a few、few;a little、little的不定代詞用法有哪些
a few、few;a little、little的不定代詞用法有哪些
下面是小編整理的一些關(guān)于a few、few;a little、little的不定代詞用法, 希望對大家的英語學(xué)習(xí)有幫助。
a few、few;a little、little的不定代詞用法有哪些“?
a few(少數(shù)幾個(gè),可數(shù));few(很少幾個(gè),可數(shù)):a few表示肯定,意思是“雖少,但有一些”;few表示否定,意思是“不多、沒有多少”。兩者均可用作主語、賓語、定語等。如:
Few of them know Spanish.(主語)他們當(dāng)中很少有人懂西班牙語。
A few of them know French.(主語)他們當(dāng)眾有幾個(gè)人懂法語。
We know few of them.(賓語)他們當(dāng)中的人我們認(rèn)得很少。
He made very few mistakes in the translation exercise.(定語)他翻譯練習(xí)里的錯(cuò)誤很少。
Tomato were only a few cents a catty in Beijing in summer.(定語)北京夏天的西紅柿曾經(jīng)只幾分錢一斤。
【注】:在日??谡Z中,few常備not many或hardly any代替。如:
He didn't make many mistakes.
He made hardly any mistakes.
a little(一些,不可數(shù));little(很少,不可數(shù)):a little表示肯定;little表示否定。兩者的差別和a few于few的差別相似。在句中可用作主語、賓語、定語等。如:
He says little but does much.(賓語)他說的少做的多。
I know a little about the play.(賓語)關(guān)于這個(gè)劇本,我稍有所知。
They went on with their work after a little rest.(定語)他們休息一會兒之后繼續(xù)工作
It hasn't rained for quite some time.There is little water left in the pond.(定語)好久沒下雨,池子里沒多少水了。
【注一】:little和a little在下面句子中用作狀語.如:
You rest too little.你休息得太少了。
I shall rest a little now.我現(xiàn)在要歇一會了。
This is little better than that.這個(gè)并不比那個(gè)好多少。
This is a little better than that.這個(gè)要比那個(gè)好一些。
【注二】:在日??谡Z中,littel常被hardly any或not much所代替。如:
Before liberation the poor peasants had hardly any(not much) land.解放前貧農(nóng)幾乎沒有土地。