few / a few用来修饰可数名词，few表示否定意义，没有，几乎没有；
他这里没朋友，他感觉寂寞。
He has few friends here, he feels lonely.
a few表示有肯定意思， 有几个。 例如：
There are a few eggs in the basket.篮子里有几个鸡蛋。
little / a little用来修饰不可数名词，little表示否定意思，没有，几乎没有。
a little 表示肯定意思，有一点儿。 例如：
There is little ink in my bottle, can you give me a
little ink?
我的瓶子里没有墨水了，你能给我点儿墨水吗？
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单词：a few的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
few/a few/quite a few
I have few friends.我几乎没有朋友。
I have a few friends.我有几个朋友。
I have made quite a few friends.我交了许多朋友。
<辨析>三者都用于修饰可数名词，但含义不同。few 意为“很少”，“几乎没有”，倾向于否定。a few 意为“有几个”，“有一些”，有肯定的意义。试比较：
The problem is very difficult;few students understand it.这个问题很难，没有几个学生能懂。
The porblem is not quite difficult;a few students understand it.这个问题并不很难，有些学生能懂。
few 和 a few 还可在句中作主语和宾语。如：
Few of my friends were there.我的朋友中几乎没有人在那里。
I met a few of my classmates in the street.我在街上遇到了几个同班同学。
quite a few 的意思是“相当多”，“好多”。如：
There are quite a few people in the park.公园里人相当多。
与单词：a few 相关的例句或者名人名言
Before we start our exercise, let's take a few deep breaths.
在我们开始运动前，先做一些深呼吸吧。
I've prepared a few snacks for you to enjoy before dinner.
我准备了一些零食供你在晚餐前享用。
China has adopted one-child policy for a few decades.
中国在过去几十年中实行独生子女政策。
These are just a few of the fresh, ripe vegetables in my garden.
这只是我花园里新鲜成熟的一部分蔬菜。
Just a few minutes.
只要几分钟。
※The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife. You insult her in-telligence if you assume that a mere slogan and a few vapid adjectives will persuade her to buy anything.Davik Ogilvy, American advertisement manager消费者不是傻瓜；她是你的妻子。如果你认为仅凭 句口号，几个干巴巴的形容词就能诱使她掏腰包购买任何东西的话，那么你就亵渎了她的智慧。美国广告经营者 奥格尔维 D
