anything
/ˈenɪθɪŋ/pronoun
usu. with negative or in questions
1- used to refer to a thing, no matter what[用于指物而不论何物] 任何物:
nobody was saying anything
没人吱声
have you found anything?
你找到什么了吗?
he inquired whether there was anything he could do.
他打听是不是有什么事可让他做。
1.1
- without negative used for emphasis[用于强调] 任何物:
I was ready for anything.
我一切都准备好了。
1.2
- used to indicate a range表范围某一限定范围之内的任何一个数量:
he trains anything from seven to eight hours a day.
他每天要接受7至8小时训练。
短语
anything but
- not at all (used for emphasis)一点也不(用于强调):
he is anything but racist.
他绝不是个种族主义者。
anything like -
- with negative at all like - (used for emphasis)全然, 压根儿(用于强调):
it doesn't taste anything like wine.
这尝起来根本不像酒。
(as) - as anything
- informal extremely -〈非正式〉极端…的:
she said it out loud, clear as anything.
她高声把话说出来, 再清楚不过了。
if anything
- 见IF.
like anything
- 见LIKE1.
or anything
- usu. with negative or in questions informal added as a general reference to other things similar to the thing mentioned〈非正式〉或其他什么的(补充与前面提到的事物相似的事物):
no strings attached, you don't have to join up or anything.
又没什么条件, 你没必要入伍或是其他什么的。