(comparative of `few\\\' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of;
\\\"fewer birds came this year\\\"
\\\"the birds are fewer this year\\\"
\\\"fewer trains were late\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
There will be fewer trees in the future. 未來將會有更少的樹。
Fewer and fewer people know what his real name is. 越來越少的人知道他的真名是什么。
Fewer and fewer people know what his real name is. 越來越少的人知道他的真名是什么。
Fewer members were now interested in going to sea on lifesaving missions, so they hired lifeboat crews to do this work. 越來越少的人對海上救援的職責感興趣了，于是他們雇用了一班人執行海上救援工作。
用作形容詞(adj.)
If we can mechanize farming we can produce more crops with fewer people. 如果我們能使耕種機械化，我們就能用較少的人力生產更多的農產品。
Better living conditions mean more live births and fewer stillbirths. 生活條件改善就會有較多的活產，較少的死產。