little和a little修飾不可數名詞
few和a few修飾可數名詞
littl和few強調少
a little和a few強調有一些.
(a) few + 可數名詞,(a) little + 不可數名詞
a few / a little 為肯定含義,還有一點(diǎn)
few / little 為否定含義,沒(méi)有多少了.
He has a few friends.他有幾個(gè)朋友.
He has few friends.他幾乎沒(méi)有朋友.
We still have a little time.我們還有點(diǎn)時(shí)間.
There is little time left.幾乎沒(méi)剩下什么時(shí)間了.
典型例題:
Although he 's wealthy,he spends___ on clothes.
A.little B.few C.a little D.a few
答案：A.spend所指的是錢(qián),不可數,只能用little或 a little.本句為although引導的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,由句意知后句為否定含義,因此應用little表示幾乎不.
固定搭配:
only a few (=few) not a few (=many) quite a few (=many)
many a (=many)
Many books were sold.
Many a book was sold.
賣(mài)出了許多書(shū).
