very
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UK very adv: (extremely) (与形容词、副词等连用)
SC 非常，很 fēi cháng，hěn
TC 非常，很
TC 非常，很
SC 极其 jí qí
TC 極其(与形容词最高级等连用)
TC 極其(与形容词最高级等连用)
He was very helpful.
他帮了很大的忙。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 别再批评他了，他已经竭尽全力了。
very adj: (one already mentioned)
SC 之前提到的 zhī qián tí dào de
SC 就在当天的
SC 就是那一个的
It was that very day that he proposed to her.
very adj: (mere)
SC 仅仅的 jǐn jǐn de
TC 僅僅的
TC 僅僅的
SC 只不过的 jǐn jǐn de ，zhǐ bú guò de
The very mention of his ex-wife caused problems.
只不过是提到了他的前妻都惹了麻烦。
very adj: (exact) (表示强调)
SC 恰恰是的，正是的 qià qià shì de，zhèng shì de
He was the very person that I wanted to talk with.
他正是我想交谈的对象。
very adj: (as intensifier) (强调时间、空间的端点)
SC 最为...的
We reached the very top of the mountain.
我们登上了山巅。
very adv: (truly)
SC 真正地 zhēn zhèng de
SC 确确实实地 zhēn zhèng de ，què què shí shí de
He was very much an active member of the team.
他是队伍里真正活跃的队员。
very adv: informal (intensifier) (非正式用语，表示强调，修饰最高级)
SC 完全是，正是 wán quán shì，zhèng shì
TC 正是
TC 正是
She was the very best person for the job.
她完全是这份工作的最佳人选。
at the very least expr: (emphatic: and no less)
SC 至少 zhì shǎo
TC 至少
TC 至少
I would offer to pay half the cost, at the very least.
at the very least expr: (emphatic: as the minimum)
SC 至少 zhì shǎo
TC 至少
TC 至少
At the very least you need to call her and say thank you.
be the soul of [sth], be the very soul of [sth] v expr: (personify or exemplify [sth])
SC 成为...的灵魂
SC 成为...的精髓
Mother Teresa was the very soul of Christian charity.
before your eyes, right before your eyes, before your very eyes adv: (right in front of you)
SC 就在眼面前
SC 当着…的面 dāng zhe de miàn
His father was murdered right before his eyes.
do very little business v expr: (have few commercial dealings)
SC 做小生意 zuò xiǎo shēng yì
from under [sb]'s nose, right from under [sb]'s nose, from under [sb]'s very nose expr: figurative (in full view of [sb])
SC 从眼皮底下
the image, the very image, the very image of [sth/sb] n: (copy)
SC 翻版 fān bǎn
SC 酷似之物 fān bǎn，kù sì zhī wù
This painting is the very image of the original.
这幅画酷似原作。
the image, the very image of [sth] n: figurative (embodiment)
SC 化身 huà shēn
SC 体现 huà shēn，tǐ xiàn
TC 體現
TC 體現
He was the image of male aggressiveness.
他是男性争强好胜的典型化身。
in a very real sense adv: (genuinely or literally)
SC 从真正意义来说，确确实实
Our family was puritan in a very real sense: never smoked, swore, drank, or even danced.
in the very act adv: (committing this crime)
SC 在犯罪当时 zài fàn zuì dāng shí
SC 当场 zài fàn zuì dāng shí，dāng chǎng
TC 當場
TC 當場
I caught my dog in the very act of eating the steak I had bought for dinner.
not very adv: (hardly, only a little)
SC 不很 bù hěn
SC 稍微 bù hěn，shāo wēi
TC 稍微
TC 稍微
That's not very nice of you.
I'm not very interested in football.
right to the end, to the end, to the very end expr: (all the way through)
SC 直到最后
TC 直到最後
TC 直到最後
She performed flawlessly right to the end.
right to the end, to the end, to the very end expr: (to the moment of death)
SC 直到生命的最后一刻
I promise never to leave you: I'll stand by you right to the end.
He suffered a lot, but he was in good spirits right to the end.
speak very highly of [sb] v expr: (say good things about [sb])
SC 赞扬 zàn yáng
SC 给某人很高的评价 zàn yáng，gěi mǒu rén hěn gāo de píng jià
SC 对某人赞不绝口 zàn yáng，duì mǒu rén zàn bù jué kǒu
My son's teacher speaks very highly of him; she says he's a great student.
thank you very much interj: (many thanks)
SC 非常感谢 fēi cháng gǎn xiè
TC 非常感謝
TC 非常感謝
Thank you very much; you've been very helpful.
非常感谢，你给予了我很大的帮助。
that's all very well, but expr: informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语)
SC 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér
That's all very well, but it still doesn't explain why you didn't finish the work.
the very thing n: (precisely what is required or specified)
SC 正是所需要的
SC 正是所指定的
this very minute adv: (immediately, without delay)
SC 此刻 cǐ kè
TC 此刻
TC 此刻
SC 立即 cǐ kè，lì jí
TC 立即
TC 立即
SC 立即 cǐ kè，lì jí
TC 立即
TC 立即
I need an answer this very minute!
very bad adj: (awful, terrible)
SC 可怕的 kě pà de
SC 非常糟糕的 kě pà de ，fēi cháng zāo gāo de
She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu.
Trixie, you are being a very bad dog.
very beginning n: (first word: of a text)
SC 最开始 zuì kāi shǐ
TC 最開始
TC 最開始
The very beginning of the Bible is one of its best-known passages.
very beginning n: (first moment, starting point)
SC 最开始 zuì kāi shǐ
TC 最開始
TC 最開始
Let's make the rules clear from the very beginning.
very best n: (utmost)
SC 最大可能 zuì dà kě néng
The doctors tried their very best, but they were unable to save the patient.
very few adj: (not many)
SC 很少的 hěn shǎo de
SC 数量很少的
There are very few pills left in the bottle; I need to call the doctor to get a new prescription.
very few adj: (rare)
SC 很罕见的
very good adj: (excellent)
SC 很好的 hěn hǎo de
SC 优秀的 hěn hǎo de，yōu xiù de
TC 優秀的
TC 優秀的
I don't understand; he used to make very good grades.
我不明白，他曾经有很优秀的成绩的。
very good interj: formal (very well, certainly) (正式用语)
SC 非常棒，很好 fēi cháng bàng，hěn hǎo
Very good then, I'll see you in the morning.
很好，那我们明天见。
very light adj: (highly illuminated)
SC 非常亮的 fēi cháng liàng de
SC 很亮的 fēi cháng liàng de，hěn liàng de
The room was very light; I was dazzled as I walked in.
very light adj: (extremely lightweight)
SC 非常轻的 fēi cháng qīng de
TC 非常輕的
TC 非常輕的
SC 很轻的 fēi cháng qīng de，hěn qīng de
A feather is very light object.
very like prep: (almost identical to)
SC 与…非常像 yǔ fēi cháng xiàng
SC 和…十分相像 yǔ fēi cháng xiàng，hé shí fēn xiāng xiàng
SC 和…十分相像 yǔ fēi cháng xiàng，hé shí fēn xiāng xiàng
One sparrow is very like another to human eyes.
very likely adj: (highly probable)
SC 很有可能的 hěn yǒu kě néng de
SC 多半的 hěn yǒu kě néng de ，duō bàn de
SC 极有可能的 hěn yǒu kě néng de ，jí yǒu kě néng de
I think it very likely that we will get some rain tonight.
very little adv: (hardly anything)
SC 极少地 jí shǎo de
TC 極少地
TC 極少地
We have very little in common.
very little n: (a small quantity)
SC 很少 hěn shǎo
SC 极少 hěn shǎo ，jí shǎo
very little adj: (not much)
SC 不多的 bù duō de
SC 极少的 bù duō de，jí shǎo de
TC 極少的
TC 極少的
The news report provided very little useful information.
very many adj: (a large number of)
SC 很多的 hěn duō de
very many adj: (large in number)
SC 很多的 hěn duō de
very much adv: (greatly)
SC 非常 fēi cháng
TC 非常
TC 非常
SC 很 fēi cháng，hěn
TC 很
TC 很
SC 十分 fēi cháng，shí fēn
TC 十分
TC 十分
I like him very much.
我非常喜欢他。
very much n: (large amount)
SC 很多 hěn duō
SC 非常多 hěn duō，fēi cháng duō
I would share my candy with you but I don't have very much.
我会将我的糖果分给你，但我也不多。
very much like adj: (similar to)
SC 很像的，类似的 lèi sì de
TC 類似的
TC 類似的
very often adv: (frequently)
SC 经常 jīng cháng
TC 經常
TC 經常
very pale adj: (complexion: white) (脸色、面色等)
SC 非常苍白的 fēi cháng cāng bái de
Due to his very pale complexion he had to protect himself from the sun.
very pale adj: (faded, light) (颜色)
SC 非常浅的，非常淡的 fēi cháng qiǎn de，fēi cháng dàn de
They painted their shutters a very pale shade of green that looked almost yellow.
Very Reverend adj: (title: church minister)
SC 主教大人 zhǔ jiào dà rén
The Very Reverend Rudy Johnson will speak at the dinner tonight.
very same adj: (exact or identical)
SC 完全一样的 wán quán yí yàng de
SC 完全相同的 wán quán yí yàng de ，wán quán xiāng tóng de
At 15 Jacques enrolled at the very same school that his late father had attended.
very short adj: (extremely brief)
SC 非常简短的 fēi cháng jiǎn duǎn de
Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short.
very short adj: (not tall)
SC 非常短的 fēi cháng duǎn de
SC 非常矮的 fēi cháng duǎn de，fēi cháng ǎi de(个子)
He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short.
very short adv: (abrupt, rude)
SC 非常简慢地 fēi cháng jiǎn màn de
SC 非常唐突地 fēi cháng jiǎn màn de，fēi cháng táng tū de
She must be mad at me since she was very short with me when I asked her how she was.
very soon adv: (in a short while from now)
SC 不一会儿 bù yī huì er
TC 不一會兒
TC 不一會兒
SC 顷刻 bù yī huì er，qǐng kè
We will be leaving very soon.
very soon adv: (rapidly)
SC 非常快 fēi cháng kuài
very well adv: (successfully)
SC 很好，很成功 hěn hǎo ，hěn chéng gōng
He patched the hole in the wall very well: you'd never know it was there.
他把墙上的洞补得很好，你都不会知道它在那儿。
very well interj: (expressing consent) (略为勉强的同意)
SC 好吧，就这样吧 hǎo bɑ ，jiù zhè yàng bɑ
Very well, then: you may go out tonight, but you must be home by midnight.
好吧，今晚你可以外出，不过必须在半晚之前回家。
VLF n: initialism (very low frequency)
SC 甚低频
VLF n as adj: initialism (very low frequency)
SC 甚低频的