| 单词 | several |
| 释义 | several (once / 23 pages) adj Two is a "couple" and more than two or three is several. If you eat four donuts you can say you had several but you may have had too many — especially if you get a stomach-ache. Several is a word that shows size or number when you can’t be specific or when you want to summarize. If three, four, or five of you hang out, then you're spending time with several friends. Inviting 30 people over and telling your parents that several friends stopped by would be stretching the truth and you might get grounded. For how many weeks? Possibly several. WORD FAMILYseveral: severalise, severalize, severally USAGE EXAMPLESSeveral media reports said the man was believed to be from a Central Asian nation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Looking east from his home, he sees the snowcapped Sierra peaks - a welcomed sight missing for several years. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) After several false starts, the filmmaker will decide in January whether to put his museum in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) 1adj (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many several letters came in the mail several people were injured in the accident Syn some quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity 2adj distinct and individual three several times Syn different unlike in nature or quality or form or degree 3adj considered individually specialists in their several fields Syn respective, various individual, single being or characteristic of a single thing or person |
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