| 单词 | any |
| 释义 | any (once / 5 pages) adjadv Use the word any when you're talking about every possible quantity of something — whether it's one, a few, or many. You might ask an ice cream truck driver, "Do you have any ice cream sandwiches?" Any refers to non-specific amounts of something, as when you ask your friend, "Do you have any advice about what movie I should see?" or you ask a bakery worker, "Do you have any chocolate croissants left?" It also means "at all," like when you complain, "That pep talk didn't make me feel any better." In Old English, the word was ænig, which meant both "any" and "anyone," or literally, "one-y." WORD FAMILYany: anyer, anys USAGE EXAMPLESFor the first time I am not optimistic any more. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Officials didn’t release any identifying information, including the children’s ages or whether they were related. Time(Jan 02, 2017) The Times reserves the right to edit and publish any submissions online and/or in print. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj one or some or every or all without specification give me any peaches you don't want not any milk is left any child would know that pick any card any day now cars can be rented at almost any airport at twilight or any other time beyond any doubt need any help we can get Syn whatever, whatsoever some quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity 2adv to any degree or extent it isn't any better |
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