several
determiner, pron
adj
ˈsevərəl
determiner, pron
1
a
number
of
people
or
things
that
is
more
than
a
few,
but
not
a
lot
几个,数个,一些
I
visited
him
in
Kansas
several
times.
我到堪萨斯州看过他几次。
Several
people
have
volunteered
to
go.
有几个人自愿前往。
several
hundred/thousand
etc
The
bill
came
to
several
hundred
pounds.
账单有好几百英镑。
‘Have
you
read
any
of
his
books?’
‘Yes,
several.’
“你读过他的什么书吗?”“是的,读过几本。”
[+
of
]
Several
of
her
colleagues
agreed
with
her
decision.
她的同事中有几位同意她的决定。
We
had
to
wait
several
more
weeks
before
the
results
arrived.
我们还要再等几个星期才能拿到结果。
adj
2
different
and
separate
[正式] 不同的,各自的,各别的;
They
shook
hands
and
went
their
several
ways
(=went
in
different
directions)
.
他们握了握手便各自走了。
These
issues
can
be
considered
severally,
or
as
a
whole.
这些问题可以分开考虑,也可以综合起来考虑。