プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
すくない【少ない】
〔数が〕few; 〔量が〕little⇒すこし(少し)
- それができる人はごく少ない
Very few can do it. - あの国では80歳以上の人はごく少ない
In that country, there are very few people over eighty. - 昨年は雨が少なかった
We didn't have much rain last year. - 小遣いは10,000円では少なすぎる
An allowance of ten thousand yen is 「far too little [((文)) far from sufficient].／Ten thousand yen isn't nearly enough pocket money. - 燃料が少なかった
Fuel was limited [scarce]. - 食料が少なくて困っている
We are suffering from a shortage of food. - このやり方の方が危険が少ない
This method is safer [less risky].