ever是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 at any time -- 在任何時候；從來

  • Nothing ever happens here in the evening. 這兒晚上從來沒發生過甚麽事兒。

  • Have you ever been to London? 你去過倫敦嗎？

  • If you're ever/If ever you're in Rio, do give me a call. 無論甚麽時候你到了里约，一定要給我打個電話。

  • He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably never) does any cleaning. 他幾乎從不洗碗碟，也難得打掃一次。

  • When there's a James Bond movie on TV, I never ever miss it. 只要電視上播出詹姆斯‧龐德電影，我從不錯過。

  • If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it. 這項和平條約確實值得慶祝。

  • The smell is worse than ever. 這氣味更加難聞了。

  • I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her. 我以為她很有名，但我的朋友中竟然從來沒人聽說過她。

  • We are spending more than ever on education. 現在我們的教育開支之大是前所未有的。

  • The restaurants are as good as ever and no more expensive. 這些餐廳的飯菜仍像往常一樣美味可口，而且也沒有漲價。

• 1 continuously -- 不斷地；總是，始終

  • United's record in cup competitions grows ever more impressive. 曼徹斯特聯隊在杯賽中的成績越來越引人注目。

  • The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport. 增加對大眾運輸的投資或許可以遏制對私車日益增長的需求。

  • Nuclear devastation was an ever-present threat. 核子毀滅是個永久存在的威脅。

  • Susan and Guy moved to the country, where they lived happily ever after. 蘇珊娜和蓋伊搬到了鄉下，此後一直在那裡過著幸福的生活。

  • He's been depressed ever since he got divorced. 他離婚後一直很消沈。

  • As ever, I was the last to find out. 像往常一樣，我又是最後一個知道的。

  • Yours ever, Yvonne. 你永遠的朋友，伊芳。

• 2 used for emphasizing an adjective -- （用於強調形容詞）

  • The orchestra is to perform its last ever concert/last concert ever tomorrow night at the Albert Hall. 管弦樂隊將於明晚在亞伯特音樂廳舉行最後一次演出。

  • Yesterday the company announced its first ever fall in profits. 昨天這家公司宣佈其利潤首次出現下跌。

  • 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!) 「你盼望休假嗎？」「無時無刻都盼著！」

  • How ever did he manage that? 他到底是怎麽應付過去的？

  • What ever have you done to him? 你究竟對他做了甚麽？

  • Why ever would anyone/Why would anyone ever want to hurt her? 究竟爲甚麽有人要去傷害她？

  • She's ever so pretty. 她貌美至極。

  • She's ever such a pretty girl. 她是個很漂亮的女孩。