1. 在任何时候；在某时；有时；从来　 at any time
2. 不断地；总是　 always
3. 究竟，到底　 on earth

　～ build　从未建造过
　～ hear　从未听过
　～ mention　从未提过
　～ see　从未看过
　hardly ～　几乎不
　never ～　从来不
　scarcely ～　几乎不

　Have you ever been there?　你曾去过那里吗?
　Have you ever been to Paris?　你去过巴黎吗?
　Did you ever drive a car?　你曾开过车吗?
　Is he ever at home?　他平常在家吗?
　Do you ever eat meat?　你平时吃肉吗?
　Please don't ever do that again.　千万别再这么干了。
　I don't remember ever seeing him before.　我不记得以前何时曾见过他。
　None of us has ever seen such a design.　我们谁也没见过这样的设计。
　Nothing ever happens in this village.　这个村子从未发生过什么事。
　Don't you ever think about your work?　难道你就不考虑一下自己的工作吗?
　She hardly ever comes to see me.　她几乎从不来看我。
　If you are ever in Spain, come and see me.　你什么时候到西班牙来，请一定来找我。
　I'll tell her brother as soon as ever she arrives.　她一来我就告诉她弟弟。
　Their products enjoy ever higher prestige in the world market.　他们的产品在世界市场上享有越来越高的声誉。
　It is the nicest thing ever.　这是空前的最好的东西。
　That's the biggest fish I've ever seen.　这是我所见过的最大的鱼。
　I'm going to stop her ever doing that again.　我将劝阻她别再那样做。
　I wonder whether they ever drove him too hard.　我怀疑，他们是否逼他太甚。
　They were very happy ever afterwards.　以后他们一直幸福地生活着。
　John repeated ever the same words.　约翰总是重复同样的话。
　You will find me ever at your service.　你将发现我永远听命于你。
　The world's ever-increasing population will cause great problems in the future.　世界人口的不断增长将给未来带来重大的问题。
　How ever did I forget it?　我怎么竟然把它忘了呢?
　Which ever do you want?　你到底要哪一个?
　Who ever can it be?　到底是谁呀?
　Why didn't you ever tell me you were coming?　你到底为什么不告诉我你要来呢?
　Was he ever delighted.　他高兴极了。
　He was never sorry—ever.　他从未感到过歉意——从来没有过。

 ♣ as...as ever
　和以前一样…　the same degree as before
　Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever.　尽管预报称天气很好，但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。
　He's still as cheerful as ever in spite of all his disappointment.　尽管他经受了那么多失望的事，他仍然情绪高涨。
　He broke his arm last year but he plays the piano as skilfully as ever.　他去年胳膊折了，但现在弹起钢琴来仍像以前一样自如。
 ♣ ever after〔since〕
　自从　 continuously after〔since〕
　〔说明〕 ever since常用于完成时。
　We repaired the machine and it worked well ever after.　我们修好了机器，从那以后它一直运转良好。
　He has been ill ever since.　他从这以后一直生病。
　He came here for a holiday several years ago and he's lived here ever since.　几年以前他来这里度假，从那以后他便一直居住在这个地方。
 ♣ ever more
　越发，越来越　increasingly; more and more
　Situation has become ever more serious.　情况变得越加严重了。
　She became ever more nervous as the interview continued.　她在面试过程中越来越紧张。
 ♣ ever so〔such〕
　非常　very; a very great degree
　He's ever so rich.　他很富有。
　Thank you ever so much.　多谢你。
　She's ever such a nice girl.　她是一个很讨人喜欢的女孩。
 ♣ for ever (and ever)
　永远　eternally
　Robert swears he will love me for ever and ever.　罗伯特发誓他将永远爱我。
 ♣ if ever
　很少，难得　seldom
　She seldom, if ever, goes to the opera.　她很少去看歌剧。
 ♣ if ever there was one
　无可置疑；确实　of that there is no doubt; that is certainly true
　That was a fine meal if ever there was one!　那确实是一顿丰盛的饭。
 ♣ than ever
　比以前更　more than the last
　It became hotter than ever.　天气变得比过去热了。
　In recent years, the small town has enjoyed a bigger boom than ever.　近年来这个小城镇比以往任何时候都更加繁荣。

 ♣ ever so, ever such
　ever so　通常用来修饰形容词、副词或介词短语；而ever such则多用来修饰名词。例如：

 ♣ 比较级+than ever, ever+比较级
　ever　与比较级连用，位置不同，意思也不同。前者表示“比以前更…”，而后者则表示“越来越…”。试比较：

　出租车到了吗　?
　［误］ Has the taxi arrived ever?
　［正］ Has the taxi arrived yet?
　［析］ 在疑问句或否定句中，要问一个期望的事件是否发生，要用yet，而不能用ever.

1. ever有时也可以和not连用，但在一般情况下，多用never等否定词而不用not ever. 例如：
　"Do you ever go to concerts?""No, never."　“你有时去听音乐会吗?”“不，从来不去。”
2. ever用在书信末尾，做签名前的客套话，是较亲切或不拘礼的说法。例如：
　Yours ever〔Ever yours〕　你永久的（朋友）

　［词源］　古英语æfré（永远）