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This flashcard defines 'every' as a determiner referring to all members or parts of a group. It can also indicate frequency, proportions, and be used for emphasis, signifying 'all possible' or 'complete'.

This flashcard defines 'every' as a determiner used to refer to all members of a group or all parts of something. It also indicates frequency, proportions, and can be used for emphasis, meaning all possible or complete.

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[DET 限定词]每一;每个 You use every to indicate that you are referring to all the members of a group or all the parts of something and not only some of them.
  [DET sing-n]
  [poss ADJ n]
  • Every village has a green, a church, a pub and a manor house...

    每个村庄都有一片绿地、一座教堂、一间酒馆和一座庄园宅第。

  • Record every expenditure you make.

    记下你的每一笔花销。

  • ...mediterranean fish of every shape and hue...

    形色各异的地中海鱼类

  • We need help, every kind of help.

    我们需要帮助,各种帮助。

  • ...recipes for every occasion.

    应对各种场合的方法

  • Every is also an adjective.
    • His every utterance will be scrutinized...

      他说的每句话都会被仔细审查。

    • He will find his every step more harshly spotlighted than has been the case previously.

      他会发现与以往相比,他的每一步都会吸引人们更加密切的关注。

2
[DET 限定词](表示发生频率)每隔,每 You use every in order to say how often something happens or to indicate that something happens at regular intervals.
  • We were made to attend meetings every day...

    我们每天都得参加会议。

  • A burglary occurs every three minutes in London...

    伦敦每3分钟就会发生一起入室抢劫案。

  • She will need to have the therapy repeated every few months...

    她将需要每隔几个月就进行一次治疗。

  • They meet here every Friday morning.

    他们每周五早晨在这里会面。

3
[DET 限定词]每…之中 You use every in front of a number when you are saying what proportion of people or things something happens to or applies to.
  [out of/in/for DET amount]
  • Two out of every three Britons already own a video recorder...

    每3个英国人中就有两个已经有了录像机。

  • About one in every 20 people have clinical depression...

    大约每20个人中有1个患有临床抑郁症。

  • He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.

    他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重:每砍伐10棵树,仅种植1棵。

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[DET 限定词](用于名词前表示强调)充足的,完全的 You can use every before some nouns, for example 'sign', 'effort', 'reason', and 'intention' in order to emphasize what you are saying.
  [DET sing-n]
  [emphasis]
  • The Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit shows every sign of getting larger...

    国会预算办公室说有种种的迹象表明联邦赤字正在增加。

  • I think that there is every chance that you will succeed...

    我想你取得成功的机会很大。

  • The Chinese Foreign Minister was making every effort to secure a peaceful settlement...

    中国外交部长正在尽全力保证和平解决问题。

  • Every care has been taken in compiling this list.

    汇编这份清单时考虑得很充分。

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[ADJ 形容词](幻想、愿望、欲望等)所有的,全部的 If you say that someone's every whim, wish, or desire will be satisfied, you are emphasizing that everything they want will happen or be provided.
  [poss ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  • Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.

    几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。

Usage Note :

You use every to refer to all the members of a group that has more than two members. He listened to every news bulletin ....an equal chance for every child. You use each to refer to every person or thing in a group when you are thinking about them as individuals. Note that each can be used to refer to both members of a pair. Each apartment has two bedrooms... We each carried a suitcase. Note that each and every are only used with singular nouns.

用every指由两个以上成员构成的一组中的所有成员:He listened to every news bulletin(每次新闻简报他都收听),an equal chance for every child(所有孩子机会均等)。用each指一组中每一个单独的人或事物。注意:each还可用于指一对中的两个:Each apartment has two bedrooms(每套公寓有两间卧室),We each carried a suitcase(我们俩各自拎着一只手提箱)。注意each和every只与单数名词连用。

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[PHRASE 短语]不时;有时;偶尔 You use every in the expressions every now and then ,every now and again ,every once in a while, and every so often in order to indicate that something happens occasionally.
  [PHR after v]
  • Stir the batter every now and then to keep it from separating...

    不时搅动面糊,防止其成分散开。

  • Every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked.

    不时检查那匹马的心脏和肺。

7
[PHRASE 短语]每隔…(天、周、年);每…(天、周、年) If something happens every other day or every second day, for example, it happens one day, then does not happen the next day, then happens the day after that, and so on. You can also say that something happens every third week ,every fourth year, and so on.
  [PHR after v]
  • I went home every other week...

    我隔周回一趟家。

  • It has been snowing, roughly every third day, for as long as I've had the flu.

    自从我得了流感以来,这段时间一直在下雪,大约每三天一场。

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    Oxford every / ˈevri ; NAmE ˈevri / determiner 1 used with singular nouns to refer to all the members of a group of things or people (与单数名词连用,指整体中的)每一个,每个 She knows every student in the school. 她认识学校里的每一个学生。 I could hear every word they said. 他们说的每句话我都能听见。 We enjoyed every minute of our stay. 我们逗留期间每一分钟都过得很愉快。 Every day seemed the same to him. 对他来说似乎天天都一样。 Every singletime he calls, I'm out. 他每次打电话来我都不在家。 I read every lastarticle in the newspaper (= all of them). 报纸上的每一篇文章我都读。 They were watching her every movement. 他们注视着她的每一个动作。 Every one of their CDs has been a hit. 他们的每一张激光唱片都曾经非常流行。 note at
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    2 all possible 所有可能的;完全可能的 We wish you every success. 我们祝你万事如意。 He had every reason to be angry. 他完全有理由感到愤怒。 3 used to say how often sth happens or is done (表示发生的频率)每,每逢,每隔 The buses go every 10 minutes. 公共汽车每隔 10 分钟发一班车。 We had to stop every few miles. 我们每走几英里就得停一停。 One in every three marriages ends in spanorce. 三分之一的婚姻都以离婚告终。 He has every third day off (= he works for two days then has one day off then works for two days and so on). 他每隔两天休息一天。 We see each other every now and again. 我们偶尔相见。 Every now and thenhe regretted his decision. 他有时为自己的决定后悔。 IDIOM every other each alternateone (= the first, third, fifth, etc. one, but not the second, fourth, sixth, etc.) 每隔一个 They visit us every other week. 他们隔周来看我们一次。
    every / ˈevri ; NAmE ˈevri /
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    everyev‧ery /ˈevri/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner [always followed by a singular countable noun]
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    1used to refer to all the people or things in a particular group or all the parts of something:  We looked carefully at every car that drove past. Every child will receive a certificate at the end of the course. I enjoyed every minute of the film. I listened carefully to every word he said.every single (=used to emphasize that you mean 'all') He seems to know every single person in the school.every last drop/bit/scrap etc (=all of something, including even the smallest amount of it) They made us pick up every last scrap of paper.2a)used to say how often something happensevery day/week/month etc (=at least once on each day, in each week etc) They see each other every day. Richard visits his mother every week.every few seconds/ten days etc Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours. Freda had to stop to rest every hundred metres or so (=each time she had gone 100 metres). b)used to say how much distance there is between the things in a lineevery few feet/ten yards etc There were traffic lights every ten yards.3every time whenever:  The roof leaks every time it rains.4every now and then/again (also every so often) sometimes, but not often or regularly:  I still see her every now and then.5every other the first, third, fifth etc or the second, fourth, sixth etc:  You only need to water plants every other day. I visit my parents every other weekend.6one in every three/two in every hundred etc used to show how common something is:  In Britain, one in every three marriages now ends in divorce.7the strongest or greatest possible:  We wish you every happiness in your new home. There is every chance that he will recover. We have every reason to believe that the operation will be a success. We have every intention of winning this competition.8in every way in all ways:  The school’s much better now in every way.9every bit as good/important etc used to emphasize that something is equally as good, important etc as something else:  Taking regular exercise is every bit as important as having a healthy diet. I loved him every bit as much as she did.10 every Tom, Dick, and Harry spoken used to mean ‘everyone’ or ‘anyone’, especially when you disapprove because there is no limit on who can be included:  I didn’t want every Tom, Dick and Harry knowing about my private life.11every which way American English informal in every direction:  The kids ran off every which way. every inch
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    GRAMMAR: Patterns with everyYou use every with a singular noun and a singular verb: · Every person has the right to a fair trial.Don’t use every with a plural noun. Don’t say: every peopleYou usually use ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘himself’, or ‘herself’ after every: · Every player did his best.· Every woman can speak for herself.However, you can use ‘their’, ‘they’, ‘them’ etc when you do not want to say whether the people are male or female: · Every child has their own room.
    WDF

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    每个(65%),所有可能的(13%),每隔(9%),一切的(9%),最大的(4%)
    adj.每一的,每个的;每隔…的
    n.(Every)人名;(英)埃夫里

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