| 单词 | very |
| 释义 | very —very /ˈver.i/ adjective [before noun] (EXACT) ► C2 (used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particular: » This is the very book I've been looking for all month.» You're the very person we need for the job.» The letter was sent on Monday from Manchester and arrived in London the very same/next day.» The very idea/thought of having her friends to stay fills me with dread.Thesaurus+: ↑Particular and individual• • • Extra Examples:» She walked in wearing the very dress the hostess had on.» I would like to have come, but that's the very day my niece is coming to stay with me.» Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.» He was sitting in the very spot where I had first seen him, all those years before.» Ah, there you are - the very woman I was hoping to see!adjective [before noun] (FURTHEST POINT) ► F0 used to describe or emphasize the furthest point of something: » He found the piece of paper he had lost at the very bottom of the pile.» We were at the very end of the queue and so didn't manage to get any tickets.Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme , ↑Complete and whole , ↑Intensifying expressionsadverb A1 (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely: » The situation is very serious.» We're very, very sorry about what's happened.» Think about it very carefully before deciding.» How very childish of her to refuse to speak to me!» "Are you tired?" "No, not very."» Thank you very much.» "Did you enjoy the play?" "Very much so." (= Yes.)» I can't very well (= it would not be right for me to) say sorry when I didn't do anything wrong.Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme , ↑Complete and whole , ↑Intensifying expressionsF0 used to add force to a superlative adjective or to the adjectives 'own' or 'same': » This is the very best chocolate cake I've ever tasted.» She always leaves her homework to the very last moment.» We now have our very own post office in the village.» This is the very same (= exactly the same) place we sat in the last time we came.Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme , ↑Complete and whole , ↑Intensifying expressions• • • Extra Examples:» We were very tired after our climb.» The surname 'Smith' is very common in Britain.» The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country.» It's very convenient that you live near the office.» He was very upset that you didn't reply to his letters.Common mistake: very! Use very to emphasize adjectives that do not have a strong meaning.! If an adjective already has a strong meaning, don't say 'very', say really/absolutely:» Their house is very big.» Their house is really huge. |
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