Ever

(adv)

1. (usu. in negative sentences and questions, or sentences expressing doubt or condition; usu. placed before the v.)

at any time 在任何时候；从来

e.g. Nothing ever happens in this village.

这个村子里从未发生过任何事。

e.g. Do you ever wish you were rich?

你曾希望过自己很富有吗？

e.g. She seldom, if ever, goes to the cinma.

她难得看电影。

e.g. If you ever visit London, you must come and stay with us.

你要是到伦敦来，一定要到我们这里住住。

2. (with the perfect tense in questions)

at any time up to the present 曾，曾经

e.g. 'Have you ever flown a helicopter?'

       'No, never.'

“你做过直升飞机吗？”

“没有，从未坐过。”

e.g. ‘Have you ever seen an elephant?'

       "Yes I have.'

“你见过大象吗？”

“见过。”

I wonder if he'd ever stopped to think how I felt.

我不知道他是否曾考虑过我的感受。

3. (with comparatives after than or with superlatives)

at any time (before/up till now) 在任何时候（之前/直至现在）

e.g. It's raining harder than ever.

雨下得更大了。

e.g. This is the best work you've ever done.

这是你做的最好的工作。

e.g. He hated her more than ever, when he got that letter.

他接到那封信后，越发憎恨她了。

4. ever- (in compounds)

always, continuously

e.g. the ever-growing problem

e.g. the ever-increasing cost of food

5. (infml dated) (after as...as, as an intensifier)

e.g. Work as  harder as ever you can!

尽你最大努力工作！

6. (used after when, where, etc.)

e.g. When/where/how ever did you lose it.

你究竟在什么时候/什么地方/怎么把它弄丢的？

e.g. What ever do you mean?

你究竟是什么意思？

7. (idm.)

(1) (as) bad, good, etc. as ever; (as) badly, well, etc. as ever

bad, badly, etc to the same degree as before (usu. surprisingly so)

和以前一样坏、好...（通常含惊讶之意）

e.g. Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever.

尽管预报天气很好，但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。

e.g. He broke his arm last year but he plays the piano as skillfuly as ever.

他去年胳膊折了，但现在弹起钢琴来仍像以前那样自如。

(2) did you ever

(used as part of a rhetorical question or used alone to express surprise, indignation, disbelief, etc.)

e.g. Did you ever hear such nonsense!

你挺过这种胡言乱语吗？

e.g. It cost 50p to go to the toilet; well, did you ever!

去一趟厕所要50便士；哼，真是闻所未闻！

(3) ever and anon (dated or fml)

several times, at regular intervals

几次；一阵一阵地

(4) ever more (fml)

increasingly; more and more 越发地；越来越

e.g. She became ever more nervous as the interview continued.

她在面试过程中越来越紧张。

(5) ever since (...)

continuously since (a specified time)自从

e.g. ever since I was at school

自从我上学以来

(6) ever so/ever such (a) (infml)

very; to a very great degree 非常；在极大程度上

e.g. He's ever so rich.

他很富。

e.g. ever such a handsome man

非常漂亮的男子

(7) for ever and ever (rhet or joc)

e.g. Once he gets a drink in his hand he's here for ever and ever.

他手里一有了酒就永远也动不了了地方了。

(8) if, ever there was one

of that there is no doubt; that is certainly true.

无可置疑，确实

e.g. That was a fine meal if ever there was one!

那确实是一顿丰盛的饭！

(9) yours ever/ever yours (infml)

(sometimes used as the end of a letter, before the signature)

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