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。”
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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。