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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

ever ['εvər]
  1. 1. adverb (at any time) 从来
    Neither of us has ever been to Japan.
    我们俩都从来没去过日本。
    I forbid you ever to use that word!
    我不允许你在任何时候用那个字眼！
  2. 2. adverb (always) 总是
    Ever hopeful, he continued to apply for jobs.
    他总是满怀希望，又继续申请工作了。
    have you ever seen it/been there {etc}?
    你曾经见过它/去过那儿{等}吗？
    ever since
    从...以来
    We have been friends ever since.
    我们从那时以来一直是朋友。
  3. 3. adverb (conj) 自从
    Jack has loved trains ever since he was a boy.
    杰克自小就喜爱火车。
    why ever not?
    究竟为什么不呢？
    who ever would do such a thing?
    究竟谁会做这样的事？
    the best ever
    迄今最佳
    hardly ever
    几乎从不
    better than ever
    前所未有的好
    she's ever so pretty
    [BRIT] [inf] 她非常漂亮
    I like him ever so much.
    [BRIT] [inf] 我很喜欢他。
    he's ever such a good dancer
    [BRIT] [inf] 他跳舞跳得很好
    thank you ever so much
    非常感谢你
    yours ever
    [BRIT] [o.f.] 你永久的朋友
    as ever
    照常

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

ever [ 'εvɚ] [ 'evə]
  1. 1. adverb 无论何时；一直，总是，老是，永远；始终
    lived happily ever after
    从那时以后，一直幸福地生活
    Ever kind, he gave me flowers on my birthday.
    他总是那么好，在我生日那天送了花给我。
    He promised to love her for ever.
    他许诺会永远爱她。
  2. 2. adverb 曾经；在任何时候
    Have you ever seen an eclipse?
    你曾见过日食吗?
    Have you ever been to New York?
    你去过纽约吗？
    She hardly ever travels with her family.
    她几乎没跟家人一起出游过。
    This year the summer was hotter than ever.
    今年的夏天比往年要热。
  3. 3. adverb 根本；万一；碰巧；究竟，到底
    How can I ever repay you?
    我到底怎样报答你呢?
    Was she ever tired!
    她累极了!
  4. 4. adverb [verbal] 非常

Collins English-English Dictionary

ever ['εvə]
  1. 1. adv at any time
    have you ever seen it?
  2. 2. adv by any chance; in any case
    how did you ever find out?
  3. 3. adv at all times; always
    ever busy
  4. 4. adv in any possible way or manner
    come as fast as ever you can
  5. 5. adv [informal] [chiefly Brit] (intensifier, in the phrases ever so, ever such, and ever such a)
    ever so good
    ever such bad luck
    ever such a waste
  6. 6. adv See also forever
  7. 7. adv [Etymology] Old English æfre, of uncertain origin
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Examples

The 2008 Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting event ever held in Beijing.
2008年奥运会将会是北京有史以来举办的最盛大的体育赛事。 → event
lived happily ever after
从那时以后，一直幸福地生活 → ever
Have you ever seen an eclipse?
你曾见过日食吗? → ever
How can I ever repay you?
我到底怎样报答你呢? → ever
Was she ever tired!
她累极了! → ever
Did you ever see the like of it?
你见过这样的东西吗? → like
He arrived Tuesday and remained ever since.
他星期二到的，并一直留在这里。 → since
He's been in a bad way ever since the operation.
自从手术以后，他的身体状况就很不好。
I won't eat there ever, I still have a terrible stomach ache.
我再也不会去那儿吃饭了，到现在胃还疼呢。 → ache
This is one of the first aircrafts ever built.
这是最早制造的一驾飞机。 → aircraft
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