| [/ˈnevə(r); ˋnɛvɚ/] adv 用法:
1 at no time; on no occasion; not ever 从未; 未曾; 永不:
She never goes to the cinema. 她向来不看电影. *
He has never been abroad. 他从未出过国. *
I will never agree to their demands. 我决不同意他们的要求. *
I'm tired of your never-ending complaints. 我听腻了你那没完没了的抱怨. *
`Would you do that?' `Never.' ｀你会做出那种事吗?＇｀永远不会.＇* Never in all my life have I heard such nonsense! 我这辈子从没听过这种废话! *
I shall never (ever) stay at that hotel again. 我再也不住那家旅馆了. *
Such a display has never been seen before/never before been seen. 这种展览前所未见. 用法:
2 (used for emphasis 用於加强语气) not (used esp as in the expressions shown) 不（尤用於以下示例）:
That will never do, ie is completely unacceptable. 那绝对不行. *
He never so much as smiled, ie didn't smile even once. 他从来就没笑过. *
You never did! ie Surely you didn't! 你肯定没做过! *
Never fear! ie Don't be afraid! 别害怕! 用法:
3 (idm 习语) on the ,never-`never (sl joc 俚, 谑) on the hire-purchase system 以分期付款的方式:
buy sth on the never-never 以分期付款的方式购买某物. well, I never (did)! (expressing surprise, disapproval, etc 表示惊讶、 不赞成等):
Well, I never! Fancy getting married and not telling us! 嘿, 好家伙! 想偷偷结婚不告诉我们! never 2
interj (infml) surely not 当然不:
`I got the job.' `Never!' ｀我得到那份工作了.＇｀绝不可能!＇ |