ever
/ˈevə(r)/- usu. with negative or in questions at any time常用于否定句或疑问句在任何时候, 从来, 有时：
nothing ever seemed to ruffle her
似乎从来就没有什么事情能使她生气
don't you ever regret giving up all that money?
难道你从来都没有对完全放弃那笔钱感到过后悔吗？
- used in comparisons for emphasis［用于比较时表示强调］任何时候：
they felt better than ever before
他们比以往任何时候感觉都好
our biggest ever range.
我们所使用过的最大的一个炉灶。
- at all times; always总是; 始终：
ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals
他向来就是一个实干家, 对空谈家很不耐烦
it remains as popular as ever
它和以往一样仍然很受欢迎
they lived happily ever after
从此以后他们一直过得很幸福
in combination he toyed with his ever-present cigar.他摆弄着他那从不离手的雪茄。
- with comparative increasingly; constantly越来越多地; 不断地：
having to borrow ever larger sums.
不得不借数目越来越大的钱。
- used for emphasis in questions expressing astonishment or outrage［用于表示惊讶或愤怒的疑问句, 以加强语气］到底, 究竟：
who ever heard of a grown man being frightened of the dark?
究竟有谁听说过一个成年男子会害怕黑暗？
why ever did you do it?
你究竟为什么要那么做？
ever and anon
- archaic occasionally〈古〉有时, 偶尔：
ever and anon the stillness is rent by the scream of a gibbon.
寂静不时被长臂猿的尖叫声划破。
[ORIGIN: from Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost （v. ii. 101）.]
ever since
- throughout the period since此后一直; 自…以来直至现在：
she had lived alone ever since her husband died.
丈夫去世后, 她一直独居。
ever so/such
- Brit. informal very; very much〈英, 非正式〉很; 非常：
I am ever so grateful
我十分感激
ever such a pretty cat
很漂亮的一只猫
thanks ever so.
非常感谢。
for ever
- 见FOREVER.
yours ever（亦作ever yours）
- a formula used to end an informal letter, before the signature［用于信末署名前］您永远的。