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fewer

/fyoo-er/US // ˈfyu ər //

更少,较少,更少的,较少的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of a smaller number: fewer words and more action.
pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1
    • : a smaller number: Fewer have come than we hoped.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.hardly any
Synonyms
lean精简,瘦身,倾斜,瘦肉精less更少,较少,少,更少的middling中等水平,中等,中等水平的,中等规模minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人minority少数人,小众,少数民族,少数派minute分,分数,分分钟,分别petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄scattering散射,散射作用,散射性,分散short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事exiguous冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连few and far between少之又少,少而又少,少而又少的,少而精imperceptible不易察觉的,不易察觉,难以察觉,难以察觉的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要inconsiderable微不足道,不足道,不足为奇,不足道的infrequent不经常,不常有,不常发生,不常insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的not many不多,并不很多,未几,并不多not too many不多,不会太多,不多不少,不多于occasional偶然的,偶尔的,偶尔,偶然paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的scant寥寥无几,稀少的,少量的,少量scarce稀缺,缺少,匮乏,紧张scarcely any几乎没有,寥寥无几,几乎没有任何,几乎没有什么scattered分散的,散乱的,分裂的,散落的seldom很少,很少有,很少见,很少有机会semioccasional半偶发性的,半偶发性,半偶然性的,半临时性的skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的slim苗条,纤细的,纤细,苗条的some一些,有些,某些,有的sparse稀少的,稀疏的,稀疏,寥寥无几sporadic零星的,零星,零散的,零碎的stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼straggling步履蹒跚,蹒跚学步,步履蹒跚的,蹒跚的thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的unfrequent不经常,不频繁,不频繁的,不常有的事widely spaced间隔广泛的,间隔广泛,间隔很广,间隔很远

Examples

  • This history reveals that rather than giving families more school options, school choice became a tool intended to give most families far fewer in the end.

  • In poor countries, only 1% of the population received a single dose, and even fewer received both.

  • “We can all now more clearly envision a future with drastically fewer incarcerated people,” the report said.

  • Expect many drastic changes, including welcoming far fewer ticketed attendees, having athletes quarantine weeks prior to the opening ceremonies, and regular testing for the duration of the competition.

  • According to USA Today, more than 180 people were in attendance at the Rose Garden, with only about 50 wearing masks and even fewer practicing social distancing.

  • This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.

  • That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns.

  • The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface.

  • New York now employs fewer cops, firefighters, and sanitation workers than it did in 2002.

  • This year, with slightly more worldliness and way fewer drinks consumed, I could see the emotionally fraught underbelly.

  • Few people, I think, realize that, and fewer still realize the reasonable consequences of that.

  • Moderate salaries prevailed, but the sovereign was worth much more then than now, while wants were fewer.

  • Some words occurred thousands of times, and others only five, or fewer.

  • Could the government of the country be now carried on upon principles that were all-powerful twenty—or even fewer—years ago?

  • What this troubled old world needs,Is fewer words and better deeds.