一分钟英语

单词 several 的用法

内容简介

单词 “several” 用来描述事物的数量。作数量词时，它的意思是 “一些，几个”。它还可以作代词使用，指代 “已知或已提及的人或事物”。看 “一分钟英语” 视频，学习 “several” 的三个常见用法。

用法总结

1. 数量词 “several” 的意思是 “一些，几个”，后面应接名词复数。

I spent several hours looking for my purse.

There are several reasons why I can't answer that question.

2. 当数量词 “several” 与限定词（如 my、the）搭配使用时，“several” 后应接介词 “of”，再接名词复数，即 “several of + 限定词 + 名词复数”。

Several of my friends don't have cars.

You got several of the answers wrong.

3. 代词 “several” 的意思是 “一些，几个”，用来代替已提及的人或事物。

I can't remember exactly how many people there were in the office yesterday, but there were several.

I didn't know which key to use, so I tried several.

Good restaurants in town? There are several.