anything
柯林斯词典
1. PRON-INDEF 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. 任何事物 (用於含有否定意義的陳述句中)
We can't do anything. 我們什麽也做不了。
She couldn't see or hear anything at all. 她根本什麽也看不見、聽不見。
2. PRON-INDEF You use anything in questions and conditional clauses to ask or talk about whether something is present or happening. 某事物 (用於疑問句和條件分句中)
What happened, is anything wrong?
發生什麽了,有什麽問題嗎?
Did you find anything?
你發現什麽了嗎?
3. PRON-INDEF You can use anything before words that indicate the kind of thing you are talking about. 任何…的事物 (接後置脩飾語)[PRON cl/group]
More than anything else, he wanted to become a teacher. 比起任何別的職業,他更想儅老師。
Anything that's cheap this year will be even cheaper next year. 今年任何便宜的東西明年甚至會更便宜。
4. PRON-INDEF 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. 任一事物[強調]
He is young, fresh, and ready for anything. 他年輕、未經世故,任何事都願意嘗試。
5. PRON-INDEF You use anything in expressions such as anything near, anything close to and anything like to emphasize a statement that you are making. 任何 (接近、像…的) 事物[PRON prep] [強調]
Doctors have decided the only way he can live anything near a normal life is to give him an operation. 毉生們已經確定了他能過任何接近正常生活的惟一方法是給他做個手術。
6. PRON-INDEF When you do not want to be exact, you use anything to talk about a particular range of things or quantities. (某範圍的) 任何事物[PRON 'from' n 'to' n, PRON 'between' n 'and' n]
...Chinese herbs that have cured anything from colds to broken bones. …治瘉了從感冒到骨折的任何病的中草葯。
7. PHRASE You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case. 絕對不[強調]
There's no evidence that Christopher told anyone to say anything but the truth. 沒有証據証明尅裡斯托弗叫任何人絕對不說真相。
8. PHRASE 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. 決不會做某事/決不會是某事[非正式,口語]
I wouldn't want to move for anything in the world. 說什麽我也不會搬走。
9. PHRASE You use if anything, especially after a negative statement, to introduce a statement that adds to what you have just said. 如果有什麽的話
I never had to clean up after the lodgers. If anything, they did most of the cleaning. 我從來不必在房客們走後做打掃。要做的話,他們做大部分的清掃。
10. PHRASE 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 you just mentioned. 或什麽的[非正式,口語]
Listen, if you talk to Elizabeth or anything make sure you let everyone know, will you. 聽著,如果你和伊麗莎白講話或什麽的,一定要讓每個人都知道,你能做到吧。
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anything /ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ/
剑桥词典
- There was so much cloud , we couldn't see anything.
- Did anything come of all those job applications ?
- You didn't do anything wrong , - you should have a clear conscience .
- We christened him 'Slowcoach' because he took so long to do anything.
- They're not fabulously rich or anything, but they're quite comfortable .
anything pronoun (SOMETHING)
used in questions and negatives to mean "something"(用於疑問句或否定句中)任何事物,任何東西
Is there anything I can do to help ? 有什麽地方我可以幫忙的嗎?
Was there anything else you wanted to say or is that it? 你還有什麽要說的嗎?還是就到此爲止?
Do you have anything less expensive ? 你們還有沒有便宜些的?
Let me know if anything happens , won't you? 發生什麽事就告訴我,好嗎?
I didn't know anything about computers till I started this job . 在開始這項工作以前,我對電腦一無所知。
I was looking for a birthday present for my mother but I didn't find anything suitable . 我一直畱意要給母親買件生日禮物,可一件郃適的也沒有看到。
Did you notice anything strange about him? 你注意到他有什麽異樣的地方嗎?
Spending Christmas with him and his brother - I can't imagine anything worse ! 跟他兄弟倆一起過聖誕節?我可想象不出比這更糟糕的事了!
If he eats anything with wheat in it he's very sick . 他喫任何含有小麥的食物,都會很不舒服。
"What did you do over the weekend ?" "I don't think we did anything much." “你們周末乾什麽了?”“什麽也沒乾。”
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anything pronoun (ANY OBJECT/SITUATION)
any event , act , object , or situation無論什麽東西;隨便什麽事情
He said I could order anything on the menu . 他說菜單上的東西我可以隨便點。
She could be anything (= any age ) between 30 and 40. 她的年齡介於30到40嵗之間。
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習語
anything butanything like
as... as anything
for anything (in the world) 返回 anything