several + plural noun
直接修饰复数名词，表示不确定的数量。
He has several books on his desk.
他桌上有几本书。
几个；若干
各种；不同的；分别的；单独的；各自的；若干不同的；各种各样的。；数个；可分离的；可分别处理的。
more than two or three but not many; a few
若干不同的；各种各样的。
A number of different; various.
数个
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
可分离的；可分别处理的。
Separable, capable of being treated separately.
各自的
considered individually
个别的
distinct and individual
She has several books on her desk.
她的桌子上有好几本书。
用法提示：形容词，修饰books，表示数量不确定但多于两个。
AI contextual example
I need to buy several groceries for dinner.
我需要买几样东西做晚饭。
用法提示：形容词，修饰groceries，表示数个不同的物品。
AI contextual example
We invited several friends to the party.
我们邀请了几个朋友来参加派对。
用法提示：形容词，修饰friends，表示数量不多但不止一个。
AI contextual example
直接修饰复数名词，表示不确定的数量。
He has several books on his desk.
他桌上有几本书。
表示整体中的一部分，后接限定词或代词再加复数名词。
Several of my friends are coming to the party.
我的几个朋友要来参加聚会。
用于存在句型，强调某处有若干事物。
There were several errors in the report.
报告中有几个错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have severals.
正确表达I have several.
several本身可作代词表示‘几个’，但不能加-s变为复数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need several informations.
正确表达I need several pieces of information.
several只能修饰可数名词复数，information是不可数名词，需用单位词pieces of。
few 表示否定意义，强调数量很少（几乎为零），而 several 表示肯定意义，强调有几个（多于两三个）。
some 可用于不可数名词或复数可数名词，表示不确定的数量，而 several 只用于复数可数名词，且数量通常多于两三个。
a few 表示肯定意义，强调存在一些（至少有几个），但数量通常比 several 少；several 暗示多于两三个。
几次
I have visited Paris several times.
我去过巴黎几次。
几年
They lived there for several years.
他们在那里住了几年。
几个人
Several people were waiting at the bus stop.
有几个人在公交站等车。
几个原因
There are several reasons for this decision.
做这个决定有几个原因。
几个不同的
She tried several different approaches.
她尝试了几种不同的方法。
其他几个
The first solution didn't work, but several others did.
第一个解决方案不行，但其他几个可以。
常与several搭配，表示多个机会
与several连用指多次场合
several individuals表示几个人
several instances指多个事例
several factors表示多个因素
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