several是什么意思？

several

英[ˈsevrəl] 美[ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl]

• adj. 几个的，专有的，各自的，分别的；
• pron. 几个，数个，一些；

例句

• The grain store holds several thousand tonnes. 这个粮仓可以存放几千吨粮食。
• I've been away for several weeks, so I haven't heard a word about it. 我离开有好几个星期了, 所以这件事我一点儿都没听说过。
• He had several goes at the high jump before he succeeded in clearing it. 他跳高时试跳了几次才跳过去。
• The Greeks used to worship several gods. 过去,希腊人崇奉好几种神。
• Jobless and penniless, he had to sleep rough in the fields for several months. 他既无工作又无钱, 只好在野外露宿数月。
• Though several critics have tried to write down the play, it is still very popular. 尽管有几位批评家竭力贬低这出戏, 它仍然很受欢迎。
• It took him several years to work off the loan he owed us. 他花了好几年的时间才逐渐还清欠我们的债务。
• He has been in jail several times, but recently he seems to have turned over a new leaf. 他坐过几次牢, 但近来似乎已改过自新。
• Several research institutions were closed down for lack of fund. 由于缺乏资金, 好几家研究机构被迫关门了。
• Several children were pushed over in the stampede. 有几个小孩在惊慌逃奔中绊倒了。

同义词

• adj.
  several的同义词之：数个的;各不相同的
  various, numerous, many, assorted, diversified, some,
• several的同义词之：其他释义
  sundry, assorted, diverse, some, diversified, various, numerous, motley, many,

同义词解析

• 以下这几个词用作形容词时均包含 "少量的" 的意思
  little：只修饰不可数名词，含否定意义。
  few：只修饰可数名词的复数形式，侧重指数量非常少，给人一种模糊概念，含否定意义。
  several：修饰可数名词的复数形式，指至少有3个，但不会超过5、6个。

英语六级真题

This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen
出自-2013年6月听力原文
Her son Doug is one of several hundred thousand high-school seniors who had a painful fall.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• DET
  几个;数个;一些
  Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two.
  例句
  I had lived two doors away from this family for several years... 我和这家人是好几年的邻居了，中间就隔着两家。 Several blue plastic boxes under the window were filled with record albums... 窗下的几个蓝色塑料盒里装满了唱片。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  几个, 数个, 一些
  I go there several times each year. 我每年去那里几次。 Can you give several other examples? 你能再举几个例子吗?
  各自的, 各别的; 不同的
  They went their several ways. 他们各走各的路。 Each has his several ideal. 各人有各人的理想。
• pron.
  几个; 数个
  Several of the children were in the garden. 有几个小孩在花园里。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. considered individually;
  "the respective club members""specialists in their several fields""the various reports all agreed"
  2. distinct and individual;
  "three several times"
  3. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many;
  "several letters came in the mail""several people were injured in the accident"

行业词典

• 法律： 各别的；