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| /ˈeniˌweɪ/ |
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| 1 | despite sth else
despite something that you have previously mentioned 尽管如此；无论如何 |
| Even if the drug is banned, a lot of people will go on using it anyway. 即使毒品被禁，很多人无论如何还是会继续服用。 |
| No one expected house prices to fall, but anyway that’ s exactly what happened. 没人预料到房价会跌，但不管怎样那确实发生了。 |
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| 2 | when sth is not important
used when stating a particular fact that shows that something just mentioned is not important （用于表明某事不重要）反正 |
| I don’ t understand politics, and anyway I’ m not really interested. 我不懂政治，反正我也不是真的感兴趣。 |
| ‘Sorry about the stain.’ ‘Never mind, I was going to have it cleaned anyway.’ “很抱歉弄上了污渍。”“不要紧，反正我要把它洗了。” |
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| 3 | used for changing the subject
used when you are changing the subject of a conversation back to what you were talking about earlier （用于转回先前的话题）不管怎么说 |
| Anyway, as I was saying, things really have started to improve. 不管怎样，正如我所说，情况确实开始有所改善。 |
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| 4 | used for ending a conversation
used for ending a conversation , or for showing that you have come to the end of what you are telling someone 总之 |
| Anyway, in the end we decided to stay at home. 总之，我们最后决定呆在家里。 |
| It was all Kevin’ s fault. That’ s what I think anyway. 这全是凯文的错，总之我就是这么想的。 |
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| 5 | when sth is not surprising
used for saying that something is not surprising （用于表明某事不奇怪） |
| Of course, there’ s a lot more crime. Anyway, what do you expect with such high unemployment? 当然，犯罪案件更多了，可话说回来，这么高的失业率你还能指望什么呢？ |
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| 6 | used for limiting a statement
used when adding a statement that limits what you have just said 至少 |
| It’ s something I can’ t tell you – not just now, anyway. 这事我不能告诉你，至少现在不行。 |
| He would never blame his wife, not in public, anyway. 他决不会责备妻子，至少不会当众责备。 |
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| 7 | used for asking for the real reason
used for asking about the real reason for something 究竟；到底 |
| What did you come here for anyway? 你到底为什么来这儿？ |
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| 8 | used when telling a story
used for introducing what happened next （用于引出后面发生的事） |
| Alan told me to get a doctor. So anyway, I phoned Dr Bentley. 艾伦让我去找个医生，所以我就打电话给本特利医生。 |
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