词汇精选：several的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
adj.
几个的，数个的
例句：
I bought several books today.
今天我买了几本书。
例句：
There were several problems which tortured the elderly man.
有几个问题折磨着那老人。
【书】各不相同的，各自的
例句：
They shook hands and went their several ways.
他们握了手，然后各走各的路
例句：
This difference can be viewed in several alternative ways.
可以用几种不同的方式来考察这个差别。
pron.
几个，数个
例句：
They complained that the salary is too low. Several have quit working
他们抱怨工资太低。其中几个已经辞职了。
例句：
Several thousand have signed a petition demanding more change.
数千人签署了请愿书迫切要求更多的改革。
二、词义辨析：
little,few,several
这几个词用作形容词时均含“少量的”之意。little只修饰不可数名词，含否定意义。few只修饰可数名词的复数形式，侧重指数量非常少，给人一种模糊概念，含否定意义。 several修饰可数名词的复数形式，指至少有3个，但不会超过5、6个。
三、参考例句：
Saturn has several moons.
土星有好几颗卫星。
We swam several widths.
我们游了好几个来回。
I bought several books today
今天我买了几本书。
She makes several pertinent remarks.
她说了几句中肯的话。
There are several presidential candidates.
有数位总统候选人。
Several letters arrived this morning.
今天上午来了几封信。
The meeting engendered several quarrels.
这次会议发生了几次争吵。
She made several offensive remarks.
她说了一些无礼的话。
He said several nonsensical things.
他说了许多荒谬的话。
The engine misfired several times.
发动机好几次发动不起来。
