【问】 (A) You are the very man I want.
 (B) At the very beginning，she suddenly appeared on the rostrum.
 请就上面的句子分析一下very的用法。
 【答】 在上面的句子里very都是形容词，作名词的修饰语。very用作形容词时，主要有三种含义：
 A.作“真正的”(real，true)解：
 1. her very son她的亲生儿子
 2. Punder is the very nature of imperialism.
 掠夺是帝国主义真正的本性。
 3. She seemed a very queen.
 她好象是真正的女皇。
 B.作“正”、“恰好”(just the，exactly the，precisely the)解：
 1. You are the very man I want. (CGEL)
 你正是我所需要的人。
 2. That's the very thing I need! (Chambers)
 这正是我需要的(东西)!
 3. We were there from the very beginning.
 从一开始我们就在那里。
 4. The thief was caught in the very act of stealing.
 那个小偷正在偷东西的时候当场被捕。
 5. I'll discharge you this very day.
 就在今天我要辞退你。
 6. I'll go this very minute.
 我马上就走。
 7. They leave unwanted objects in drawers，cupboards and attics for years，in the beliefthat they may one day need just those very things. (New Concept English，Book 3，L.59)
 他们将不需之物长年累月地置于抽屉、橱柜和阁楼里，相信有朝一日他们将需要这些物品。
 8. It's her very cleverness that makes it difficult for her to work with other people.(LD-CE)
 使她难于跟其他人共事的正是她的聪明。
 C.作“甚至连……都”(even the)、“只要……就”解：
 1. The very bird stopped singing.
 甚至连鸟都停止了歌唱。
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 2. The very rafters shook.
 甚至连屋椽都震动了。
 3. Our very homes are in danger. (Chambers)
 甚至连我们的家都处于危险之中。
 4. Your very presence will do.
 你只要出席就行。
 5. The very thought of going there delighted me.
 甚至只是想一想到那里去都使我感到高兴。
 6. The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick. (Chambers)
 一想到海上航行就会使她感到晕船。
 7. His very servants despised him.
 甚至他的仆人们也瞧不起他。