| 词汇 | ever |
| 释义 | ever 12 ENTRIES FOUND: ever (adverb) anon (adverb) for (preposition) forever (adverb) hardly (adverb) never (adverb) rarely (adverb) scarcely (adverb) seldom (adverb) so (adverb) such (adverb) yours (pronoun) ever /ˈɛvɚ/ adverb ever /ˈɛvɚ/ adverb Learner's definition of EVER 1 : at any time曾经；（以往）任何时候 The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.如今的犯罪率比以往任何时候都要高。 He's forgotten all he's ever learned about history.他把过去所学的历史知识全都忘光了。 Have you ever been to France?你去过法国吗？ She's doing fine and is as pretty as ever.她现在很好，还像以前那么漂亮。 No one has ever seen a better example of woodwork.还从没有人见过比这更好的木制品。 We need your help now more than ever (before).我们现在比以往任何时候更需要你的帮助。 Has this ever been done before?以前这样做过吗？ That was my best vacation ever. [=the best vacation I have ever had]那是我有生以来最美好的假期。 Did it ever occur to you that I might like more myself?你可曾想过我可能更爱我自己？ He's a born politician if ever I saw one. [=he is certainly a born politician]如果说我见过天生的政治家的话，那无疑就是他了。 That was the worst movie I ever saw.那是我看过的最差的电影。 I don't ever want to do that again. = (informal) I don't want to ever do that again. = I don't want to do that again, ever!我再也不想做那样的事了。 2 formal : at all times总是；一直；始终 He is ever [=always] faithful.他总是那么忠诚。 moving ever westward一直向西行进。 a guard who is ever watchful = an ever-watchful guard始终保持警惕的守卫 3 : to a greater degree更加 Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.近年来，技术已变得更加精湛了。 The deadline draws ever closer.离截止日期更近了。 Millions of farmers were forced into ever-deeper debt during the Great Depression.经济大萧条时期，数百万农民被迫背上了更高的债务。 4 — used after words like where, who, how, and why to make a question more forceful究竟，到底（用在where、who、how和why等词后加强疑问句语气） How ever can I (possibly) thank you?我究竟该怎样答谢你才好呢？ What ever happened to my former classmates?我过去的同学们到底发生了什么事情呢？ Where ever did I put my keys?我到底把钥匙放到哪儿了呢？ “I can't do that.” “Why ever not?”“我不能那样做。”“究竟为何呢？” Who ever would want to go there?究竟谁会想去那儿呢？ — also used in indirect questions也用于间接疑问句 I can't imagine who ever would want to go there!我无法想象究竟有谁会想去那儿！ 5 US, informal — used to give stress to what follows非常，很，确实，的确（用于强调ever后面的内容） Wow, was he ever funny! [=he was very funny]哇，他真是太有趣了！ Am I ever embarrassed! [=I am very embarrassed]我真是太难为情了！ as ever : as has always been true : as usual一直；照常；依旧 The problem, as ever, is to find a better way to control spending.问题依旧是要找更好的方法来控制开销。 ever after old-fashioned : from that time forward从此 She remembered him fondly ever after.从此以后她便深情地记住了他。 ◊ Fairy tales sometimes end by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.从此过着幸福的生活（童话故事有时以此作为结尾） The prince saved the queen and they all lived happily ever after.王子救了女王，从此他们过上了幸福的生活。 ◊ The phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy tale.live happily ever after也用于描述被比作童话人物的真实人物。 His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.他的传记讲述了一个穷小子成长为百万富翁并从此过上了幸福生活的故事。 ever and anon old-fashioned + literary : at different times : now and then时时；不时 Ever and anon [=every so often] there came the sound of bells.那儿不时传来铃声。 ever since 1 : continually or often from a past time until now从那时起；自那以后 We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since. [=since then]我们俩都喜欢那个想法，并且从那时起便努力将它付诸实践。 I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.我参加了这个节日的首次庆典，此后我每年都去参加。 2 : continually from the time in the past when : since自…以后；从…以来 She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.她从小就想成为一名消防员。 ever so informal : very非常；十分 Thank you ever so much.非常感谢您。 I'm ever so glad that you got better.我非常高兴你好起来了。 The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.这把小提琴有点跑音。 ever such chiefly British, informal — used as a more forceful way to say “such”非常，很，确实，的确（用于加强such的语气） He's ever such a nice person! [=he's a very nice person]他是个多么好的人啊！ for ever (and ever) : forever I'll love you for ever and ever!我会永远爱你！ hardly/scarcely ever : almost never : rarely几乎不；很少 She hardly ever sings anymore.她几乎不再唱歌了。 I scarcely ever think of them now.我现在很少想起他们。 never ever informal — used especially in speech as a more forceful way to say “never”永远不，绝不（尤用于口语中加强never的语气） He never ever wanted to grow up.他永远也不想长大。 I promise to never ever do it again.我发誓再也不去做那种事了。 rarely/seldom ever : almost never : rarely几乎不；很少 We seldom ever dine out these days.这些天我们很少出去吃饭。 She rarely ever drinks wine.她几乎不喝酒。 ◊ Some people regard rarely ever and seldom ever as incorrect, but these phrase are common in speech and in informal writing.一些人认为rarely ever和seldom ever是不正确用法，但这些短语在口语和非正式的书面语中十分普遍。 rarely/seldom if ever — used as a more forceful way to say “rarely” or “seldom”很少，几乎不（用于加强rarely或seldom的语气） I have seldom if ever been so embarrassed.我很少会如此窘迫。 ◊ Rarely if ever and seldom if ever can be written both with or without commasrarely if ever和seldom if ever书写时既可用逗号分隔，也可连在一起。 Such radical opinions have rarely, if ever, been heard here before.如此激进的观点此前在这里很少听到。 She rarely if ever sings anymore.她很少再唱歌了。 Yours ever British or Ever yours — used as a way to end an informal letter你的永远的朋友（用作非正式信件的结尾） Yours ever, Robert你的永远的朋友，罗伯特 |
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