- usu. with negative or in questions used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many指事物的量, 不论多少任何:
as determiner I don't have any choice我没有任何选择
do you have any tips to pass on?
你有什么点子吗?
as pronoun you don't know any of my friends我的朋友你一个都不认识
if there is any left throw it away.
如有余留, 一概扔掉。
- anyone任何人:
it ceased payments to any but the aged
除老年人外, 它停止了对任何人的付款。
- whichever of a specified class might be chosen任何一个:
as determiner these constellations are visible at any hour of the night这些星座在晚上任何时候都能看见
as pronoun the illness may be due to any of several causes.这种病可能是由几种原因中的任何一种所引起的。
- at all; in some degree (used for emphasis)在任何程度上; 一点儿也不, 压根儿都没有(用于强调):
he wasn't any good at basketball
他对打篮球一点儿都不在行
no one would be any the wiser.
谁都不会比原先明白得更多。
- US informal used alone, not qualifying another word〈美, 非正式〉[单独使用] 多少, 压根儿:
I didn't hurt you any.
我压根儿就没伤着你。
any amount of
- 见AMOUNT.
any more (亦作anymore)
- usu. with negative or in questions to any further extent; any longer再; 还:
she refused to listen any more.
她拒绝再听下去。
any old
- 见OLD.
any time (亦作anytime)
- at whatever time不论何时:
she can come any time.
她随时都能来。
any time ( day或minute 等) now
- informal very soon〈非正式〉很快地:
we'll get them back any day now.
我们很快就能带他们回来.
be not having any (of it)
- informal be unwilling to cooperate〈非正式〉不愿合作的, 不肯配合的:
I tried to make polite conversation, but he wasn't having any.
我试过礼貌地同他谈一谈, 可他不愿意配合。
hardly any
- 见HARDLY.
not just any -
- a particular or special thing of its type rather than any ordinary one of that type不是一般的…:
he had an acting job at last, and not just any part, but the lead in a new film.
他最终获得了一份演出的工作, 可不是担任一般的角色, 而是新影片的主角。