注意：not a few的意思不是“很少”，而是“不少”或“相當多”，它與quite a few, a good few大致同義。

　　例句：

　　A few tourists were buzzing around.

　　幾名游客在匆忙地跑來跑去。

　　I've simply extracted a few figures.

　　我只是摘取了一些數(shù)據(jù)。

　　We've had a few replies.

　　我們已得到了一些答復。

　　Real power belongs to the few.

　　真正的權力掌握在少數(shù)人手中。

　　Matches cost only a few pence.

　　火柴只需幾便士。

　　A few cars passed close by me.

　　幾輛車從我近旁駛過。