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several several ★★★★★/se̱vrəl/1[DET	限定词]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.   [DET pl-n]  [QUANT of pl-n]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。Several hundred students gathered on campus.几百名学生聚集在校园里。Several is also a quantifier.Several of the delays were caused by the new high-tech baggage system...几次延误都是由新的高科技行李传送系统造成的。According to several of their friends, their 25-year marriage has suffered some difficulties.据他们的几个朋友说，他们 25 年的婚姻经历了一些磨难。Several is also a pronoun.No one drug will suit or work for everyone and sometimes several may have to be tried...没有一种药品是对每个人都适用或都有效的，有时候可能得多试几种药。Ben's case is not unique but one of several I have come up against during the past few years.本的案子并不特殊，我在过去的几年中也碰到了几起这样的案子。 several1 determiner, pronounseveral2 adjectiveseveralsev‧er‧al1 /ˈsevərəl/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun  Thesaurus Collocations Phrases  a number of people or things that is more than a few, but not a lot:  I visited him in Kansas several times. Several people have volunteered to go.several hundred/thousand etc The bill came to several hundred pounds. ‘Have you read any of his books?’ ‘Yes, several.’several of Several of her colleagues agreed with her decision. We had to wait several more weeks before the results arrived.THESAURUSseveral more than a few people or things, but  not a large number: · She’s been to Japan several times.· I’ve read several of his books.a number of something several. A number of sounds more formal than several: · We have received a number of complaints about last night’s programme.· There are a number of different airlines to choose from.quite a few several – used when emphasizing that there are rather a lot of people, things etc. Quite a few sounds more informal than several and is more commonly used in spoken English: · Quite a few people were already in the pool.· She made quite a few enemies.· It took him quite a few days to make up his mind.several1 determiner, pronounseveral2 adjectiveseveralseveral2 adjective [only before noun, no comparative] formal  Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases  different and separate  SYN  respective:  They shook hands and went their several ways (=went in different directions).—severally adverb:  These issues can be considered severally, or as a whole.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EV4ViXB5yYEhMHlKKf6s1UCukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9DvlVQ8O/SjuSjzbdWGfrUULvACi1e91AU/dFmeOXlx+Un90m/WlIStho1qFEEXO11kPje4o4eoLSuFbTLEufbq3ayij4M5Rmx9ab4Y3/Z7WE=             sev·eral              ★                    /        ˈsevrəl                ;          NAmE                ˈsevrəl                /                              determiner                ,                  pronoun                ,                  adjective                            several      severals                            determiner        ,        pronoun        ★                    more than two but not very many        几个；数个；一些                    ◆      Several letters arrived this morning.      今天上午来了几封信。              ◆      He's written several books about India.      他写过几本关于印度的书。              ◆      Several more people than usual came to the meeting.      到会的人比平时多了几个。              ◆      If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here.      你要是想找艾丽斯的照片的话，这儿有几张。              ◆      Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire.      那些画有好几幅被大火烧毁了。                            adjective                    (        formal)            separate        各自的；分别的                    ◆      They said goodbye and went their        several ways.            他们道别后，便各自走了。                  sev·eral              /        ˈsevrəl                ;          NAmE                ˈsevrəl                /             several[ˈsevrəl]CET4CET6TEM4考研d3101330491664117862307463175836042DET3513998917Spoken:108046469若干(41%)，几个的(27%)，各自的(27%)，若干的(5%)adj.几个的；各自的pron.几个；数个

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Collins	several ★★★★★ /se̱vrəl/ 1 [DET 限定词]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. [DET pl-n] [QUANT of pl-n] 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。 Several hundred students gathered on campus. 几百名学生聚集在校园里。 Several is also a quantifier. Several of the delays were caused by the new high-tech baggage system... 几次延误都是由新的高科技行李传送系统造成的。 According to several of their friends, their 25-year marriage has suffered some difficulties. 据他们的几个朋友说，他们 25 年的婚姻经历了一些磨难。 Several is also a pronoun. No one drug will suit or work for everyone and sometimes several may have to be tried... 没有一种药品是对每个人都适用或都有效的，有时候可能得多试几种药。 Ben's case is not unique but one of several I have come up against during the past few years. 本的案子并不特殊，我在过去的几年中也碰到了几起这样的案子。
Oxford	sev·eral ★ / ˈsevrəl ; NAmE ˈsevrəl / determiner , pronoun , adjective several severals determiner , pronoun ★ more than two but not very many 几个；数个；一些 ◆ Several letters arrived this morning. 今天上午来了几封信。 ◆ He's written several books about India. 他写过几本关于印度的书。 ◆ Several more people than usual came to the meeting. 到会的人比平时多了几个。 ◆ If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here. 你要是想找艾丽斯的照片的话，这儿有几张。 ◆ Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire. 那些画有好几幅被大火烧毁了。 adjective ( formal) separate 各自的；分别的 ◆ They said goodbye and went their several ways. 他们道别后，便各自走了。 sev·eral / ˈsevrəl ; NAmE ˈsevrəl /
LDC	several1 determiner, pronoun several2 adjective severalsev‧er‧al1 /ˈsevərəl/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun Thesaurus Collocations Phrases a number of people or things that is more than a few, but not a lot: I visited him in Kansas several times. Several people have volunteered to go.several hundred/thousand etc The bill came to several hundred pounds. ‘Have you read any of his books?’ ‘Yes, several.’several of Several of her colleagues agreed with her decision. We had to wait several more weeks before the results arrived.THESAURUSseveral more than a few people or things, but not a large number: · She’s been to Japan several times.· I’ve read several of his books.a number of something several. A number of sounds more formal than several: · We have received a number of complaints about last night’s programme.· There are a number of different airlines to choose from.quite a few several – used when emphasizing that there are rather a lot of people, things etc. Quite a few sounds more informal than several and is more commonly used in spoken English: · Quite a few people were already in the pool.· She made quite a few enemies.· It took him quite a few days to make up his mind. several1 determiner, pronoun several2 adjective severalseveral2 adjective [only before noun, no comparative] formal Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases different and separate SYN respective: They shook hands and went their several ways (=went in different directions).—severally adverb: These issues can be considered severally, or as a whole.
WDF	several [ˈsevrəl] CET4CET6TEM4考研 d310 133049 16641 17862 30746 31758 36042 DET351 3998917 Spoken: 108046469 若干(41%)，几个的(27%)，各自的(27%)，若干的(5%) adj.几个的；各自的 pron.几个；数个

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