/ˈsevrəl ||; ˈsɛvrəl/pronoun detmore than two but not very many; a few 两个以上；几个；一些:
It took her several days to recover from the shock. 过了几天她才从震惊中恢复过来。There were lots of applications for the job -- several of them from very well-qualified people. 许多人申请那份工作，其中有几个的资历非常适合。I don't think it's a good idea for several reasons. 我有几条理由认为这不是个好主意。