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🔑 al·waysBrE /ˈɔːlweɪz/NAmE /ˈɔːlweɪz/ adverb🔑 at all times; on every occasion 总是；每次都是◆There's always somebody at home in the evenings. 晚上总有人在家。◆Always lock your car. 每次都要把汽车锁上。◆She always arrives at 7.30. 她每次都是 7:30 到。◆The children always seem to be hungry. 孩子们永远都好像肚子饿。◆We're not always this busy! 我们并不总是这么忙！🔑 for a long time; since you can remember 一直；一贯◆Pat has always loved gardening. 帕特一直喜爱园艺。◆This is the way we've always done it. 我们一直是这样干的。◆This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). 这幅画很好——埃利一直擅长绘画。◆Did you always want to be an actor? 你以前一直想当演员吗？🔑 for all future time （将）永远◆I'll always love you. 我将永远爱你。🔑 if you say a person is always doing sth, or sth is always happening, you mean that they do it, or it happens, very often, and that this is annoying （讨厌地）老是，一再◆She's always criticizing me. 她老是批评我。◆That phone's always ringing. 那个电话总是响个不停。can/could always… , there's always… used to suggest a possible course of action （建议可能的行动）总还，总还有◆If it doesn't fit, you can always take it back. 要是它不合适，你总还可以把它退回去嘛。◆If he can't help, there's always John. 如果他帮不上忙，总还有约翰呢。 ●as ˈalways 🔑as usually happens or is expected 和往常一样；和料想的一样 SYN as usual ◆As always, Polly was late for school. 波莉和往常一样，上学又迟到了。●once a…, always a…used to say that sb cannot change （表示一个人不能改变）一次为…便永远是…◆Once an actor, always an actor. 一朝从艺，永为艺人。 |