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ev.er[`ɛvɚ; ˈevə]副词(无比较级、最高级)1 a. 曾经, 从来Have you ~ seen a tiger?.你见过老虎吗?Did you ~ see him while you were in Paris?.你在巴黎时曾见过他吗?How can I ~ thank you (enough) ?.我真不知道该如何感谢你?b. (不) 曾…; 决 (不…)Nobody ~ comes to this part of the country.没有人曾经来过该国这个地区No Chinese tourist has ~ come to this town.没有任何中国观光客来过这个镇上c. 曾经If you (should) ~ come this way, be sure to call on us.如果你打这儿来, 一定要来看看我们If I ~ catch him!.要是我逮到他 (我决不饶他) !He is [was] a great musician if ~ there was one.如果曾经有过伟大的音乐家, 那他就是一个d. [在比较级、最高级之后用以强调] 以往, 迄今It is raining harder than ~.雨越下越大了He is the greatest poet that England ~ produced.他是英国有史以来最伟大的诗人2 a. 经常, 总是, 始终He ~ repeated the same words.他总是重复同样的话He is ~ quick to respond.他的反应总是很快→ EVER sinceThey lived happily ~ after (ward).从此以后他们就过著幸福的日子b. 经常, 始终ever-active经常活动的ever-present始终存在的3 a. [强调as﹍as] 尽可能as much [little] as ~ I can尽可能多[少]Be as quick as ~ you can!.尽可能的快, 尽速b. [强调so, such] 非常地~ such a nice man非常好的人→ EVER so (1).c. [强调疑问句] 究竟, 到底What ~ is she doing?.她究竟在做什么?Who ~ can it be?.究竟是谁呢?Why ~ did you not say so?.你究竟为什么不这样说呢?Which ~ way did he go?.(口语)他究竟往哪条路去的?d. (美口语)很, 极, 非常Is this ~ beautiful!.多美呀!真美!Did you ever?.(口语)这真是怪事■ ever and again=(诗)ever and anon 常常, 时常■ ever since(1) [---] 其后 [从那以后] 一直I met her in 1960 and I've loved her ~ since.我在 1960 年遇见她, 从那以后我一直爱著她(2) [---] …以后一直I've loved Chaplin ~ since I first saw Modern Times.自从第一次看了“摩登时代”以后, 我就一直喜欢卓别林■ ever so(1) 非常地(cf. 3b)I like it ~ so much.我非常喜欢它Thank you ~ so much.非常谢谢你That is ~ so much better.那样好得多了(2)(文语)不论, 不管if I were [were I] ~ so rich不论我怎样有钱Home is home, be it ~ so humble.不论家多么简陋, 家终归是家■ Ever yours= Yours EVER■ for ever(1) 永远I am for ~ indebted to you.我永不忘您的恩惠I wish I could live here for ~.但愿我能永远住在这里(2) 老是, 不断地He is for ~ losing his umbrella.他老是丢伞■ for ever and ever= for ever and a day 永远, 永久■ hardly [scarcely] ever很少, 几乎不, 难得He hardly ~ smiles.他难得笑■ never ever(口语)绝不I'll never ~ date that boy again.我绝不再和那男孩约会■ rarely [seldom] if ever (即使有也) 极少My father rarely if ~ smokes.我父亲即使有也极少抽烟 [几乎从不抽烟]■ Yours ever你永久的亲友某某(亲友间所用的书信结尾语; cf. yours 3) |