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very adv.很；完全；正是adj.恰好的；同一的；真正的；最...的 (1) 她很喜欢贝多芬的作品。(2) 这女孩嫁给他是很不明智的。(3) 伦敦完全是个国际大城市。(4) 他们就坐在同一个座位上。(5) 这恰好是我一直想要的。(6) 在他看来，这已经是真正的罗曼蒂克了。(7) 你最好在公共汽车最前面。 This word adds intensity to statements and means something close to really or extremely. If you are tired, you might have some coffee. If you are very tired, you might need a nap. An 80 degree day is hot, but a 90 degree day is very hot. This word also means exact, as in "On this very day, I was born" or "That's the very book you were talking about."

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英 ['veri] 美 ['veri] (1) She likes Beethoven very much.(2) It is very unwise for the girl to marry him.(3) London is a very cosmopolitan city.(4) They sat in the very same seat.(5) It's just the very thing I have been wanting.(6) It seemed to him the very soul of romance.(7) You need to be at the very front of the bus. The word very is an intensifier, suggesting a high degree of a quality. Something great is very good. 1[ADV 副词]很，非常（用于修饰形容词或副词，表示强调） Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb.   [ADV adj/adv]  [emphasis]The problem and the answer are very simple...问题和答案都非常简单。It is very, very strong evidence indeed...这的确是非常非常有力的证据。I'm very sorry...我很抱歉。They are getting the hang of it very quickly...他们很快就会找到窍门。Thank you very much...十分感谢你。The men were very much like my father.那些人很像我的父亲。2[PHRASE 短语]绝不；远非；不太；稍微 Not very is used with an adjective or adverb to say that something is not at all true, or that it is true only to a small degree.   [usu PHR adj/adv]She's not very impressed with them...她对他们没什么印象。I'm not very good at explaining myself...我不太善于为自己辩解。It's obviously not used very much...很明显这个没怎么用过。'How well do you know her?' — 'Not very.'“你有多了解她？”——“不太了解。”3[ADV 副词]显然；确实；真正地 You use very to give emphasis to an adjective that is not usually graded, when you want to say that a quality is very obvious.   [ADV adj]  [emphasis]Janet looked very pregnant...珍妮特看上去显然是怀孕了。His taste strikes the English as very French...他的品位让英国人觉得他是个地道的法国人。If you think I'm  happy with what's left, you're very wrong.如果你认为我对剩下的很满意，那你就大错特错了。4[ADV 副词]完全，最（用于修饰形容词或副词最高级，表示强调） You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb. For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best.   [ADV superl]  [emphasis]They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids...他们将会受益于最新的导航系统。I am feeling in the very best of spirits...我感觉自己的精神状态绝佳。At the very least, the Government must offer some protection to  mothers who fear domestic violence.最起码，政府必须向害怕遭受家庭暴力的母亲们提供某些保护。5[ADJ 形容词]（与某些名词连用，以确指最远的某一位置或时点）极端的 You use very with certain nouns in order to specify an extreme position or extreme point in time.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]At the very back of the yard, several feet from Lenny, was a wooden shack...在院子的最后面离伦尼几英尺远的地方有一个小木屋。I turned to the very end of the book, to read the final words...我翻到书的最后一页去读最后的文字。The opening of a Euro-Disneyland in the very heart of France is a potent symbol...欧洲迪斯尼乐园在法国首都的开业就是一个有力的标志。He was wrong from the very beginning...他从一开始就错了。We still do not have enough women at the very top.处于最高层的女性仍然不够多。6[ADJ 形容词]正是的；合适的；同样的 You use very with nouns to emphasize that something is exactly the right one or exactly the same one.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]Everybody says he is the very man for the case...每个人都说他是接手这个案子的最佳人选。She died in this very house...她正是在这间屋子里死去的。In my view, it only perpetuates the very problem that it sets out to cure...在我看来，这只会使要着手解决的问题一再拖延下去。'Most secret', he called it. Those were his very words.他称之为“绝密”。这是他的原话。7[ADJ 形容词]（与名词连用，强调重要性或严重性）仅仅的，唯独的，甚至于，就连 You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]At one stage his very life was in danger...他的生命都曾一度处于危险之中。The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed...甚至于印度的政治基础都被改变了。Mr Campbell said such programmes were by their very nature harmful...坎贝尔先生说此类节目本质上就是有害的。History is taking place before your very eyes.历史就在你的眼前发生。Usage Note :Very, so, and too can all be used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, an adverb, or a word like much or many. However, they are not used in the same way. Very is the simplest intensifier. It has no other meaning beyond that. So can suggest an emotional reaction on the part of the speaker, such as pleasure, surprise, or disappointment. John makes me so angry!... Oh thank you so much! So can also refer forward to a result clause introduced by that. The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late. Too suggests an excessive or undesirable amount, often so much that a particular result does not or cannot happen. She does wear too much make-up at times... He was too late to save her. very，so和too都可用来加强形容词、副词或much，many之类词语的含义，但它们的用法不尽相同。very 是最简单的强调词，除了表示强调没有其他含义。so可以表达说话者的情感反应，如高兴、惊讶或失望：John makes me so angry（约翰真是气死我了), Oh thank you so much（哦，非常感谢）。亦可用so与以that引导的结果从句连用：The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late（由于行进队伍被迫缓慢前进，结果他迟到了3个小时）。too表示数量过多或不尽如人意，常常导致没有或无法达到某一结果：She does wear too much make-up at times（她有时确实把妆化得太浓了），He was too late to save her（他来得太迟了，没能救得了她）。8[CONVENTION 惯用语]好的，是（用于表示对上级的指示或命令遵照执行） Very good is used to tell someone in authority that you agree to carry out a suggestion or order.   [formulae]  [FORMAL 正式]'Now give me some account of your voyage.' — 'Very good, sir.'“现在给我讲述一下你的航程吧。”——“非常乐意，先生。”9[PHRASE 短语]的确如此；千真万确 The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.   [PHR as reply]  [emphasis]'Are you enjoying your holiday?' — 'Very much so.'“你的假期过得愉快吗？”——“非常愉快。”10[CONVENTION 惯用语]那好吧，行（用于表示同意或接受，即使不是完全满意） Very well is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it.   [formulae]'We need proof, sir.' Another pause. Then, 'Very well.'...“我们需要证据，先生。”又是一个短暂停顿。然后，“那好吧。”Very well, please yourself.好的，你自己随意。11[PHRASE 短语]不好，不能，没法（做…） If you say that you cannot very well do something, you mean that it would not be right or possible to do it.   [V inflects]He couldn't very well go to her office and force her to write a check...他不能去她的办公室强迫她开支票。I said yes. I can't very well say no.我答应了。我没法拒绝。

英语单词	very
英美音标	英 ['veri] 美 ['veri]
中文释义	adv.很；完全；正是 adj.恰好的；同一的；真正的；最...的
英语例句	(1) She likes Beethoven very much. (2) It is very unwise for the girl to marry him. (3) London is a very cosmopolitan city. (4) They sat in the very same seat. (5) It's just the very thing I have been wanting. (6) It seemed to him the very soul of romance. (7) You need to be at the very front of the bus.
中文例句	(1) 她很喜欢贝多芬的作品。 (2) 这女孩嫁给他是很不明智的。 (3) 伦敦完全是个国际大城市。 (4) 他们就坐在同一个座位上。 (5) 这恰好是我一直想要的。 (6) 在他看来，这已经是真正的罗曼蒂克了。 (7) 你最好在公共汽车最前面。
vocabulary简明	The word very is an intensifier, suggesting a high degree of a quality. Something great is very good.
vocabulary扩展	This word adds intensity to statements and means something close to really or extremely. If you are tired, you might have some coffee. If you are very tired, you might need a nap. An 80 degree day is hot, but a 90 degree day is very hot. This word also means exact, as in "On this very day, I was born" or "That's the very book you were talking about."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]很，非常（用于修饰形容词或副词，表示强调） Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. [ADV adj/adv] [emphasis] The problem and the answer are very simple... 问题和答案都非常简单。 It is very, very strong evidence indeed... 这的确是非常非常有力的证据。 I'm very sorry... 我很抱歉。 They are getting the hang of it very quickly... 他们很快就会找到窍门。 Thank you very much... 十分感谢你。 The men were very much like my father. 那些人很像我的父亲。 2 [PHRASE 短语]绝不；远非；不太；稍微 Not very is used with an adjective or adverb to say that something is not at all true, or that it is true only to a small degree. [usu PHR adj/adv] She's not very impressed with them... 她对他们没什么印象。 I'm not very good at explaining myself... 我不太善于为自己辩解。 It's obviously not used very much... 很明显这个没怎么用过。 'How well do you know her?' — 'Not very.' “你有多了解她？”——“不太了解。” 3 [ADV 副词]显然；确实；真正地 You use very to give emphasis to an adjective that is not usually graded, when you want to say that a quality is very obvious. [ADV adj] [emphasis] Janet looked very pregnant... 珍妮特看上去显然是怀孕了。 His taste strikes the English as very French... 他的品位让英国人觉得他是个地道的法国人。 If you think I'm happy with what's left, you're very wrong. 如果你认为我对剩下的很满意，那你就大错特错了。 4 [ADV 副词]完全，最（用于修饰形容词或副词最高级，表示强调） You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb. For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best. [ADV superl] [emphasis] They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids... 他们将会受益于最新的导航系统。 I am feeling in the very best of spirits... 我感觉自己的精神状态绝佳。 At the very least, the Government must offer some protection to mothers who fear domestic violence. 最起码，政府必须向害怕遭受家庭暴力的母亲们提供某些保护。 5 [ADJ 形容词]（与某些名词连用，以确指最远的某一位置或时点）极端的 You use very with certain nouns in order to specify an extreme position or extreme point in time. [ADJ n] [emphasis] At the very back of the yard, several feet from Lenny, was a wooden shack... 在院子的最后面离伦尼几英尺远的地方有一个小木屋。 I turned to the very end of the book, to read the final words... 我翻到书的最后一页去读最后的文字。 The opening of a Euro-Disneyland in the very heart of France is a potent symbol... 欧洲迪斯尼乐园在法国首都的开业就是一个有力的标志。 He was wrong from the very beginning... 他从一开始就错了。 We still do not have enough women at the very top. 处于最高层的女性仍然不够多。 6 [ADJ 形容词]正是的；合适的；同样的 You use very with nouns to emphasize that something is exactly the right one or exactly the same one. [ADJ n] [emphasis] Everybody says he is the very man for the case... 每个人都说他是接手这个案子的最佳人选。 She died in this very house... 她正是在这间屋子里死去的。 In my view, it only perpetuates the very problem that it sets out to cure... 在我看来，这只会使要着手解决的问题一再拖延下去。 'Most secret', he called it. Those were his very words. 他称之为“绝密”。这是他的原话。 7 [ADJ 形容词]（与名词连用，强调重要性或严重性）仅仅的，唯独的，甚至于，就连 You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying. [ADJ n] [emphasis] At one stage his very life was in danger... 他的生命都曾一度处于危险之中。 The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed... 甚至于印度的政治基础都被改变了。 Mr Campbell said such programmes were by their very nature harmful... 坎贝尔先生说此类节目本质上就是有害的。 History is taking place before your very eyes. 历史就在你的眼前发生。 Usage Note : Very, so, and too can all be used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, an adverb, or a word like much or many. However, they are not used in the same way. Very is the simplest intensifier. It has no other meaning beyond that. So can suggest an emotional reaction on the part of the speaker, such as pleasure, surprise, or disappointment. John makes me so angry!... Oh thank you so much! So can also refer forward to a result clause introduced by that. The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late. Too suggests an excessive or undesirable amount, often so much that a particular result does not or cannot happen. She does wear too much make-up at times... He was too late to save her. very，so和too都可用来加强形容词、副词或much，many之类词语的含义，但它们的用法不尽相同。very 是最简单的强调词，除了表示强调没有其他含义。so可以表达说话者的情感反应，如高兴、惊讶或失望：John makes me so angry（约翰真是气死我了), Oh thank you so much（哦，非常感谢）。亦可用so与以that引导的结果从句连用：The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late（由于行进队伍被迫缓慢前进，结果他迟到了3个小时）。too表示数量过多或不尽如人意，常常导致没有或无法达到某一结果：She does wear too much make-up at times（她有时确实把妆化得太浓了），He was too late to save her（他来得太迟了，没能救得了她）。 8 [CONVENTION 惯用语]好的，是（用于表示对上级的指示或命令遵照执行） Very good is used to tell someone in authority that you agree to carry out a suggestion or order. [formulae] [FORMAL 正式] 'Now give me some account of your voyage.' — 'Very good, sir.' “现在给我讲述一下你的航程吧。”——“非常乐意，先生。” 9 [PHRASE 短语]的确如此；千真万确 The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct. [PHR as reply] [emphasis] 'Are you enjoying your holiday?' — 'Very much so.' “你的假期过得愉快吗？”——“非常愉快。” 10 [CONVENTION 惯用语]那好吧，行（用于表示同意或接受，即使不是完全满意） Very well is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it. [formulae] 'We need proof, sir.' Another pause. Then, 'Very well.'... “我们需要证据，先生。”又是一个短暂停顿。然后，“那好吧。” Very well, please yourself. 好的，你自己随意。 11 [PHRASE 短语]不好，不能，没法（做…） If you say that you cannot very well do something, you mean that it would not be right or possible to do it. [V inflects] He couldn't very well go to her office and force her to write a check... 他不能去她的办公室强迫她开支票。 I said yes. I can't very well say no. 我答应了。我没法拒绝。

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