英汉词典

never 基本解释

• adv. 从未；决不

never 中文词源

来自古英语naefre,绝不，从来不，来自ne-,无，没有，aefre,永远，现拼作ever.即永远不，永远没有。

never 英文词源

never (adv.)

Old English næfre "never," compound of ne "not, no" (from PIE root *ne- "no, not;" see un- (1)) + æfre "ever" (see ever). Early used as an emphatic form of not (as still in never mind). Old English, unlike its modern descendant, had the useful custom of attaching ne to words to create their negatives, as in nabban for na habban "not to have."

Italian giammai, French jamais, Spanish jamas are from Latin iam "already" + magis "more;" thus literally "at any time, ever," originally with a negative, but this has been so thoroughly absorbed in sense as to be formally omitted.

Phrase never say die "don't despair" is from 1818. Never Never Land is first attested in Australia as a name for the uninhabited northern part of Queensland (1884), perhaps so called because anyone who had gone there once never wished to return. Meaning "imaginary, illusory or utopian place" first attested 1900 in American English.

never 词组搭配

never 英文释义

1. not ever; at no time in the past or future;

"I have never been to China"

"I shall never forget this day"

"had never seen a circus"

"never on Sunday"

"I will never marry you!"

2. not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances;

"never fear"

"bringing up children is never easy"

"that will never do"

"what is morally wrong can never be politically right"

never 双语例句

1. Failure is never quite so frightening as regret do.

比失败更令人恐惧的是懊悔。

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2. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."

“永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”

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3. The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.

公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

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4. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.

他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

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5. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.

他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。

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never 实用场景例句

You never help me.

你从不帮我。

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He has never been abroad.

他从未出过国。

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‘Would you vote for him? ’ ‘Never. ’

“你会投他一票吗？”“决不。”

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‘I work for a company called Orion Technology. ’ ‘Never heard of them. ’

“我在一家名为奥里昂科技的公司工作。”“从来没听说过。”

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Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.

我一辈子也没见过这么恐怖的事。

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Never ever tell anyone your password.

不要把你的密码告诉任何人。

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I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister.

我一点都不知道你还有个双胞胎姐姐。

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(especially British English)Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable) .

也许有人会发现，那是绝对不行的。

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He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once) .

他从未笑过。

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(especially British English)‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her. ’ ‘You never did! ’ (= ‘Surely you didn't! ’)

“我对老板说了我对她的真实看法。”“不可能！”

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(British English,slang)‘You took my bike. ’ ‘No, I never. ’

“你把我的车骑走了吧。”“没有，我没骑。”

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(old-fashioned,or humorous) Never fear (= Do not worry) , everything will be all right.

别担心，一切都会好的。

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to buy a new car on the never-never

以分期付款的方式购买一辆新车

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‘I got the job. ’ ‘Never! ’

“我得到那份工作了。”“不可能吧！”

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

我十几岁时增加的体重一直没有减下去。

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Never had he been so free of worry...

他从未如此无忧无虑过。

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I would never do anything to hurt him...

我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。

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Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show...

即使你想结婚想得发狂，也决不要表现出来。

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

我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”

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He's vowed never ever to talk about anything personal in public, ever again.

他已发誓再也不当众谈论任何个人的事情，永远不。

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He never achieved anything...

他从没有取得任何成就。

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He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared...

他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。

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'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of the information department.' — 'Well I never!'

“你在那儿干什么？”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊，真没想到!”

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It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment...

亨利呆在她的公寓里怎么也不合适。

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I don't think it is an example of bad writing myself, otherwise I'd be agreeing with Leavis, and that would never do.

我本人不认为这是篇糟糕的文章，否则我就和利维斯看法一样了，那可不行。

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