几个; 〔反语〕很多; 一点点
Oxford 3000
- I'll be leaving town in a few weeks
过几周我就离开城里了。 - It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days
那是我第一次和简分开数日。 - She backed up a few steps.
她后退了几步。 - A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company
几年前，巴克里尔接管了该公司。 - He took a few notes and made computations.
他记了一点笔记，然后做了运算。 - I've simply extracted a few figures
我只是提取了一些数据。 - I gave a dinner party for a few close friends
我为几个密友办了晚宴。 - We had a few drinks afterwards
后来我们喝了几杯。 - She was silent for a few seconds.
她沉默了几秒钟。 - I've made this argument, and not a few people would disagree with me
我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。 - It's probably done you good to get away for a few hours
离开几小时或许对你有好处。 - He can only hold out a few more weeks.
他只能再坚持几周了。 - I was too hot and tired to eat more than a few mouthfuls
我又热又累，只吃了几口就吃不下了。 - We spent a few days in a hotel
我们在一家宾馆住了几天。 - I made a few phone calls
我打了几个电话。 - We've had a few near misses in the raids, as I expect you've noticed.
在袭击中有几次我们险些被击中，我想你已经注意到了。 - I had been in my new job only a few days
我到新的工作岗位只有几天的时间。 - I went to spend a few days at the seaside
我去海滨玩了几天。 - We found a secluded beach a few miles further on.
我们又前行了几英里，发现了一处僻静的海滩。 - I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents
我对休和我将如何为人父母确实有些忧虑。 - She shelled and ate a few nuts.
她剥了几个坚果吃了。 - It's about time a few movie makers with original ideas were given a chance
该给为数不多的几个有创见的电影制作者一个机会了。 - I have been moved to write a few lines of verse.
我因感动而写下了几句诗。 - Within a few days of taking office he had become the most unpopular man in the company.
他上任没几天，就成了公司里最不得人心的人。 - A few books have been lost from the library.
图书馆丢失了几本书。 - I have a few, but not many.
我有几个，可是不多。 - I stayed there a few days longer.
我在那里多住了几天。 - We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
咱们有日子没见面了。 - One can hardly believe that this paper mill was started from scratch only a few years ago.
很难相信这个造纸厂仅仅是在几年前白手起家办起来的。 - After a few sentences I became tongue-tied.
我说了几句就没词儿了。
同义辨析
a few a number of several some【导航词义：一些】
a few adj. 一些，几个
〔辨析〕在数量上用于肯定意义，强调有一些，后接复数可数名词。
〔例证〕
I have a few friends in New York.
我在纽约有几个朋友。
I have saved a few chocolates for the children.
我留了一些巧克力糖给孩子们。
我在纽约有几个朋友。
I have saved a few chocolates for the children.
我留了一些巧克力糖给孩子们。
a number of 许多…，若干…
〔辨析〕强调数量的概念，也可说 a large/small number of, 后接复数可数名词，谓语动词用复数。
〔例证〕
There are a number of chairs in the hall.
大厅里有一些椅子。
A large number of children survived the earthquake.
不少孩子从地震中幸存了下来。
A small number of students at this college are studying electronics.
这所学院里有少数学生在学电子学。
大厅里有一些椅子。
A large number of children survived the earthquake.
不少孩子从地震中幸存了下来。
A small number of students at this college are studying electronics.
这所学院里有少数学生在学电子学。
several adj. 几个，数个
〔辨析〕相对于 a few，some 而言较为正式，一般只能用于肯定句，强调“不止一两个”，后接复数可数名词。
〔例证〕
She raises several pigs.
她养了好几头猪。
After several visits to Beijing, she had learned a little Chinese.
数次访问北京后，她学会了一点汉语。
There are several holes in the wall.
墙上有几个洞。
她养了好几头猪。
After several visits to Beijing, she had learned a little Chinese.
数次访问北京后，她学会了一点汉语。
There are several holes in the wall.
墙上有几个洞。
some adj. 一些，若干
〔辨析〕带有不确定性，多用于肯定句中，后接复数可数名词或不可数名词。
〔例证〕
Some co-workers attended his party.
一些同事参加了他的聚会。
He has been gone for some time.
他已经离开一段时间了。
He saved some apples for his children.
他给孩子们留了些苹果。
一些同事参加了他的聚会。
He has been gone for some time.
他已经离开一段时间了。
He saved some apples for his children.
他给孩子们留了些苹果。