few，a few，little与a little的区别

看几个例句，试着理解“few”与“a few”的用法。

There were few eggs in the fridge, so he went to the supermarket and bought some. 冰箱里几乎没有鸡蛋了，所以他去超市买了一些。

She had few friends, and was generally not very happy 她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。

I gave a dinner party for a few close friends. 我为几个密友办了晚宴。

小结：

few，a few 用来修饰可数名词，few表示否定意义，没有，几乎没有。 a few则表示一些。

再看几个例句，试着理解“little”与“a little”用法。

I had little money and little free time 我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。

There is little food left in the fridge, is there? 冰箱里几乎没剩下食物了，是不是？

Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home. 卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。

小结：

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则表示一些。