“寥寥无几”常见的英文表达有 “very few”、“a handful of” 或 “few and far between” ,具体使用可根据语境选择:
very few:最为直接、常用的表达,强调数量极少。
例句:Only very few people attended the meeting.(参加会议的人寥寥无几。 )
a handful of:字面意思是“一把的数量”,常用来比喻数量极少的一群人或事物,带有一定的形象性。
例句:There were only a handful of customers in the store.(店里顾客寥寥无几。 )
few and far between:侧重于表示事物之间间隔大、稀少,不常出现,更强调出现的频率低。
例句:Opportunities like this are few and far between.(像这样的机会寥寥无几。 )