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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

several ['sεvərl]
  1. 1. adjective,pronoun 几个
    several hours later
    几个小时
    several times
    几次
    several of us
    我们中的几个

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

several [ˈsevərəl]
  1. 1. pronoun 几个,数个
  2. 2. adjective 数个的,几个
    Several letters came in the mail.
    几封信寄了过来
    Several people were injured in the accident.
    几个人在事故受伤
  3. 3. adjective 分别的,各自
  4. 4. adjective 不同的;单独的

Collins English-English Dictionary

several ['sεvrəl]
  1. 1. determiner more than a few; an indefinite small number
    several people objected
  2. 2. determiner (as pronoun; functioning as plural)
    several of them know
  3. 3. adj [prenominal] various; separate
    the members with their several occupations
  4. 4. adj [prenominal] distinct; different
    three several times
  5. 5. adj [law] capable of being dealt with separately; not shared - Compare joint
  6. 6. adj [Etymology] C15: via Anglo-French from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ, from separare to separate

Examples

Several events concurred to bring about this result.
几个事件凑在一起产生了这个结果。
a poem that reads several ways
有几种含义(或可作几种理解)的诗
parted and went their several ways
他们分手之后各走各的路
with several admirers in tow
有几个慕名者跟在后面
Several prospective schemes were suggested and will be worked on over the winter.
几个远景方案被提了出来,并将于冬天进一步讨论完善。
There were several strange people at the party.
聚会上有几个陌生人。

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