anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ pronoun Learner's definition of ANYTHING
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: a thing of any kind任何事情；任何东西 -
We were allowed to do anything we wanted to.我们获准想干什么就干什么。
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If you're not sure what to say, just say anything that comes to mind.如果你不知道该说什么，那就想到什么说什么。
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She didn't say anything at all. [=she said nothing at all]她什么也没说。
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That dog will eat almost/nearly/practically/virtually anything.那条狗几乎什么东西都吃。
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We didn't talk about anything much.对任何事情我们都没有深谈。
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The new stadium is spectacular. There's never been anything like it.新的体育场非常壮观，像这样的还从来没有过。
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She never does anything but complain. [=all she does is complain]除了抱怨，她什么都不做。
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I'll do anything I can to help.我将尽我所能提供帮助。
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They were ready for anything (that might happen).他们做好了应对（可能发生的）任何情况的准备。
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You can't tell him anything about computers. He thinks he's an expert.你不要跟他讲任何有关计算机的事情。他自认为是一名专家。
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I can't think of her as anything but a good friend. [=I can only think of her as a good friend]我把她当成好朋友。
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He'll do anything for a laugh.为博一笑，他会竭尽所能。
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I'd do/give anything to see her again.为了再次见到她我会不惜一切。
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He won't take anything from anyone. [=he won't allow anyone to mistreat him, to be rude to him, etc.]他不允许任何人对他不敬。
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She ate hardly anything. [=she ate almost nothing]她几乎什么都没吃。
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He said he was sorry, but that doesn't really mean anything.他说对不起了，但那没有任何实际意义。
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I don't have anything against them. [=I don't have any reason for disliking them]我没有什么理由讨厌他们。
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She thought it was funny but I didn't see anything funny about it. [=I didn't think it was funny at all]她觉得这很有趣，可我一点儿也不觉得。
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They've been doing everything and anything to finish on time. = They've been doing anything and everything to finish on time.为能按时完成，他们一直在竭尽全力。
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The problems were caused by lack of time as much as anything.这些问题就是时间太仓促造成的。
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She dresses conservatively at work, but on the weekends, anything goes. [=anything is acceptable; there are no rules that have to be followed]上班时她穿着很保守，但到了周末，她穿着就很随便了。
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: 1something —
used in questions用于疑问句 -
Would you like anything else?还要点别的吗？
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Is there anything wrong?有什么不对劲儿吗？
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Is there anything (good/interesting) on TV tonight?今天晚上有什么（好看/有趣的）电视节目吗？
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(informal) Do you want some pretzels or anything? [=or a similar thing]要再来点椒盐卷饼或是别的什么吗？
anything but
: not at all一点也不；决不 -
He looked anything but happy. [=he looked very unhappy]他看起来一点也不高兴。
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Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but (happy).尽管他说自己很快乐，但他看起来一点都不（快乐）。
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This problem is anything but new.这个问题由来已久。
anything like
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: at all like和…相像；完全像 —
used in negative statements用于否定句 2
or anything near : in any way : at all无论如何；根本 —
used in negative statements用于否定句 -
He doesn't look anything like his brother.他和他哥哥长得一点也不像。
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The movie wasn't anything like/near what I expected it to be. [=the movie was completely different from what I expected it to be]这部电影和我预想的一点儿也不一样。
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We don't have anything like/near enough time. [=we don't have nearly enough time]我们根本没有足够的时间。
as anything
informal
: as any person or thing如同任何人；如同任何事物 —
used to make a statement more forceful用于加强语气
for anything
: for any reason无论什么原因；无论如何 —
used in negative statements用于否定句
like anything
informal
: very much : very forcefully非常；强有力地
more than anything
: very much : very badly非常；很迫切地 -
I wanted to believe her more than anything [=I very much wanted to believe her], but I couldn't.我非常希望能相信她，但是我做不到。
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More than anything (in the world), I'd like to visit Paris again. [=the thing I most want to do is to visit Paris again]（这个世界上）我最想做的事就是再去一次巴黎。