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ev.er AT ANY TIMEH5ev7E5, $-Ladv [not gradable]at any time任何时候;从来Nothing ever happens here in the evenings.这儿晚上从不发生什么事情。"Do you ever go to London?" "Yes, usually once a month."“你去不去伦敦?”“去,通常每月去一次。”"Have you ever been to London?""No, never, but I'm hoping to go next year."/"Yes, I was a student there for a year."“你去过伦敦吗?”“不,从没去过,但我希望明年去。” /“是的,我在那儿读过一年书。”Can you remember ever seeing anyone of this description in the area?你是否记得在这个地区见过这样的一个人?If you're ever/If ever you're in Cambridge, do give me a ring.要是你到剑桥,一定给我打电话。He hardly ever (= almost never) washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, (= probably never) does any cleaning.他几乎从不洗碗,他也差不多从不干清洁工作。When there's a James Bond film on TV, I never ever miss it.电视上演詹姆士·邦德电影时,我决不错过。If ever there was a cause for celebration, this peace treaty was it.如果有任何庆祝理由的话,这份和平协议就是。It was a brilliant performance if ever there was one (= It was certainly a very good performance).毫无疑问,这表演非常出色。The smell is worse than ever.这气味最难闻了。We are spending more money on education than ever before (= than at any time in the past).我们比以往花在教育上的钱更多。This is the biggest oil slick the world has ever known.这是世界上出现过的最大的浮油。I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ever heard of her.我原以为她很有名,但我的朋友们都没听说过她。The restaurants are as good as ever (= as good as they have been at any time) and no more expensive than when I was last here.这些餐馆和以往一样好,而且并不比我上次来时贵。(dated) Ever and anon means occasionally.偶尔
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