形 (數(shù)量小) few,little,less;動 be short,lack,lose,be missing;副 seldom,a little while,a moment;
[例句] 魯賓遜咖啡屋里的人正在變少,但也只是漸少而已。 The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.
[例句] 青少年自殺很少是由于突然發(fā)生不幸而作出的沖動反應。 Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.