a few

1. I'll be leaving town in a few weeks
   过几周我就离开城里了。
2. 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。
3. She backed up a few steps.
   她后退了几步。
4. A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company
   几年前，巴克里尔接管了该公司。
5. He took a few notes and made computations.
   他记了一点笔记，然后做了运算。
6. I've simply extracted a few figures
   我只是提取了一些数据。
7. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends
   我为几个密友办了晚宴。
8. We had a few drinks afterwards
   后来我们喝了几杯。
9. She was silent for a few seconds.
   她沉默了几秒钟。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. He can only hold out a few more weeks.
    他只能再坚持几周了。
13. 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。
14. We spent a few days in a hotel
    我们在一家宾馆住了几天。
15. I made a few phone calls
    我打了几个电话。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. I went to spend a few days at the seaside
    我去海滨玩了几天。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. She shelled and ate a few nuts.
    她剥了几个坚果吃了。
22. 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。
23. I have been moved to write a few lines of verse.
    我因感动而写下了几句诗。
24. 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。
25. A few books have been lost from the library.
    图书馆丢失了几本书。
26. I have a few, but not many.
    我有几个，可是不多。
27. I stayed there a few days longer.
    我在那里多住了几天。
28. We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
    咱们有日子没见面了。
29. 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。
30. After a few sentences I became tongue-tied.
    我说了几句就没词儿了。

  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。

  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。

  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。

  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。