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not a little / not a bit,哪个是「非常」?

2017-02-22 帕特里克 英语汇

little / bit / few 这三个词字面含义虽简单,但由于搭配繁杂,许多学习者心乱如麻。

看完下面的内容需要多一点点耐心,也可能需要多看几遍才能完全理顺,但相信一定有帮助。

本篇总结了 little / bit / few 必须掌握的用法以及最易错的点,当然前提是对这三个词的相关用法已经有一定了解。

本篇分为两大部分:

  • little / bit / few + 名词(表示多与少

  • little / bit +  形容词、副词(表示程度

little / bit / few + 名词

后面接可数名词还是不可数名词?

不可数名词的是:

a little:Add a little water to the soup. 汤里加点水。

a bit:There's a bit of dirt on your collar. 衣领上有点污渍。(注意,「一些……」,a bit of 中的 of 不要漏掉。 )—— a bit of sth 英国人更常用

可数名词的是:

a few:She was silent for a few seconds. 她安静了几秒钟。

如果没有冠词a,那么little / few表示「几乎没有」

little

There was little doubt in my mind. 我脑海里几乎没有疑问。

few

Few people understand the difference. 几乎没有人能理解这种不同。

quite a little / not a little / no little 是同一个意思

quite a little / not a little / no little = 许多(+不可数名词)

It caused not a little / no little  confusion. 这引起了不小的疑惑。

Some spoke quite a little English. 有一部分人能说大量英语。

但:very little = 很少(+不可数名词)

Fish contains very little fat. 鱼类脂肪含量极少。

quite a few / not a few 也是同一个意思

quite a few / not a few = 许多(+可数名词)

The letter arrived quite a few days ago. 这封信多天之前就到了。

Not a few of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人是素食主义者。

但是:very few = 很少(+可数名词)

We get very few complaints from customers. 我们很少接到顾客的投诉。

little / bit + 形容词、副词

a little = a bit = a little bit

如果修饰形容词或者副词,a little = a bit = a little bit(美国口语里,似乎a little bit用得更多)

These shoes are a little / a bit too big for me. 这些鞋我穿的话大了一点。

She was a little disappointed with the job. 她对工作很失望。

This may be a little bit painful. 这可能会有点痛。

not a little 和 not a bit 含义刚好相反

not a little:非常

It was not a little puzzling. 这真是太费解了。

not a bit = 一点也不

I am not a bit disappointed. 我一点也不失望。

little / bit / few 在实际对话中还有许许多多习惯搭配,但一下子记全不太可行,主要还得从日常接触到的英语素材里慢慢积累。


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