1·Sales have quintupled over the past few years.
过去几年中销售量较原来的增加了四倍。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Profits have increased significantly over the past few years.
几年来，利润大幅度提高了。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar.
在随后的几年中，他作为宪法学的权威学者而享有盛誉。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The proportion of the population who are over retirement age has grown tremendously in the past few years.
超过退休年龄的人口的比例在过去几年中已急剧增长。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·That was a few years back.
那是几年以前的事。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·Nothing will happen for a few years yet.
几年内还不会发生什么事。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·A few years ago jogging was the in thing.
几年前慢跑是流行的事。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·He spent a few years knocking around Europe.
他花了几年时间漫游欧洲。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·Within a few years the pipes began to clog up.
没有几年管子就开始堵塞了。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
几年前，她被一个骗子坑了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》