1. A 实在的，真正的　 itself, himself, etc. and no other; actual; truly such
2. A 极端的　 extreme

　～ little　极少一点
　～ nature　必然
　one's ～ eyes　就在某人的眼皮底下
　one's ～ thoughts　正是某人的想法
　the ～ back of the classroom　教室的最后面
　the ～ end　一直到终点
　the ～ girl　正是那位姑娘
　the ～ man　正是那人
　the ～ pinnacle of one's career　正值某人一生中的顶峰时期
　the ～ reverse of the truth　与事实完全相反

　It's in the very nature of things that the old eventually makes way for the new.　旧事物终将被新事物所代替，这是必然的。
　Give me a very little.　给我极少一点就行了。
　Give me only a very little.　给我极少一点就行。
　The two men ran neck and neck until the very end.　那两人不分前后，一直跑到终点。
　The little girl stood in the very back of the classroom.　这个小女孩站在教室的最后面。
　Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.　现在他正值一生中的顶峰时期。
　Plunder is the very nature of imperialism.　帝国主义的本性就是掠夺。
　What he said was the very reverse of the truth.　他说的与事实完全相反。
　You are the very man I am looking for.　你正是我要找的人。
　He is their very son.　他是他们的亲生儿子。
　This happened under her very eyes.　这件事就发生在她的眼皮底下。
　He knows our very thoughts.　他了解我们的真实想法。
　The veriest simpleton knows that.　最笨的汉子也知道这点。

1. 很，非常，十分，极　 in a high degree; extremely
2. 十足，完全　 in the fullest sense
3. 正是　 exactly

　～ alert　很灵敏
　～ amusing　很有趣
　～ ashamed　羞愧
　～ foolish　十分愚蠢
　～ good at　很善于
　～ important　十分重要
　～ interested　颇感兴趣
　～ interesting　很有趣
　～ low　太低
　～ nervous　很紧张
　～ pleased　非常高兴
　～ popular　常见的
　～ weakened　大削弱
　～ hard　努力
　～ often　通常
　～ soon　很快
　～ carefully　很仔细地
　～ clearly　相当清楚
　～ rapidly　很快

　Not only is this problem very important, but it is a difficult problem to be solved at once.　这个问题不仅十分重要，而且还是一个马上要解决的困难问题。
　I noticed (that)he was looking very nervous.　我注意到他显得很紧张。
　Can you make out what he is saying?His voice is very low.　你能听懂他正在说的话吗? 他的声音太低了。
　She's very good at making up poems.　她很善于作诗。
　It's very foolish to smoke, as it's known to be dangerous to health.　抽烟要不得，因为这对健康是有害的。
　The boy was named Ronald, a very popular boy name.　那男孩取了一个常见的男孩用名，叫罗纳德。
　He used the very same mathematical formula as I did.　他用了和我一样的数学公式。
　Some people think the book is very amusing, but I think it misses the mark.　有些人认为这本书很有趣，可我认为它不怎么有趣。
　A deer is very alert in its movement.　鹿的行动很灵敏。
　He has a very interesting idea.　他有一个很有趣的想法。
　I behaved badly yesterday and still feel very ashamed of myself.　我昨天失礼了，至今我仍感到羞愧。
　Miss Rose is very interested in stamp-collecting.　罗斯小姐对于集邮颇感兴趣。
　Britain's trade position has been very much weakened by inflation.　英国的贸易地位被通货膨胀大大削弱了。
　I was very pleased indeed to hear from you.　接到你的来信，我真是非常高兴。
　His parents are trying very hard to make a man of him by strict discipline.　父母对他严格要求，努力把他培养成为一个有出息的人。
　I don't see him very often, but now and then we have lunch in the same restaurant.　我不常见到他，但有时候我们在同一餐厅里吃午饭。
　Paul and his brother had a terrible quarrel, but they apologized and made up very soon.　保尔和他弟弟大吵了一架，但是他们很快就互相道歉，言归于好了。
　He's moved very rapidly up the promotion ladder.　他晋升得很快。
　He spoke very clearly indeed.　他讲得相当清楚了。
　This decade has thrown up very few notable architects.　这10年中间没有出现多少杰出的建筑师。
　It was a tedious show and very few people sat it out.　那部电影冗长乏味，很少有人坚持看完。
　They could speak very little English.　他们讲不了几句英语。
　They had very little independence and freedom to speak of.　那时他们没什么独立自由可言。
　Starting with a limited technical force and very little scientific data, we naturally had many difficulties.　我们开始时技术力量有限，科学资料很少，自然有很多困难。
　She did very little work on this report, and it shows!　这份报告她没花什么力气，这是显而易见的嘛！
　That day they all put on their very best dress.　那天，他们都穿上了最好最好的衣服。
　This is the very best coat I have.　这是我现有的最好的上衣。
　She is the very worst cook I have ever encountered.　她的确是我遇到过的最糟糕的厨师。
　The fault is your very own.　这完全是你自己的过错。
　You are a lucky boy to have your very own boat.　你有一艘完全属于自己的小艇，真是幸运的孩子。
　"Are you busy?"　“ Not very."“你很忙吗?”“不太忙。”
　"Was the play interesting?"　“ Not very."“这出戏好看吗?”“不怎么好看。”
　That's not a very nice thing for us to say.　那样的事，我们不那么好说。
　It's not very hot today.　今天不很热。
　We are not very keen on seeing that foreign film.　我们不大想看那部外国影片。
　It is very very different in nature, I think.　据我看，性质大不一样。
　Please send this letter off at once.—Very good, sir.　请马上把这封信发走。——好的，先生。
　I did not make out very well on my last examination.　上一次考试我考得不太好。
　Oh, very well. I'll go with you if you're afraid to go alone.　哦，好吧。如果你一个人不敢去的话，那我和你一起去。
　Oh, very well. But I still think that I am right.　哦，好吧。不过我还是认为我是对的。
　I enjoyed your party very much.　我对你的晚会非常欣赏。
　She is very much changed.　她的变化太大了。
　Thank you very much indeed.　真是万分感谢你。
　Is that lobster alive?—Yes, be careful. It's very much alive.　那只龙虾是活的吗?——是的，当心！它还是活生生的呢！
　We need it very much.　我们很需要它。
　Thank you very much. — Not at all.　非常感谢你。——别客气。

　他深深地爱上了那女孩。
　［误］ He was very in love with that girl.
　［正］ He was deeply in love with that girl.
　［析］ very一词不能修饰介词短语。可将very改成deeply.

　［同义词］ adj. equal, equivalent, identical, same adv. considerably, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, significantly
　［词源］　古法语verai<拉丁语verus（真实的，非常）