词汇 | precious little |
释义 | Idiom precious few and precious little Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL very few; very little. (Informal.)We get precious few tourists here in the winter.There's precious little food in the house and there is no money. precious little1. adjective Not much; scant. (Used solely with uncountable nouns; "precious few" is used with plural countable nouns.) There's precious little evidence connecting him to the crime, but the prosecution is adamant that he's their man. We've had precious little information about the deal, so rumors are flying around the office at the moment. 2. noun A very small amount (of something). We still know precious little about who might be involved with the attack. There's been precious little in the way of details about the trade deal being struck between the two countries. precious littleorprecious fewIf you say that there is precious little of something, you mean that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently. Note: Precious few is used before plural nouns with the same meaning. Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments. precious little (or few)extremely little (or few).precious ˈfew/ˈlittle(informal) very few/little: There are precious few places round here where you can get good Indian food. |
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