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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 从来
[cónglái]
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表示从过去以来(多用于否定)
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从来没跟人吵过架
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Examples
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他这个人办事铁面无私,从来不留情面。
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Impartial and upright, he has never stretched a point to spare people's sensibilities.
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她从来不跟别人吵嘴。
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She has never quarrelled with anybody.
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从来没有向人低三下四
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have never gone crawling to anyone
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他从来不干什么工作,整天吊儿郎当的。
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He never does any work; he just fools around all day long.
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需要他干什么,他就干什么,从来没有二话。
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Whatever he is required to do, he does it readily.
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他从来没发过脾气。
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He has never lost his temper.
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他俩从来没有翻过脸。
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The two of them have never quarrelled.
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她负债从来不还。
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She never repays her debts.
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他说话从来不好声好气,总是板着脸训人。
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He never has a kind word for anyone, and is always pulling a long face and lecturing others.
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Collocations
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从来如此
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always so
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从来没有
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never
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从来都
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all along
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从来不
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never
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