| 单词 | ever |
| 释义 | everever /ˈɛvɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1ANY TIME at any time – used mostly in questions, negatives, comparisons, or sentences with “if”: I don’t remember ever seeing him before. If you’re ever in Wilmington, give us a call. Nothing ever makes Ted mad. Don’t ever do that again! Have you ever eaten snails? It’s hotter than ever (=than it has ever been) outside. Mrs. Russell is as talkative as ever (=as she has always been). Brent hardly ever (=almost never) calls me anymore. He rarely, if ever (=almost never) gets here on time. This is my first time ever (=used for emphasis) on a plane. → see Usage at never2IN COMPARISONS used for emphasis in comparisons: the best/biggest/worst etc. ever her best performance ever That’s the biggest fish I’ve ever seen.more/bigger/better etc. than ever You look more beautiful than ever.as good/big/bad etc. as ever The food was as bad as ever.3ever since continuously since a time or event in the past: Ever since the accident, Martha’s been too afraid to drive. We moved here in 1985 and have lived here ever since.4ALWAYS always: Ever optimistic, Jen gave him another chance. Stan, ever the leader, made all the decisions.ever-growing/-increasing/-worsening etc. We need to keep up with ever-changing trends in the market.5ever so slightly very little; by a very small amount: Meg looked at us and smiled ever so slightly.6if ever there was (one) used to say that someone or something is a typical example of something: He’s a genius if ever there was one. If ever there was an avoidable war, that was it.7was somebody ever...! spoken used to add force to a statement: Boy, was he ever mad (=he was extremely angry)!8did you ever? old-fashioned used to show your surprise, disbelief, etc.: Did you ever hear of such a thing?[Origin: Old English æfre] |
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