never /ˈnɛvə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADV Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future. 从不; 永不

  例：

  I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens.

  我在十几岁时增加的体重从没减下去过。

  例：

  Never had he been so free of worry.

  他从没这样无忧无虑过。

  例：

  That was a mistake. We'll never do it again.

  那是个错误，我们永远不会再犯了。

• 2. 

  ADV Never means "not in any circumstances at all." 决不

  例：

  I would never do anything to hurt him.

  我决不会做任何事去伤害他。

  例：

  Divorce is never easy for children.

  离婚对于孩子们来说决不轻松。

• 3. 

  PHRASE Never ever is an emphatic way of saying "never." (Never ever)是(never)的强调说法 [强调]

  例：

  I never, ever sit around thinking, "What shall I do next?"

  我从来就不会闲坐着想：“我下一步该做什么？”

• 4. 

  ADV Never is used to refer to the past and means "not." 没有; 不

  例：

  He never achieved anything.

  他一事无成。

  例：

  I never knew him.

  我不认识他。

• 5. 

  never mind →see mind