形 （数量小） few，little，less；动 be short，lack，lose，be missing；副 seldom，a little while，a moment；

[例句] 鲁宾逊咖啡屋里的人正在变少，但也只是渐少而已。 The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.

[例句] 青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。 Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.