| 单词 | never |
| 释义 | nev·er /ˈnevə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1 NEVERnot at any time, or not once 决不，永不；从来没有 He’s never been to Australia. 他从未去过澳大利亚。 I’m never going back there again, not as long as I live. 只要我活着，我再也不会回到那儿去。 It is never too late to give up smoking. 戒烟不言晚。never had/did/was etc Never had she been so confused. 她从未如此困惑。never ever (=used to emphasize what you are saying) 永不，决不 I’ll never ever forgive him for leaving me. 我永远不会原谅他离开我。 Never again (=never after a particular time) would he return to Naples. 他再也不会回到那不勒斯。never in all my life (=used to emphasize how bad something was) 我这辈子从没 Never in all my life have I felt so humiliated. 我这辈子从未感到如此羞辱。never for one moment (=used to emphasize that you never thought something) 一刻都没有 She had never for one moment imagined that it could happen to her. 她从未想过这事会发生在她身上。somebody/something has never been known to do something (=used to say that something is strange because it has never happened before) 从未听说某人/某物做某事 Max had never been known to leave home without telling anyone. 马克斯从来没有过不打招呼就出门的时候。2 you never know spokenPOSSIBLE used to say that something which seems unlikely may happen 说不定 Try it! You never know, you might be lucky. 试试看！说不定你会走运。3 I never knew (that) spokenNOT KNOW used to mean that you did not know something until now 以前我一直不知道 I never knew you played the guitar! 我一直都不知道你会弹吉他！4 never so much as NOTused to emphasize that someone did not do something, especially when this seems surprising 甚至没有 I do everything for him, and he’s never so much as made me a cup of coffee. 我什么都为他做，而他连一杯咖啡也没有给我煮过。5 that would/will never do spokenBAD used to say that you would not want something to happen 那绝对不行 Someone might discover our secret and that would never do. 也许会有人发现我们的秘密，那可绝对不行。n6. → never!7 (no) I never! British English spokenNOT DO something used to say that you did not do something bad that someone has said you did. Many teachers think this is not correct English 我没干过〔许多教师认为该用法不正确〕 ‘You cheated, didn’t you?’ ‘No, I never.’ “你作弊了，是吗？”“不，我没有。”8. never say never informal used to say that you should not say that you will never do something, because there is always a small possibility that you might do it 别轻易说决不9. never say die HELPused to encourage someone not to give up 别放弃，别轻言放弃10 never fear spoken old-fashionedWORRIED used to tell someone not to worry 别怕，别担心 She’ll be back, never fear. 别担心，她会回来的。 → never the twain shall meet at twain(2)5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not use another negative word (eg ‘not’) with never. If you use ‘not’, use ever. never不应与其他否定词(如not)连用。如果用not，就要使用everShe might never forgive you OR或 She might not ever forgive you (NOT不说She might not never forgive you).她可能永远不会原谅你。n GRAMMAR: Word order• Never usually comes before a verb: I never get to bed before 11. ✗Don’t say: Never I get to bed before 11.• Never usually comes after the verb ‘be’: She was never on time. • You sometimes use never before ‘be’ to emphasize that two statements are connected: ‘Sarah was late that day.’ ‘I’m not surprised. She never was on time!’• Never usually comes after the auxiliary: I have never liked sports.• You sometimes use never before an auxiliary to emphasize that two statements are connected: I don’t enjoy football. I never have liked sports.• In writing, you can use never at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary to emphasize something: Never had she been so confused. 她从未如此困惑。 THESAURUSnever not at any time, or not once 永不；从未Ali had never seen snow before. 阿里以前从未见过雪。I’ll never forget that day. 我永远不会忘记那一天。never ever spoken used to emphasize that you mean never 永不，决不Do you promise never ever to tell anyone else about this? 你答应永远不告诉别人吗？not once used to emphasize that you are surprised or annoyed because someone never did something 一次都没有〔用于强调感到惊讶或恼火〕She’s never said thank you – not once. 她从来不说谢谢——一次都没有。Jo hasn’t emailed me once in six months. 这六个月里乔没有给我发过一封电子邮件。not/never for a moment used to emphasize that you never had a particular thought or idea 从来没有〔出现某种想法〕‘Did you ever suspect he was cheating on you?’ ‘No, not for a moment.’ “你有没有怀疑过他对你不忠呢？”“没有，从来没有。”nNot for one moment did she think it was a trap.not/never in a million years spoken used to say that it is completely impossible that something could ever happen 绝对不可能Dad will never agree to that – not in a million years! 爸爸决不会同意的——绝对不可能！at no time formal used to emphasize that something never happened 从来没有At no time did anyone suggest that the drug was dangerous. 从来没有人说过这药有危险。At no time were the prisoners mistreated. 囚犯从未受过虐待。Examples from the Corpusnever• "Have you ever been to Paris?" "No, never."• The State can never be indifferent to the creation of a power or powers which may rival its own.• I've never been to Hawaii.• He had never before discussed such matters with his friend in holy orders.• He never deviated from the radical right's agenda, but he gave it a warm, sympathetic face.• He walks right past me and never even says "hello".• The view was spectacular - I'll never forget it.• I will never forget meeting them for the first time at one of our distributor seminars in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania.• Morrissey will never forget the slight.• It never gets this hot in Vancouver.• We never go out to eat anymore or have pizza at home.• Theo was married twice, but he never had any children.• We had one hit with mines and incoming rounds, but we never had one explode, even when pressurized.• Never in my whole life have I felt so angry.• He kept the gun pointed at Connelly's head the entire time, the barrel never more than inches from his face.• Ali had never seen snow before.It is never too late• There is no reason why groups can not meet after Lent! It is never too late.nnever!British English spokenSURPRISED used when you are very surprised by something 不可能！不会吧！ ‘They’re getting married next month.’ ‘Never!’ “他们下个月要结婚了。”“不可能吧！” He’s never going to cycle all the way to Manchester! 他绝不可能一路骑自行车去曼彻斯特！ Well I never! I wouldn’t have thought she was that old! 啊，不会吧！ 我没想到她有那么大年纪了！Origin never Old English næfre, from ne- “not” + æfre “ever”nev·er adverb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →THESAURUS1never!LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable not Corpus at any or once time, not |
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