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| 1 | usually in negatives or questions at any time in the past , present , or future 曾经；从来；在任何时候 |
| If you ever need any help, just let me know. 如果你什么时候需要帮助，就告诉我。 |
| Was Desmond ever in the army? 德斯蒙德曾参过军吗？ |
| have you ever done sth? Have you ever been to Las Vegas? 你去过拉斯韦加斯吗？ |
| hardly ever (=almost never) It hardly ever rains here in the summer. 几乎从不 |
| rarely/seldom, if ever (=rarely and probably never) The method seldom, if ever, fails. 极少 |
| | 1a | used for emphasizing that something has never happened before or should never happen （用于强调某事从来没有发生过，或者永远也不该发生）曾经，从来 | | Don’ t ever do that again. 再也不要做那样的事情了。 | | It was the only serious question he had ever asked me. 这是他曾问过我的唯一的一个严肃问题。 | | never ever We must never ever forget how those brave men fought for our freedom. 我们永远也不该忘记那些勇士是如何为我们的自由而战的。 | | first/last/only...ever Trevor Boulton is celebrating his first ever victory in the tournament. 特雷弗·博尔顿在庆祝开赛以来的首场胜利。 | |
| | 1b | used for emphasis when making comparisons with the past （用于强调和过去的对比） | | more/bigger/better etc than ever Isabel’ s looking lovelier than ever. 伊莎贝尔比以前更漂亮了。 | | the most/biggest/best etc ever Thailand’ s largest ever trade fair 泰国历史上最大的商品交易会 | |
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| 2 | used before a comparative adjective or adverb for showing that something is growing or developing all the time （用于形容词或副词的比较级前）愈加 |
| The tax laws grow ever more complex. 税法变得愈加复杂。 |
| Our aim is an ever closer union of nation states. 我们的目标是建立一个州与州之间团结得更为紧密的国家。 |
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| - | all sb ever does/wants/gets etc spoken
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| used for emphasizing that the same thing happens all the time , especially when this is annoying |
| 某人就会…/就想…/得到的往往是…等 |
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| All he ever does is complain. 他就会抱怨。 |
| A load of grief – that’ s all I ever get. 一堆伤心事，这就是我所得到的。 |
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| - | as ever
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| used for saying that someone’ s behaviour or a situation is the same as usual , or the same as it has always been |
| 和往常一样 |
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| Gordon, as ever, tried to make difficulties. 像往常一样，戈登企图百般刁难。 |
| as...as ever I thought Alex might be angry, but he was as polite and friendly as ever. 我原认为亚历克斯可能会生气，但他却像原来一样客气、友好。 |
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| - | do/is/can etc sb ever mainly AMERICAN spoken
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| used for emphasizing that someone does something or has a particular quality |
| （强调某人做某事或有某种品质） |
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| Mad? Was he ever! 生气？他都气疯了！ |
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| - | ever since
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| during the whole period of time since something happened |
| 自从；从此 |
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| I first met Harry at high school and we’ ve been good friends ever since. 我和哈里初识于高中，从此我们就成了好朋友。 |
| Ever since his wife left him, he’ s had a drink problem. 从妻子离他而去起，他就开始酗酒。 |
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| - | ever so/ever such (a) BRITISH spoken
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| used before an adjective or adverb to mean ‘very’ |
| （用在形容词或副词之前）很，非常 |
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| It was ever so kind of you to invite us. 你邀请我们，真是太好了。 |
| They’ re ever such nice people. 他们人真好。 |
| She’ s ever such a good dancer. 她是个非常好的舞蹈家。 |
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| - | for ever
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| used for saying that a situation will always continue in the future , or will continue for a very long time |
| 永远；永久 |
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| It looks as though we’ re stuck here for ever – the road’ s still blocked. 看来我们要永远被困在这里了——道路还被封着呢。 |
| for ever and ever Let’ s just have it as a secret between us for ever and ever. 就让这成为我们俩之间永远的秘密吧。 |
| gone for ever The old way of life is gone for ever. 旧的生活方式一去不复返了。 |
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| - | if ever there was one/sth
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| used for emphasizing that something or someone is definitely what you say they are |
| 无可置疑；确实 |
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| Now there’ s a challenge, if ever there was one. 现在确实有一个挑战。 |
| He realized that if ever there was a time for action, this was it. 他意识到如果说该有一个有所行动的时候，那就是现在了。 |
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| - | who/why/what etc ever?
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| used for emphasizing a question , especially when you are surprised or upset |
| 究竟是谁/为什么/什么等 |
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| What ever gave you that idea? 究竟是什么让你有了那个想法？ |
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| - | Yours ever/Ever yours BRITISH old-fashioned
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| used for ending a letter before you sign your name |
| （用于书信结尾处的签名之前）你永远的朋友 |
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| See also | | - forever | | - happily | |
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