a number of
英 [ə ˈnʌmbə(r) ɒv]
美 [ə ˈnʌmbər əv]
许多的
同义词辨析
a fewa number ofseveralsome【导航词义：一些】
a fewadj. 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。
severaladj. 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。
someadj. 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。
双语例句
- We've consulted a number of books about the subject in the library.
我们在图书馆查阅了很多有关这个题目的书籍。 - A number of beaches in the region have been polluted by sewage pumped into the Irish Sea.
这一地区的一些海滩已被排放到爱尔兰海的污水污染了。 - The Government has introduced a number of other money-saving moves
政府已经采取了其他一些省钱的举措。 - Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections
抗议者们在许多主要的十字路口设置了路障。 - The research begs a number of questions.
研究绕过了一些问题。 - A number of them have filed formal complaints against the police
他们中的许多人都对警方提出了正式控告。 - This equipment has saved the lives of a number of new born children.
这套设备已经挽救了许多新生儿的生命。 - She retained a number of copies for further annotation.
她保留了许多副本以便作进一步的注解。 - She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films
她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。 - It is thought that this virus is implicated in the development of a number of illnesses.
这种病毒被认为与数种疾病的发生密切相关。