1 PRON-INDEF (用于否定句)任何事物,什么事情 You use
anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
(用于否定句)任何事物,什么事情 -
We can't do anything.
我们什么都做不了。
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Dad sat, not saying anything.
爸爸坐着,一声不吭。
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She couldn't see or hear anything at all.
她什么也看不见,什么也听不见。
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By the time I get home, I'm too tired to do anything active.
我到家时累得无法动弹。
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I couldn't manage anything without you.
没有你,我一事无成。
SYN a thing, NEhng [text messaging]
2 PRON-INDEF (用于疑问句或条件从句)任何事物,任何事情 You use
anything in questions and conditional clauses to ask or talk about whether something is present or happening.
(用于疑问句或条件从句)任何事物,任何事情 -
What happened, is anything wrong?.
怎么了,出什么事了吗?
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Did you find anything?.
你找到什么了吗?
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Is there anything you can do to help?.
你能帮忙做点什么吗?
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If there's anything I could do for him, I would.
如果需要我帮他做点什么,我会帮忙的。
3 PRON-INDEF (用于描述所谈论事物的词语前)…的东西,…的事情 You can use
anything before words which indicate the kind of thing you are talking about.
(用于描述所谈论事物的词语前)…的东西,…的事情 -
More than anything else, he wanted to become a teacher.
他最想成为一名教师。
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Anything that's cheap this year will be even cheaper next year.
今年的便宜货明年会更便宜。
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She collects anything that has charm.
她收集一切有特色的东西。
4 PRON-INDEF (用于加强语气)无论什么东西,随便什么事情 You use
anything to emphasize a possible thing, event, or situation, when you are saying that it could be any one of a very large number of things.
(用于加强语气)无论什么东西,随便什么事情 [emphasis] -
He is young, fresh, and ready for anything.
他年轻又富有朝气,什么事都愿意做。
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At that point, anything could happen.
那一刻,什么事都可能发生。
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He is convinced he just has to say 'please' and he can have anything.
他深信只要说一个“请”字,他就能拥有任何东西。
5 PRON-INDEF (用于强调)多少接近于 You use
anything in expressions such as
anything near ,
anything close to and
anything like to emphasize a statement that you are making.
(用于强调)多少接近于 [emphasis] -
Doctors have decided the only way he can live anything near a normal life is to give him an operation.
医生的结论是只有做手术,他才有可能过上基本正常的生活。
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Only Cowans played anything close to his true form.
只有考恩斯算是发挥出了正常水平。
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Plainer examples of the early period do not fetch anything like these sums.
早期更为普通的样本卖不到这种价钱。
6 PRON-INDEF (限定范围内的)任何一点 When you do not want to be exact, you use
anything to talk about a particular range of things or quantities.
(限定范围内的)任何一点 -
Factory farming has turned the cow into a milk machine, producing anything from 25 to 40 litres of milk per day.
集约饲养把奶牛变成了生产牛奶的机器,每天差不多要挤出25升到40升的牛奶。
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Fights with his father lasted anything between fifteen minutes and an hour.
和他父亲争吵了大约15分钟到一个小时。
Usage Note :
Anything is mainly used in questions and negative sentences. You use not anything instead of something in negative sentences. There isn't anything here.
anything主要用于疑问句和否定句。否定句中用not anything代替something,如:There isn't anything here(这儿什么也没有)。
7 PHRASE [adj PHR] (用于形容词后表示强调)非常,十分 You use
as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
(用于形容词后表示强调)非常,十分 [informal, spoken, emphasis] 8 PHRASE 单单除…之外;根本不;远非 You use
anything but in expressions such as
anything but quiet and
anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
单单除…之外;根本不;远非 [emphasis] -
I will be anything but quiet on Saturday night!.
星期六的晚上我根本静不下心来!
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There's no evidence that he told anyone to say anything but the truth.
并无证据表明他让什么人隐瞒真相。
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The Los Angeles police chief was not always so insulated from politicians; anything but.
洛杉矶警察局局长并不总是如此疏远政客,根本不会。
9 PHRASE 决不 You can say that you
would not do something
for anything to emphasize that you definitely would not want to do or be a particular thing.
决不 [informal, spoken, emphasis] -
I wouldn't want to move for anything in the world.
就是天塌了我也不搬走。
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I wouldn't have missed this summer in England for anything.
我本来说什么也不会错过在英格兰的这个夏季的。
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I wouldn't be without Matthew for anything.
我决不会离开马修。
10 PHRASE (尤用于否定句后,对所说之事进行补充说明)甚至正相反,甚至还不如说 You use
if anything, especially after a negative statement, to introduce a statement that adds to what you have just said.
(尤用于否定句后,对所说之事进行补充说明)甚至正相反,甚至还不如说 -
I never had to clean up after him. If anything, he did most of the cleaning.
我从来不用跟在他后面打扫卫生。恰恰相反,他包揽了大部分的清洁工作。
11 PHRASE 或其他什么的;诸如此类 You can add
or anything to the end of a clause or sentence in order to refer vaguely to other things that are or may be similar to what has just been mentioned.
或其他什么的;诸如此类 [informal, spoken, vagueness] -
Listen, if you talk to him or anything make sure you let us know, will you.
听着,如果你和他说话或什么的,一定要让我们知道,好吗?
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He didn't cry or scream or anything.
他没哭也没喊,什么事也没有。
Word Partnership | Use anything with: |
ADJ. | anything left, anything more 2 ready for anything 4 |
PREP. | anything like 5 anything but 8 |
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