Several
单独作主语或宾语，表示复数概念。
Several were missing.
几个；数个
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几个；数个
more than two but not many; an unspecified number of people or things
Several of the books on the shelf are mine.
书架上的几本书是我的。
用法提示：several 作代词，指代前文书籍中的多个。
Several were late because of the traffic.
有几个人因为交通迟到了。
用法提示：several 作代词，指代未知群体中的多个。
I have read several of her novels.
我读过她的几本小说。
用法提示：several 作代词，指代小说中的多个。
单独作主语或宾语，表示复数概念。
Several were missing.
有几个人失踪了。
后接复数名词或代词，表示“……中的几个”。
Several of the students failed the exam.
有几个学生考试不及格。
与人称代词宾格连用，常见于口语。
Several of us decided to stay.
我们中的几个人决定留下。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have several of books on my desk.
正确表达I have several books on my desk.
英语中，'several'直接修饰复数名词，不需要加介词'of'，除非后面有限定词（如the, my等）。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drank several water after running.
正确表达He drank some water after running.
'several'只能修饰可数名词复数，不能修饰不可数名词（如water）。表示“一些水”应用'some'。
few 强调数量少、近乎没有，常带否定色彩；several 则指不止两个但数量不多，是中性陈述。
a few 与 several 都指几个，但 a few 不强调超过两个，语气偏肯定；several 更明确地表示三个以上。
some 只说不确定的数量，可能多可能少；several 明确表示比两个多但不太多。
其中几个
Several of them were missing.
他们中有几个失踪了。
连续几个
We won several in a row.
我们连续赢了几场。
同时几个
The machine prints several at once.
这台机器同时打印几份。
有好几个
If you need one, I have several.
如果你需要一个，我有好几个。
adverb
noun
指两个，接近 several 的下限，用于模糊数量表达。
固定数量单位，常与 several 一起出现在计数场景中。
表示少量，程度接近 several，但更口语化。
强调不止一个，与 several 同属不确定数量表达。
常与 several 并列使用，强调种类多样而非具体数量。
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