中考易混词汇辨析：few,a few,little,a bit

(1) few 和 a few 后接可数名词，little 和 a little 后接不可数名词。

(2) few 和 little 意为“很少，几乎没有”，表否定;a little 和 a few 意为“有几个”，“有一点”，表肯定。

Eg: hurry up. There is little time left, 快点，没有时间了。

Don’t worry. There is still a little time left. 别着急，还有一点时间。

He has few friends, so he is very lonely. 他几乎没有朋友，所以他感到很孤独。 注意：only a little = little Only a few = few

当 a few 前有另一个形容词或定冠词修饰时，a 要去掉。 Eg: in the past few years . 在过去的几年中。 Every few hundred meters 每隔几百米。

(3) a little与a bit修饰形容词和副词时，两者可以互换。 Eg: I am a little tired. = I am a bit tired. 我有一点累。

(4) a little与a bit的不同点：

修饰名词时：a little + n. = a bit of + n.

表达否定时：not a bit = not at all 一点也不 Not a little = quite a little 许多