| 词组 | ever |
| 释义 | Contents overview everas everas ever 454.210149not ever and nevernot ever and never and never 454.111200than everthan ever 454.211752454 ever1ever meaning 'at any time'Ever is a 'non-affirmative word' (222). It is used especially in questions to mean 'at any time'. Compare:Do you ever go to London by train? (= at any time)I always go to London by train. (= every time)I sometimes go to Birmingham by train.I never go to Cambridge by train. (= at no time)Ever is possible in negative clauses, but never is more usual than not ever.I don't ever want to see you again. (or I never want …)We also use ever after if, and with words that express a negative idea (like nobody, hardly or stop).Come and see us if you are ever in Manchester.Nobody ever visits them.I hardly ever see my sister.I'm going to stop her ever doing that again.2with comparatives, superlatives, as and onlyEver is used in affirmative clauses in comparisons and with only.You're looking lovelier than ever.What is the best book you've ever read?It's the largest picture ever painted.He's as charming as ever.She's the only woman ever to have climbed this mountain in winter.3ever + perfectEver is often used with perfect tenses ( 47, 53) to mean 'at any time up to now/then'.Have you ever been to Greece?Had you ever thought of getting married before you met Georgia?4ever and before; ever beforeEver and before can both be used to mean 'at any time in the past', but there is a difference. Before (or ever before) refers to a present event, and asks whether it has happened at another time.Have you (ever) been to Scotland before? (The hearer is probably in Scotland.)Ever (without before) does not refer to a present event.Have you ever been to Africa? (The hearer is not in Africa.)5ever meaning 'always'Ever is not normally used to mean 'always'.I shall always remember you. (not I shall ever remember you.)But ever is sometimes used to mean 'always' in compound expressions with adjectives and participles.his ever-open mouthevergreen treesan ever-increasing debthis ever-loving wifeEver also means 'always' in forever (or for ever) and ever since, and in a few other expressions like ever after and Yours ever (used at the end of letters).I shall love you forever.I've admired him ever since I met him.For who ever, what ever, etc, 627.For whoever, whatever, etc, 252.For forever with progressive forms, 5.Previous Next |
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