never

美 [ˈnevər]英 [ˈnevə(r)]
  • adv.从不;从未;绝不;未曾;(与not同义,语气较强)一点都不
  • int.(表示惊讶,因为觉得不可能)不会吧
nevernever

adv.

1

从不;绝不;从未;未曾
not at any time; not on any occasion

You never help me.

你从不帮我。

He has never been abroad.

他从未出过国。

‘Would you vote for him?’ ‘Never.’

“你会投他一票吗?”“决不。”

‘I work for a company called Orion Technology.’ ‘Never heard of them.’

“我在一家名为奥里昂科技的公司工作。”“从来没听说过。”

Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.

我一辈子也没见过这么恐怖的事。

Never ever tell anyone your password.

不要把你的密码告诉任何人。

2

(与not同义,语气较强)一点都不,从未
used to emphasize a negative statement instead of ‘not’

I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister.

我一点都不知道你还有个双胞胎姐姐。

Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable) .

也许有人会发现,那是绝对不行的。

He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once) .

他从未笑过。

‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.’ ‘You never did!’ (= ‘Surely you didn't!’)

“我对老板说了我对她的真实看法。”“不可能!”

‘You took my bike.’ ‘No, I never.’

“你把我的车骑走了吧。”“没有,我没骑。”

Never fear (= Do not worry) , everything will be all right.

别担心,一切都会好的。

习语

on hire purchase (= by making payments over a long period)

以分期付款的方式购买一辆新车
to buy a new car on the never-never

used to express surprise or disapproval

exclamation

informal(表示惊讶,因为觉得不可能)不会吧
used to show that you are very surprised about sth because you do not believe it is possible

‘I got the job.’ ‘Never!’

“我得到那份工作了。”“不可能吧!”

习语

never

频次

  • 1
    ADV-NEG 从不;永不
    Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future.

    I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens...

    我十几岁时增加的体重一直没有减下去。

  • 2
    ADV-NEG 决不;千万不
    Never means 'not in any circumstances at all'.

    I would never do anything to hurt him...

    我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。

  • 3
    PHRASE 永不,永无,从未(never的强调说法)
    Never ever is an emphatic way of saying 'never'.

    I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'...

    我从不闲坐着琢磨:“我接下来做什么呢?”

  • 4
    ADV-NEG (指过去)不,没有
    Never is used to refer to the past and means 'not'.

    He never achieved anything...

    他从没有取得任何成就。

  • 5
    EXCLAM (表示惊讶)不会!不可能!
    You say 'never!' to indicate how surprised or shocked you are by something that someone has just said.

  • 6
    EXCLAM (表示惊讶)我真没看到(或发现、想到)过
    You say 'Well, I never' to indicate that you are very surprised about something that you have just seen or found out.

    'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of the information department.' — 'Well I never!'

    “你在那儿干什么?”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊,真没想到!”

  • 7
    PHRASE (经常为幽默地表示)不好,不行,不合适
    If you say that something will never do or would never do, you are saying, often humorously, that you think it is not appropriate or not suitable in some way.

    It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment...

    亨利呆在她的公寓里怎么也不合适。

  • 8
    never fear→ see:fear

adv

1
not ever;at no time in the past or future
I have never been to China
I shall never forget this day
had never seen a circus
never on Sunday
I will never marry you!
Synonym: ne'er
2
not at all;certainly not;not in any circumstances
never fear
bringing up children is never easy
that will never do
what is morally wrong can never be politically right

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  1. He never takes any time off .

    他从不休息。

  2. I never carry much money on me .

    我身上从不多带钱。

  3. I never have the time to go out in the week .

    我从星期一到星期五从来没有时间外出参加社交活动。

  4. I 'd never have got through it all without you .

    假如没有您,我是绝对渡不过这个难关的。

  5. I don 't care if I never see him again !

    即使我永远再也见不到他,我也不在乎!

  6. I 've never been able to work her out .

    我从未能摸准她的秉性。

  7. I 've never been a great one for writing letters .

    我向来不喜欢写信。

  8. It 's not fair ─ I never get to go first .

    这不公平——我从来没有机会先走。

  9. He 'll never come round to our way of thinking .

    他绝不会改变观点与我们的想法一致。

  10. He never made a will , to the best of my knowledge .

    据我所知,他从未立过遗嘱。

  11. Had I known that I would never have come .

    要是早知道,我绝不会来的。

  12. I should never have taken that job in the first place .

    我当初就不该接受那份工作。

  13. This operation has never been performed in this country .

    这个国家从未做过这种手术。

  14. Life was never going to be so free and easy again .

    生活绝不会再那样无拘无束了。

  15. I hope I never set eyes on this place again !

    我希望永远不再见到这个地方!

  16. People tend to think that the problem will never affect them .

    人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。

  17. Well , well ─ I would never have guessed it !

    哟,哟,我怎么也不会猜到那儿去!

  18. I never know what to expect from one day to the next .

    一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。

  19. You 'll never get the ball in from that distance .

    你绝不可能从那么远的地方把球投进去。

  20. I 'd never have thought of that in a million years .

    我永远也想不出这个主意。

  21. I never thought I 'd see her again .

    我从未料想到还会见到她。

  22. I 'll never have that kind of money .

    我永远不会有那么多的钱。

  23. I was beginning to think you 'd never come .

    我开始以为你是不会来了。

  24. I 'd never let you go short of anything .

    我什么都不会让你缺的。

  25. From that moment on , she never felt really well again .

    从那时候开始,她就再也没真正好受过。

  26. My father was one of a kind ─ I 'll never be like him .

    我的父亲很独特——我决不会像他的。

  27. She never had any real friends at school .

    在学校,她从来没有交过真正的朋友。

  28. I 've never been a great one for fish and chips .

    我从来不是个好吃炸鱼薯条的人。

  29. She had never tried to put this feeling into words .

    她从未试图把这种感情说出来。

  30. It 's never worked from day one .

    这从一开始就行不通。

  • 习语

adv.

on the never-never

以分期付款的方式
on hire purchase (= by making payments over a long period)

to buy a new car on the never-never

以分期付款的方式购买一辆新车

Well, I never (did)!

(表示惊奇或不赞同)不会吧,不行的
used to express surprise or disapproval

exclam.

never mind

1

(用于安慰)没关系
used to tell sb not to worry or be upset

Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one.

你把它打碎了?没关系,我们可以再买一个。

2

(表示并不重要)没关系,无所谓
used to suggest that sth is not important

This isn't where I intended to take you─but never mind, it's just as good.

我没想带你到这里来——不过没什么,这里也不错。

3

更不用说
used to emphasize that what is true about the first thing you have said is even more true about the second

I never thought she'd win once, never mind twice!

我还以为她一次都赢不了,更别说两次了!