| 词组 | never |
| 释义 | never You use never to say that something did not, does not, or will not happen at any time. She never asked him to lend her any money. I will never give up. ◊ WARNING You do not use 'do' in front of never. You do not say, for example, 'He does never write to me'. You say 'He never writes to me'. He never complains. He never speaks to you, does he? However, for emphasis, people sometimes use 'do' after never. They say, for example, 'He never does write to me'. I never do see her now. I never did want a council house. ◊ WARNING You do not usually use another negative word with never. You do not say, for example, 'I haven't never been there' or 'They never said nothing'. You say 'I have never been there' or 'They never said anything'. It was an experience I will never forget. I've never seen anything like it. Similarly, you do not use never if the subject of a clause is a negative word such as 'nothing' or 'no one'. Instead you use ever. You say, for example, 'Nothing will ever happen'. You do not say 'Nothing will never happen'. Nothing ever changes. No one will ever know. Nobody ever mentioned this to me. ◊ position in clause If you are not using an auxiliary or modal, you put never in front of the verb, unless the verb is 'be'. He never allowed himself to lose control. They never take risks. If the verb is 'be', you usually put never after it. The road alongside the river was never quiet. If you are using an auxiliary or modal, you put never after it. I have never known a year quite like this. My husband says he will never retire. He could never overtake his opponent. However, if you are using 'do' for emphasis, you put never in front of it (see above). If you are using more than one auxiliary or modal, you put never after the first one. He was one of the few people there who had never been arrested. The answers to such questions would never be known with certainty. If you are using an auxiliary on its own, you put never in front of it. I do not want to marry you. I never did. I never will. In stories, never is sometimes put first for emphasis, followed by an auxiliary and the subject of the clause. Never had Dixon been so glad to see Margaret. Never had two hours gone so slowly. ◊ 'never' with an imperative You can use never with an imperative instead of 'do not'. You do this when you want to emphasize that something should not be done at any time. Never let them sit on your lap. Never use a natural fibre such as string to hang pictures. |
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