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. 几个;数个;一些
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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。
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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。
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Several hundred students gathered on campus.
几百名学生聚集在校园里。
Several is also a quantifier.
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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。
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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.
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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。
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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。
| Word Link | sever ≈ separating : sever, several, severance |
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