| 词汇 | ever |
| 释义 | ever adverb uk /ˈev.ər/ us /ˈev.ɚ/ everadverb (AT ANY TIME)A2 at any time: 在任何时候;从来 Nothing ever happens here in the evening.这儿晚上从来没发生过什么事儿。 Have you ever been to London?你去过伦敦吗？ If you're ever/If ever you're in Rio, do give me a call.无论什么时候你到了里约，一定要给我打个电话。 He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably never) does any cleaning.他几乎从不刷盘子，也难得打扫一次卫生。 When there's a James Bond movie on TV, I never ever miss it.只要电视上播出詹姆斯‧邦德电影，我从不错过。 If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it.这项和平条约确实值得庆祝。 The smell is worse than ever.这气味更加难闻了。 I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her.我觉得她很有名，但我的朋友中竟然从来没人听说过她。 better, bigger, more, etc. than ever C1 better, bigger, etc. than at any time before: 比以前任何时候都好／大／多（等等） We are spending more than ever on education.现在我们的教育开支之大是前所未有的。 as big, fast, good, etc. as ever as big, fast, etc. as at any time before: 像往常一样大／快／好（等等） The restaurants are as good as ever and no more expensive.这些饭店的饭菜仍像往常一样美味可口，而且也没有涨价。 The relative cheapness of foreign travel means that more people are going abroad than ever before.境外旅游相对便宜，这就意味着要出国的人比以往要多。 If you're ever in Perth, come and visit us. Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived.蓝鲸是有生命以来最大的动物。 She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.她说那是她吃过的最好的巧克力蛋糕。 I went to Paris last summer. Have you ever been there?去年夏天我去了巴黎，你去过那儿吗？ Always & never again all alongidiom all-time along always aye fail hell in all my (born) daysidiom in/through all the yearsidiom invariably kingdom month on demandidiom perpetual perpetually till/until kingdom comeidiom till/until the cows come homeidiom whenever world everadverb (ALWAYS)C2 continuously: 一直，总是 United's record in cup competitions grows ever more impressive.曼彻斯特联队在杯赛中的成绩越来越引人注目。 The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.加大对公共交通的投资或许可以遏制对私车日益增长的需求。 Nuclear devastation was an ever-present threat.核毁灭是个永久存在的威胁。 Susan and Guy moved to the country, where they lived happily ever after.苏珊娜和盖伊搬到了乡下，此后一直在那里过着幸福的生活。 for a very long time alwaysThe power plant is always running. for everI will love you for ever. permanentlyHis reputation was permanently ruined by the scandal. eternallyEvildoers shall be eternally condemned. uninterruptedlyStocks have risen uninterruptedly for the last three months. ever since B1 continuously since that time: 从那以后一直 He's been depressed ever since he got divorced.他离婚后一直很消沉。 as ever in the same way as always: 同往常一样 As ever, I was the last to find out.像往常一样，我又是最后一个知道的。 yours everUKformal(alsoever yours) used at the end of a letter as a way of saying goodbye to someone you know well: （熟人之间通信时用于书信末尾署名前的套语）你永远的朋友 Yours ever, Yvonne.你永远的朋友，伊冯。 They have been deadly enemies ever since Mark stole Greg's girlfriend.自从马克抢走了格雷格的女朋友后，他们两人就成了死对头。 She's been in and out of hospitals ever since the accident.自从那次事故之后，她成了医院的常客。 The outlook for the region's economy is looking every better. There are ever-growing tensions between the two countries. The company's ever-falling profits this year are making its shareholders nervous. Always & never again all alongidiom all-time along always aye fail hell in all my (born) daysidiom in/through all the yearsidiom invariably kingdom month on demandidiom perpetual perpetually till/until kingdom comeidiom till/until the cows come homeidiom whenever world everadverb (EMPHASIS)used for emphasizing an adjective: （用于强调形容词） The orchestra is to perform its last ever concert/last concert ever tomorrow night at the Albert Hall.管弦乐队将于明晚在艾伯特音乐厅举行最后一次演出。 Yesterday the company announced its first ever fall in profits.昨天这家公司宣布其利润首次出现下跌。 Was she ever a fast runner! (= She was a very fast runner!)她以前跑得多快啊！ "Are you looking forward to your vacation?" "Am I ever!" (= Yes, very much!)“你盼望休假吗？”“每时每刻都盼着！” in questions, used to emphasize the question word: （用于疑问句中强调疑问词）究竟，到底 How ever did he manage that?他到底是怎么应付过去的？ What ever have you done to him?你究竟对他做了什么？ Why ever would anyone/Why would anyone ever want to hurt her?有人要去伤害她究竟是为什么？ ever so/ever such aB2UKinformal very/a very: 非常…的／一个很…的 She's ever so pretty.她貌美至极。 That was your best performance ever - congratulations! The company has had one of its best years ever. This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area.这是该地区所经历的最严重的自然灾害之一。 Hurricane Hugo will go down in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced by insurers. Don't you think that was the funniest movie ever? Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely abundantly abundantly clear beyond biblical downright extraordinarily extremely imagine infinitely particularly richly stupefyingly super super-duper super-spectacular superabundantly totally violently GrammarEver Ever is an adverb. … Ever: at any time We use ever in questions: … Ever after if We can use ever immediately after if or in mid position (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after main verb be): … Ever so and ever such We use ever before so and such to add emphasis: … Ever since We use ever before since to emphasise that something has been true from the beginning of a specific period of time: … As … as ever We can use ever with the comparative form as … as …. This shows a permanent characteristic of someone or something: … Ever meaning ‘always’ In more formal situations, we can use ever with adjectives to mean ‘always’: … Never or not … ever? We can use not … ever instead of never, but never is much more common: … Idiomif ever there was one ever | American Dictionaryever adverb[ not gradable ] us/ˈev·ər/ everadverb[not gradable] (AT ANY TIME)at any time: Nothing ever happens here. Have you ever been to Europe? I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her. We are spending more money than ever. He hardly ever washes the dishes (= almost never). everadverb[not gradable] (ALWAYS)always, or continuously: Her record grows ever more impressive over the years. There’s an ever-increasing demand for new styles. I have taught school ever since my children were little. everadverb[not gradable] (EMPHASIS)used to emphasize an adjective: I saw John Coltrane’s last concert ever. Was she ever angry (= She was very angry)! |
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