1 little 和a little 修饰不可数名词。little表示“少，几乎没有”，是从否定的角度说的；a little 表示“一些，一点”，是从肯定的角度说的，相当于some。
I have little ink. Please lend me some. 我几乎没有墨水了，请借点给我 。
I have a little ink, so I can lend you some. 我还有点墨水，所以我可以借给你一些 。
Would you like a little wine? （正）你想喝点酒吗 ？
Would you like little wine? （误）
There is still a little time. Don't hurry.（正）还有点时间，别急 。
There is still little time. Don't hurry. （误） （不合逻辑 ）
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little反义词是much（许多），a little反义词是none（全无）。little的比较级是less，最高级是least［ｌｉːｓｔ］
2 few 和a few 修饰复数可数名词。few表示“少，几乎没有”，具有否定含义；a few 表示“有些，一些”，具有肯定含义。
He has few friends. 他几乎没有朋友 。
He has a few friends. 他有一些朋友 。
There are few students on the sports ground. 操场上几乎没有学生 。
There are a few students on the sports ground. 操场上有一些学生 。
3 a little 在句中可作状语，而a few 则不可。
She likes the food a little . 她有点喜欢这种食品。
4 quite a few 相当于many, quite a little 相当于much。
He has quite a few friends here. 他在这里有许多朋友。
She spent quite a little time reading the book. 她花许多时间读这本书。