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| /ˈveri/ |
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| 1 | used for emphasizing that a quality exists or is true to a great degree 很；非常 |
| It was a very good film. 那是一部非常好的影片。 |
| The building looks very old. 那座建筑物看上去非常古老。 |
| I think he’ s very handsome, don’ t you? 我认为他很英俊，你说是不是？ |
| That’ s very kind of you, Susan. 你真好，苏珊。 |
| I took my music lessons very seriously. 我上音乐课非常认真。 |
| The whole team has been playing very well lately. 最近全队都发挥得非常好。 |
| very many/much (=a lot) I don’ t think she has very many friends. 非常多的；很多的 |
| Thank you very much. 非常感谢你。 |
| very few/little (=a small number/amount) Very few people came to the wedding. 非常少的；很少的 |
| | 1a | used for emphasizing that something is the best , worst , biggest, smallest, first , last etc 极其；完全地 | | They were badly fed, badly clothed, and lived in the very worst conditions. 他们吃得差，穿得破，居住条件也极其糟糕。 | | The website has the very latest music news. 这个网站有最新的音乐新闻。 | | We want to make sure that we choose the very best design. 我们想确保选出最好的设计。 | | At the very least, Higgins should have to pay a fine for what he’ s done. 最起码希金斯应该为自己所做的事交罚金。 | |
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| 2 | used for emphasizing that someone or something is the best or most suitable 最佳的；最合适的 |
| You might be the very person we are looking for for this job. 你可能正是我们所要找的从事这项工作的合适人选。 |
| How did you know this was the very thing I wanted? 你怎么知道这正是我想要的东西呢？ |
| | 2a | used for emphasizing that someone or something is exactly the one you are mentioning and not another one 同一的；恰好的；正是的 | | The very attributes that some people have criticized are the ones that make him most successful. 某些人所批评的那些品质恰恰是使他最为成功的地方。 | | this very moment/minute/instant (=now) He’ s probably lying on some beach in Italy at this very moment. 现在；此刻 | |
| | 2b | used for emphasizing how important or serious something is 甚至于（强调某事的重要性或严肃性） | | Charles realized that his throne and his very life were in danger, and he decided to act. 查尔斯意识到他的王位、甚至他的性命已危在旦夕，因此他决定采取行动。 | | The chemicals had poisoned his land and destroyed the very basis of his livelihood. 这些化学品污染了他的农田，毁掉了他赖以生存的基础。 | |
| | 2c | used for emphasizing an extreme place or time , for example at the top or end of something 极端的；完全的 | | She smoked her cigarette down to the very end, then stubbed it out. 她吸烟吸到只剩下烟屁股，然后捻灭了它。 | | Can you see that little bird right up at the very top of the tree? 你能看见树尖上的那只小鸟吗？ | | Nick was sitting at the very back of the bus. 尼克坐在公共汽车的最后排。 | | We worked till the very end of the day. 我们一直工作到一天结束时。 | |
| | 2d | used for emphasizing that something that seems simple or basic can still have an important effect （用于强调某事物看起来简单，可却有重要的影响） | | Quite often the very act of measuring something changes what you are trying to measure. 常常正是衡量事物的行为改变了你所要衡量的事物。 | | the very thought of Sometimes the very thought of the world outside these walls makes me nervous. 有时候一想到这些墙外面的世界，我就紧张不安。 | |
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| - | be all very well
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| used for saying that you do not really approve of something or that it is not enough |
| 好倒是好（用于表示不大赞成或认为不足够） |
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| Browsing the Web is all very well, but it’ s a rather solitary experience. 浏览互联网好倒是好，但却相当孤单。 |
| It is all very well to apologize for losing £2 million, but that doesn’ t make everything all right. 为损失200万英镑道歉倒是可以，但却于事无补。 |
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| - | cannot very well do sth mainly spoken
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| used for saying that it is difficult , wrong , or stupid for someone to do something |
| 不好做某事（用于表示做某事很难、错误或愚蠢） |
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| We have to help her – we can’ t very well just leave her stranded out here in the middle of nowhere. 我们得帮助她，我们不能就让她在那个前不着村后不着店的地方陷入困境。 |
| He couldn’ t very well refuse the offer. 他不好拒绝这项提议。 |
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| - | not very
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| used before adjectives and adverbs for saying that something is only slightly true or that it is not true at all |
| 不太，稍微，决不（用于形容词和副词前，表示某事只有极小的真实成分或者根本不真实） |
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| Victor’ s suggestions were not very helpful. 维克托的建议根本没有什么用。 |
| The next four years were not very happy ones. 接下来的4年根本不幸福。 |
| The house is not very large, but extremely comfortable. 房子不是很大，但极其舒适。 |
| In the end she greeted me, but not very politely. 最后她跟我打了招呼，但却很不礼貌。 |
| Peggy’ s not very good at singing, is she (=a polite way of saying she is bad at it) ? 佩吉不太擅长唱歌，是吗？ |
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| - | very good spoken old-fashioned
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| used for agreeing to do what someone in authority tells you to do |
| 是，好吧（表示顺从上级的命令） |
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| - | the very idea spoken
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| used for emphasizing that you are shocked about something or it should not be done |
| 多么荒唐；亏你想得出来 |
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| You can’ t stay out until one in the morning – the very idea! 你不能在外面呆到凌晨1点钟，亏你想得出来！ |
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| - | very much so spoken
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| used for emphasizing your agreement with what someone has said |
| 确实如此；完全是 |
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| ‘Does it bother you that there are no other women working in your office?’ ‘Very much so.’ “没有其他女性在你办公室工作，你会不安吗？”“确实如此。” |
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| - | sb’ s very own
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| used for emphasizing that something belongs to someone and not to anyone else |
| 某人自己的 |
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| Well, you finally have your very own car. 好啦，你终于有自己的车了。 |
| of sb’ s very own I’ ve dreamed of buying a little house of my very own. 我一直想买一栋属于自己的小房子。 |
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| - | very well spoken
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| used for saying that you agree with or accept what someone says, even when you might not really agree with them |
| 那好吧（用于表示同意或接受某人说的话，即使可能不是真的同意） |
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| Very well, you can put my name on the list, if you really have to. 那好吧，如果你确实认为有必要的话，就把我的名字列入名单吧。 |
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