经过了20岁。

Idiom(s)

have a few (too many)
fewdeterminer, pronoun, noun, adjectiveuk/fjuː/ us/fjuː/

few determiner pronoun noun adjective NOT MANY

B1 a small number or not many很少；不多；几个

It was embarrassing how few people attended the party.只有那么几个人去参加了聚会，真令人尴尬。
He is among the few people I can trust.他是为数不多的几个我能信任的人之一。
Very few people can afford to pay those prices.没有几个人能付得起那样的价格。
Few of the children can read or write yet.这些孩子中没有几个会读写。
Few things in this world give me more pleasure than a long bath.这个世界上没有多少比好好洗个澡更让我感到享受的事了。
We get few complaints.我们很少接到投诉。
According to the survey, as few as ten percent of us are happy with our jobs.根据调查，仅有10%的人对自己的工作感到满意。
The benefits of the planned changes are few.这个计划没什么益处。
Compare
little determiner (NOT ENOUGH)
fewer

B1 a smaller number少一些的

Fewer people smoke these days than used to.现在吸烟的人比以往少了。
We received far fewer complaints than expected.我们接到的投诉比预计的少很多。
Fewer than 3,500 tigers are left in the wild today.如今野生虎类还不到3500只。
Note:
  • Few is used with countable nouns.
few and far between

C2 not happening or existing very often不常发生；稀少

Apartments that are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between.既舒适又价格合理的公寓少之又少。

More examples

He created a wonderful meal from very few ingredients.

There are very few fish at depths below 3,000 metres.

She had a devastating beauty/charm/smile that few men could resist.

It was a bit dispiriting to see so few people arriving for the meeting.

The man was standing only a few feet away.

Idiom(s)

a man/woman of few words
no fewer than

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