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ver·y /ˈverɪ/ ad. | a. | phr.
I ad.
1. [与形容词、副词和分词连用]很，颇，非常
very large (useful, annoying) 很大(有用，恼人)
very slowly 极慢地
very much better 好得多
a very exciting scene 一个非常激动人心的场面
He was very (much) interested in the news. 他对这消息非常感兴趣。
He was (very) much surprised at the news. 他听到这消息非常吃惊。
2. [与形容词最高级或 own 等连用]极其；完全地；正是
He did the very best he could (或 did his very utmost). 他已尽力而为了。
one of the very best books of reference 最好的参考书之一
ten o'clock at the very latest 至迟10点钟
The fault is his very own. 这全是他自己的过错。
You can keep this for your very own. 你可以把这个留下你自己用。
That is the very last thing I should have expected. 那是我最最料想不到的事。
There have been 3 accidents in this very same place. 就在这同一地点已发生过3起事故。
II a.
1. 同一的，正是的；恰好的
That is the very purse I lost. 那正是我丢失的钱包。
Those are the very words he used. 那就是他的原话。
be caught at the very act 被当场抓住
in the very centre of the football field 在足球场的正中央
at that very moment 正好在那个时刻
2. 仅仅的，惟独的；甚至于的
His very name struck terror. 一提他的名字就叫人感到恐怖。
The very thought of summer vacation makes her happy. 一想到暑假，她就感到高兴。
His very servants bully him. 甚至他的仆人们都要欺侮他。
They tax the very air you breathe. 他们就连你呼吸的空气也要课税。
3. 完全的，十足的；极端的
the very reverse of the truth 与事实正好完全相反的情况
the veriest fool alive 世上头号大傻瓜
at the very end (beginning) 最终(初)
4. 真正的；真实的，名符其实的
He seemed a very king. 他就像一个真正的国王。
This is my very daughter. 这就是我的亲生女儿。
5. 特殊的，特有的
The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness. 清楚与明白乃真理所特有之本质。
6. 〈古〉合法的；正当的
the very vengeance of the gods 诸神正义的复仇
[< OFr verai true < L vērax < vērus true] phr. (cannot) very well do sth. [用以表示婉转的拒绝](不)好做某事 I can't very well drag him out of the meeting, can I? 我又不好把他从会场拖出来，是不是?not very1. 不太，稍微 We are not very concerned about these subtle distinctions. 我们不太留意这些细微的区别。 2. 决不，远非 The teacher was not very pleased when he found a dead mouse on his desk. 老师发现自己的办公桌上有只死老鼠，很是恼火。 A: That was kind of you. B: Not very. 甲：你那样做真太好了。乙：没什么。 very good [用以客气地表示同意或表示对上级的命令遵照执行]好吧，是 Very good, we'll go for a walk. 好吧，咱们去散散步。 A: Bring the men in, Sergeant. B: Very good, Sir. 甲：把这些男子押进来，巡官。乙：是，长官。 very well [用以表示同意，但常带有勉强之意]那好吧 Oh, very well, but I still think that I am right. 嗯，那就这样吧，不过我仍然认为我是对的。 |