ever adv. 1.〔表示否定、疑问和比较〕曾经,这以前。 Nothing ever happens in this village. 这个村里从来没有发生事情。 Have you ever seen [Did you ever see] a tiger 你以前见过老虎没有? Have you ever been there 以前你到过那里吗? Did you ever=Did you ever see [hear] the like 这种事你听[看]过吗? the nicest thing ever =that ever was on record 迄今最好的东西。 2.〔表示不耐烦等语气〕可能,总会。 Is he ever at home 他也有在家的时候吗? 3. 〔表示条件、威胁等语气〕假如,要是。 If the band ever plays again, we will dance. 要是乐队再演奏的话,我们就跳个舞。 If I ever catch him. 我要是抓到他的话,哼〔就决不饶他〕! 4.〔表示肯定,现在一般用 always〕常是,老是,始终,不断;永远是。 work hard as ever一向勤奋。 do better than ever做得比一向更好了。 He is ever repeating the same words. 他总是重复同样的话。 Yours ever=E- yours 〔信末语〕你永久的朋友。 5.〔加强 as...as〕尽量。 Be as quick as ever you can! 尽量赶快。 6.〔加强疑问词或最高级形容词,表示惊奇〕究竟,到底。 Which ever way did he go 他究竟上哪一边去了? What ever can it be 那到底是什么? Why ever didn't you say so 你究竟为什么不那样讲? 7.〔加强 so, such 等〕非常。 ever such a nice man 非常好的人。 as ever 仍旧;照常。 ever after [afterwards] 打那以后,以后老是。 ever and again =ever and anon 〔古语〕时时,常常。 ever since 从…以来 (I have known him ever since he was a boy. 从他是孩子的时候起,我就认识他了)。 ever so 〔口语〕大大,非常 (The patient is ever so much better. 病人好得多了。 Thank you ever so much. 非常感激你。I like it ever so much. 我非常喜欢它)。 ever such 〔口语〕很…的 (It is ever such a tool. 这工具很有用)。 for ever 永远。 〔俚语〕一直 (He would go on talking for ever. 他一直不停地讲下去)。 for ever and ever =for ever and a day 永远。 hardly [scarcely] ever 难得,几乎从不。 seldom, if ever 就是有也极少见。
ever- comb. f. 〔放在形容词或动词现在分词之前,构成复合形容词〕表示“常”: ever-active; ever-present; ever-changeful, ever-increasing.
Frankness and kindness like amelia's were likely to touch ever such a hardened little reprobate as becky . 爱米丽亚待人既诚恳、又好,所以连蓓基这样无情无义、自甘堕落的人也觉得感动。
The computer is ever such a useful tool 计算机是一种非常有用的工具。
Was ever such nonsense written 从来没见过写得那么无聊的东西
He is ever such a clever man 他的确是一个聪明人。
She ' s ever such a nice girl 她是一位非常好的姑娘
" was ever such a child ! “哪有这样的孩子! ”
Have you seen tom smith ' s conker ? he ' s got ever such big one 你看到过汤姆?史密斯的七叶树吗?他有一棵非常大的七叶树。
And it is first time ever such peptide has been synthesized chemically and with this success it has given a new meaning for the use of this peptide from scientific viewpoint and commercial standpoint 批准上市,但它的人工合成从未见有报道。首次化学合成的成功,无论在经济上还是科学上都具有重要的意义。