| 释义 |
eve·ry·thing /ˈevrɪθɪŋ/ pron. | phr.
pron.
1. 每件事；每样事物
do everything carefully 仔细做每件事
Everything in this room belongs to me. 这房间里的每件东西都是我的。
2. 一切；所有事物
the theory that everything can be apprehended by the human mind 认为人脑能够理解一切事物的理论
In time you'll learn everything doesn't have to be black or white. 总有一天你会懂得世间一切事物并不是非黑即白的。
I've forgotten everything I learnt at school. 学校学的东西我已全忘了。
Don't believe everything you hear. 不要全信你的耳闻。
There is everything wrong with this place. 这地方全都不对头了。
3. 最重要的东西
This news means everything to us. 这个消息对我们至关重要。
Her daughter is everything to her (或 is her everything). 女儿对她来说比什么都重要。
Money isn't everything. 金钱并不是一切。
Speed is everything. 速度就是一切。
4. 目前情况；总体生活情况
How's everything? 情况怎么样?
◇注解当 thing 被重读或强调时，此词可分写为 every thing; 如： Food, water, clothes —every thing that King Midas touched turned to gold. phr. and everything 〈口〉以及其他等等 I thought I'd just drop in and see how you were and everything. 我想我就顺便来看看你身体可好以及其他情况。 have everything 〈口〉具有各种吸引力 (或优点，所需之物等)He has got a new book in mind. It has everything: rich people, a poor but beautiful girl, romance, adventure, etc. 他准备写一部新书，故事里有各种吸引人的内容：富人、一个贫穷但美丽的姑娘、风流韵事、冒险经历等等。 hold everything [常用命令式] 〈口〉停止 like everything 拼命地；使劲地；有效地 He ran like everything. 他拼命地跑。 It shook him up like everything. 那件事使他大为震惊。 |