ever /ˈɛvə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADV Ever means at any time. It is used in questions and negative statements. 在任何时候 (用于否定句和疑问句)

  例：

  I'm not sure I'll ever trust people again.

  我不确定我会不会再相信人。

  例：

  Neither of us had ever skied.

  我们俩谁也没有滑过雪。

• 2. 

  ADV You use ever in expressions such as "did you ever" and "have you ever" to express surprise or shock at something you have just seen, heard, or experienced, especially when you expect people to agree with you. 曾经 (表示惊讶) [强调]

  例：

  Have you ever seen anything like it?

  你可曾见过像这样的东西？

• 3. 

  ADV You use ever after comparatives and superlatives to emphasize the degree to which something is true or when you are comparing a present situation with the past or the future. 以往任何时候 (用于形容词或副词的比较级和最高级之后) [强调]

  例：

  She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever.

  她有一副好嗓音，比以往任何时候都唱得好。

  例：

  Japan is wealthier and more powerful than ever before.

  日本现在比以往任何时候都富有和强大。

• 4. 

  ADV You use ever to say that something happens more all the time. 愈发 [ADV adj/adv]

  例：

  They grew ever further apart.

  他们愈发疏远了。

• 5. 

  ADV You can use ever for emphasis after "never." 绝不 (用于“)(never)(”后，表示强调) [非正式] [ADV before v]

  例：

  I can never, ever, forgive myself.

  我绝不能原谅自己。

• 6. 

  ADV You use ever in questions beginning with words such as "why," "when," and "who" when you want to emphasize your surprise or shock. 究竟 (用于特殊疑问句以强调语气) [quest ADV] [强调]

  例：

  Why ever didn't you tell me?

  你究竟为何不告诉我？

• 7. 

  PHRASE If something has been the case ever since a particular time, it has been the case all the time from then until now. 自从

  例：

  He's been there ever since you left!

  自从你离开，他一直都在那儿！

• 8. 

  ADV Ever is also an adverb. 从此

  例：

  I simply gave in to him, and I've regretted it ever since.

  我当时完全向他屈服了，从此我为此事后悔不迭。

• 9. 

  → see also forever

• 10. 

  PHRASE You use the expression all someone ever does when you want to emphasize that they do the same thing all the time, and this annoys you. (某人) 只会… [强调]

  例：

  All she ever does is complain.

  她就会抱怨。

• 11. 

  PHRASE You say as ever in order to indicate that something or someone's behaviour is not unusual because it is like that all the time or very often. 一如既往

  例：

  As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based.

  像往常那样，餐餐以鱼类为主。

• 12. 

  hardly ever →see hardly