little,alittle,few,afew区别

1、Little, a little, few, a few 的区别：版本一：a little /little （形容词）用在不可数名词之前：a little salt /little salt 一点盐/没有多少盐a few /few （形容词）用在复数名词之前：a few people /few people 有几个人/没有几个人a few /few + 名词复数，a little /little +不可数名词，a few /a little 表肯定，（一点 /一些），few / little 表否定（几乎没有）a little +不可数名词=a bit of + 不可数名词，a little

2、+ 形容词=a bit + 形容词这四种形式也都能用做代词使用，或单独使用或与of连用:例：-Sugar ?- A little , please .- 要糖吗？- 请给一点儿。Only a few of these are any good这其中只有几个用得着。B a litile , a few （形容词和代词）a little指少量或者说话人认为少的量；a few指小数目或者说话人认为小的数目。把 only 放在 a little /a few 之前，是为了强调说话人认为该数量的确很小。例：Only a few of our customers have accounts .我们的顾客中

3、只有少数人是记账的。但是把quite放在a few之前就大大增大了这个数量：I have quite a few books on art .我有不少关于艺术的书。（许多书）C little和few （形容词和代词）：little和few意为很少或没有，几乎具有否定意义：例：There was little time for consultation几乎没有时间商量。Little is known about the side effects of this drug .这种药物有些什么副作用，现在还不大清楚。Few towns have such splendid trees .有这么好看的

4、树木的城市不多。little和few的这种用法主要限于书面英语（可能由于在日常会话中 little和few容易被误认为是 a little /a few）。 因此，在日常会话中 little 和few 通常由 hardly any 替代，也可以由 动词否定式 +much / many 替代：例：We saw little .我们没有看到什么。相当于：We saw hadly anything . / We didn ' t see much.我们几乎什么都没有看到。Tourists come here but few stay overnight .有游客到这里来，但很少有人过夜。相当

5、于：Tourists come here but hadly any stay overnight .有游客到这里来，但几乎没有人在这里过夜。但如果 little 和 few 由 so, very, too, extremely , comparatively , relatively 等词修饰，就 可以较自由地使用。fewer （比较级）也可以更自由地使用。例：I ' m unwilling to try a drug I know so little about .我不乐意服我知之甚少的药。They have too many technicians , we have too f

6、ew .他们的技术员太多，而我们的又太少。There are fewer butterflies every year .蝴蝶的数量每年都在减少。D a little /little （副词）1 a little 可以：（a）与动词连用：例：It rained a little during the night .夜里下了一点儿雨。They grumbled a little about having to wait .他们为要等候抱怨了几句。(b)与具有 令人不快的”意义的形容词和副词连用：例：a little anxious 有点儿着急a little annoyed 有点儿不耐烦a li

7、ttle unwillingly 有点儿不情愿地a little impatiently 有点儿不耐心地(c)与形容词和副词的比较级连用：The paper should be a little thicker .这纸应该再厚一点儿。Can' t you walk a little faster ?你不能走得快一点儿吗？在(b) 中可以用 rather 来代替 a little。 rather 也可以用于比较级之前，但 a little 更常用 一些。在英语口语中a bit可以在上述例子中用以替代a little。2在比较正式的文体中，little主要同better或more连用：例：

8、His second suggestion was little (=not much ) better than his first .他的第二个建议比第一个好不了多少。He was little (= not much ) more than a child when his father died .他父亲去世时，他差不多还是个孩子。在正式的英语中，little 可用在某些动词如expect, know, sus pect, think 等之前：例：He little expected to find himself in prison .他几乎没有料到自己会进监狱。He little

9、thought that one day他几乎从不曾想过有一天注意！ 像 littleknown 和little used 这样的形容词的用法：a little known painter 一个藉藉无名画家a little-used footpath一条几乎没有人走的小道版本二：(a) few 与(a) little 的区别1 .从所修饰的名词来看：(a) few后接可数名词，且要用复数形式；(a) little后接不可数名词。如：We had little time to do it.我们没什么时间做此事。There' s only a little soup left.只剩下一点儿

10、汤了。He has few friends.他朋友很少。1 ' ll only be away a few minutes.我只离开几分钟。2 .从所表示的意思来看：上面提到，两者均可表示数量，其主要区别是，(a) few后接可数名词，(a) little后接不可数名词。但是，(a) little还可表示大小。如：Please accept this little gift .请接受这件小小的礼物。There are several little towns along the river. 沿河有几个/J、镇。注意体会下面两句，前面的 little表示形状或个子小”，后面的littl

11、e表示数量 少'':The little boy is very busy. He has little time to play.这个小男孩很忙，他很少有时间玩。It ' s a little animal. It eats only a little food.那是一个小动物，它只吃一点点食物。3.从各自的词性来看：在词性方面，两者的共同点是，均可用作形容词或代词；其丕同点是,(a) little还可用作副词，用以修饰形容词、副词、动词以及介词短语。如：He is a little tired.他有点累了。They are a little bit better n

12、ow.现在他们稍好一点了。You should walk a little faster. 你应该走快一点。She was only a little over fifty years old . 她才五十多点。二、有a与没有a的区别不带a的little和few含有否定意义，表示数量很少或几乎没有,强调 少”:带有a的little和few含有肯定意义，表示数量虽然少但毕竟还有，强调 宥”。比较：Few people like such things.没什么人喜欢那样的东西。A few people like such things.有少数人喜欢那样的东西。He knows little Eng

13、lish.他几乎不懂英语。He knows a little English.他懂一点点英语。注意，当few前不带a,但带有the, some these, those等修饰语时，也表示肯定意义。 如：Some few have already left.有几个已经离开了。The last few winters have been very cold . 过去几个冬天者酩艮冷。The first few chapters are about his early days . 前几章谈他的少年时期。三、思维拓展注意两者比较级和最高级的用法及区别：little 的比较级和最高级分另1J为less

14、和least, few的比较级和最高级分别为fewer和fewest。女口：Boys think less about dress than girls do.男孩子不像女孩子那样爱打扮。He has the least money of all of us.他是我们大家中钱最少的。Fewer radios were sold this year than last. 今年卖掉的收音机比去年少。He tried to finish the work with least money and fewest people.他设法要用最少的钱和最少的人去完成这项工作。习题练习:区别一：a littl

15、e 和little 彳修饰或代替不可数名词：与 much 木耳对：表示 多“；a few 和few 彳修饰或 代替可数名词与 many 相对，表示 少“。a little 和 a few 含肯定语气，little 和 few 含否定语气。般说来，在 only, just, still, quite, can, not等词后用 a little 或 a few ;在 very, so, some, the, no 等词后用 little 或 few1. Are the new rules working? Yes.books are stolen.(全国卷）A. FewB. MoreC. Som

16、eD. None【分析】答案选 Ao句意为：新的规章制度奏效吗？奏效，几乎没什么书被盗了。None后要加of才对。2. Would you like some wine? Yes, just.（ 全国卷）A. littleB. very littleC. a littleD. little bit分析答案选 Co 由 yes 和just 可知，语气肯定，用 a little （wine） 。 very little 前不 可再用 just 修饰。 区别二 little 的比较级和最高级分别是 less, least ; few 的比较级和最 高级是 fewer, fewest 。如:If we had followed the plan, we could have done the job better with money and people.（全国卷）A. less; lessB. fewer;