短语 | have had a few (too many) |
释义 | have had a few (too many) informalto have drunk too much alcohol喝太多酒,喝醉,喝多了:•He looks as if he's had a few!他看上去像是喝多了! CHOICE a few , few , a little , little , a bit , fewer , less: a few and few are used before plural nouns. a few 和 few 用于复数名词之前。 a few means 'a small number'.a few 的意思是“少数”:•It will take a few minutes.这要花几分钟时间。•I've got a few friends who live nearby.我有几个住在附近的朋友。few means 'not many'.It emphasizes how small the number is. It is mainly used in writing or formal speech. few 的意思是“不多”,强调数量之少,主要用于书面或正式讲话中:Few people would deny her talent.几乎没人会否认她的天赋。•He has few inter-ests outside his work.工作之外他几乎没什么兴趣。In spoken English or informal writing it is more usual to say not many .在英语口语或非正式书面语中更常用的说法是 not many:•Not many people saw what happened.没多少人目睹事情的经过。a little and little are used before uncountable nouns. a little 和 little 用于不可数名词之前。 a little means 'some, but not a lot'.a little 的意思是“一些,但是不多”:•We still have a little time left.我们还有些时间。In spoken British English, it is more usual to say a bit .在英国英语口语中,更常用的说法是 a bit:•'Are you tired?' 'A bit.'“你累不累?”“有点。”•I've got a bit of money left.我还剩了点钱。little means 'not much'.It emphasizes how small the amount is. It is mainly used in writing or formal speech. little 的意思是“不多”,强调数量之少,主要用于书面语或正式讲话中:•There is now little hope of success.眼下成功的希望渺茫。In spoken English or informal writing it is more usual to say not much .在英语口语或非正式书面语中更常用的说法是 not much:•There was not much milk left.没多少牛奶剩下了。The comparative of few is fewer .few 的比较级是 fewer:•Few people have read the book, and even fewer understand it.很少有人看过这本书,看懂的人就更少了。The comparative of little is less .little 的比较级是 less:•We know little about his adult life, and less about his childhood.我们对他的成年生活了解很少,对他的童年知道的就更少了。 ► Sometimes people use less before a plural noun, but many people think that this is incorrect, so it is bet-ter to use fewer . 有时人们把 less 用在复数名词之前,但是许多人认为这不正确,所以最好用 fewer:•a village of fewer (NOT less) than 200 inhabitants一个人口不足 200 的村庄 |
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