1 DET (用於否定句)一點,絲毫,若幹,任何 You use
any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation.
(用於否定句)一點,絲毫,若幹,任何 -
I never make any big decisions.
我從未作過任何重大決定。
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I'm not making any promises.
我不會作任何保證。
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We are doing this all without any support from the hospital.
我們正在沒有得到醫院方面任何支持的情況下做這件事。
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Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors.
早先的報道無法證實是否有幸存者。
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It is too early to say what effect, if any, there will be on the workforce.
如果會對勞動力産生一些影響,現在就說是什麽影響還言之過早。
SYN a scrap of, a bit of, a grain of, a fragment of
Any is also a quantifier.
2 DET (用於疑問句或條件從句)若幹,一點,什麽,任何一個(或一些) You use
any in questions and conditional clauses to ask whether there is some of a particular thing or some of a particular group of people, or to suggest that there might be.
(用於疑問句或條件從句)若幹,一點,什麽,任何一個(或一些) -
Do you speak any foreign languages?.
你會說外語嗎?
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Are there any ladies in the audience?.
觀衆當中有女士嗎?
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Have you got any cheese I can have with this bread?
你有沒有奶酪,我好就着面包一起吃?
Any is also a quantifier.
Any is also a pronoun.
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If any bright thoughts occur to you pass them straight to me. Have you got any?.
你有什麽高見就立馬告訴我。現在有嗎?
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The plants are inspected for insects and if I find any, they are squashed.
這些植物常進行蟲害檢查,如果發現害蟲我就把它們捏死。
3 DET (用於肯定句)任一的,每一的 You use
any in positive statements when you are referring to someone or something of a particular kind that might exist, occur, or be involved in a situation, when their exact identity or nature is not important.
(用於肯定句)任一的,每一的 -
Any actor will tell you that it is easier to perform than to be themselves.
每一個演員都會告訴你演戲比做自己容易。
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I'm prepared to take any advice.
我願意接受任何忠告。
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I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
我要克服所有的軟弱、絕望和恐懼。
SYN whichever,
every,
NE [text messaging] Any is also a quantifier.
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Nealy disappeared two days ago, several miles away from any of the fighting.
尼利兩天前失蹤了,所有戰鬥地點周圍幾英裏内都不見他的蹤影。
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It had been the biggest mistake any of them could remember.
這是他們每一個人所能記得的最重大的錯誤。
Any is also a pronoun.
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Clean the mussels and discard any that do not close.
把贻貝洗幹淨,凡是合不上口的都扔掉。
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...mangoes, bananas, pineapples, pears, and grapes as delicious as any you have ever eaten.
吃過的最美味的芒果、香蕉、菠蘿、梨和葡萄
4 ADV (用於否定句中強調形容詞或副詞的比較級)任何,絲毫,略微,多少 You can also use
any to emphasize a comparative adjective or adverb in a negative statement.
(用於否定句中強調形容詞或副詞的比較級)任何,絲毫,略微,多少 [emphasis] SYN at all,
somewhat,
in the least,
to an extent 5 PHRASE (人或物)很特别的,不普通的 If you say that someone or something is
not just any person or thing, you mean that they are special in some way.
(人或物)很特别的,不普通的 -
Finzer is not just any East Coast businessman.
芬澤不是個普通的東海岸生意人。
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It's fashionable for young people to wear trainers, but not just any trainers.
年輕人穿旅遊鞋很時尚,但不是說所有的旅遊鞋都如此。
6 PHRASE (不)再 If something does not happen or is not true
any more or
any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
(不)再 -
I don't want to see her any more.
我不想再見到她。
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We felt we had no home any more, no family, nothing.
我們覺得我們沒有了家,也沒有了家人,一無所有。
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I couldn't keep the tears hidden any longer.
我再也掩飾不住淚水。
7 in any case
→see: case by any chance
→see: chance in any event
→see: event not by any means
→see: means any old
→see: old at any rate
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ADV. | almost any, any better, any further, hardly any 1 3 any longer, any more 6 |
N. | any difference, any good, any idea, any kind, any luck, any minute/moment (now), any number of something, any questions 1 3 |
PREP. | any (one) of something, at any point/time, in any way, without any 1 3 at any rate, by any chance, by any means, in any case 7 |
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