very

adverb

OPAL S

/ˈveri/

(abbreviation v)

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used before adjectives, adverbs and determiners to mean ‘in a high degree’ or ‘extremely’
- Very few people know that.
- We have very little information at present on the incident.
- Thanks very much.
- I'm not very (= not at all) impressed.
- I'm very very grateful.
- Things could have been so very different.
- Australia has a very good reputation for producing high-quality grain.
- This is a very important part of our marketing.
- very small
- very quickly
- ‘Do you like it?’ ‘Yeah, I do. Very much.’
- ‘Is it what you expected?’ ‘Oh yes, very much so.’
- My children are still very young.
- ‘Are you busy?’ ‘Not very.’
- The new building has been very much admired.
- very hard/difficult
- very popular/happy/successful
- These results are very worrying.
- We were obviously very pleased with the outcome.
- I find the film very upsetting to watch.
used to emphasize a superlative adjective or before own
- They wanted the very best quality.
- Be there by six at the very latest.
- At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else).
- It's the very worst time to be trying to sell your house.
Grammar Point very / very much
very / very much
- Very is used with adjectives, past participles used as adjectives, and adverbs:
  I am very hungry.
  I was very pleased to get your letter.
  You played very well.
  But notice this use:
  I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in the crime.
- Very is not used with past participles that have a passive meaning. Much, very much or greatly (formal) are usually used instead:
  Your help was very much appreciated.
  He was much loved by everyone.
  She was greatly admired.
- Very is used to emphasize superlative adjectives:
  my very best work
  the very youngest children.
  However, with comparative adjectives much, very much, a lot, etc. are used:
  Your work is very much better.
  much younger children
  .
- Very is not used with adjectives and adverbs that already have an extreme meaning. You are more likely to use an adverb such as absolutely, completely, etc:
  She was absolutely furious.
  I’m completely exhausted.
  You played really brilliantly.
- Very is not used with verbs. Use very much instead:
  We enjoyed staying with you very much.
the very same exactly the same
- Mario said the very same thing.

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’.

very

adjective

/ˈveri/

[only before noun]Idioms

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used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular thing or person and not about another synonym actual
- He might be phoning her at this very moment.
- The US initiated the deal for that very reason.
- I'd intended to tell him that very day.
- Those were her very words.
- That's the very thing I need.
used to emphasize an extreme place or time
- It happens at the very beginning of the book.
- Education is at the very top of our list of priorities.
- at the very end of the film
- The proposed site is in the very heart of the city.
- It was clear from the very start that he was in no mood to compromise.
- The news thrilled me to the very core of my being.
used to emphasize a noun synonym mere
- The very nature of its business is to secretly monitor and profile internet users' habits.
- a civil war in which the very existence of the nation is in question
- The very fact that the Army is now polling its members on the subject suggests it may be softening its stance.
- ‘I can't do that!’ she gasped, appalled at the very idea.
- The very thought of drink made him feel sick.
- Many readers will scoff at the very notion.
- The novel captures the very essence of life in nineteenth-century France.

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’.

Idioms

before/in front of somebody’s (very) eyes

in somebody’s presence; in front of somebody
- He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
- Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off.

单词	very
释义	very adverb OPAL S /ˈveri/ /ˈveri/ (abbreviation v) jump to other results used before adjectives, adverbs and determiners to mean ‘in a high degree’ or ‘extremely’ Very few people know that. We have very little information at present on the incident. Thanks very much. I'm not very (= not at all) impressed. I'm very very grateful. Things could have been so very different. Australia has a very good reputation for producing high-quality grain. This is a very important part of our marketing. very small very quickly ‘Do you like it?’ ‘Yeah, I do. Very much.’ ‘Is it what you expected?’ ‘Oh yes, very much so.’ My children are still very young. ‘Are you busy?’ ‘Not very.’ The new building has been very much admired. very hard/difficult very popular/happy/successful These results are very worrying. We were obviously very pleased with the outcome. I find the film very upsetting to watch. used to emphasize a superlative adjective or before own They wanted the very best quality. Be there by six at the very latest. At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). It's the very worst time to be trying to sell your house. Grammar Point very / very muchvery / very much Very is used with adjectives, past participles used as adjectives, and adverbs: I am very hungry. I was very pleased to get your letter. You played very well. But notice this use: I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in the crime. Very is not used with past participles that have a passive meaning. Much, very much or greatly (formal) are usually used instead: Your help was very much appreciated. He was much loved by everyone. She was greatly admired. Very is used to emphasize superlative adjectives: my very best work the very youngest children. However, with comparative adjectives much, very much, a lot, etc. are used: Your work is very much better. much younger children . Very is not used with adjectives and adverbs that already have an extreme meaning. You are more likely to use an adverb such as absolutely, completely, etc: She was absolutely furious. I’m completely exhausted. You played really brilliantly. Very is not used with verbs. Use very much instead: We enjoyed staying with you very much. the very same exactly the same Mario said the very same thing. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’. very adjective /ˈveri/ /ˈveri/ [only before noun]Idioms jump to other results used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular thing or person and not about another synonym actual He might be phoning her at this very moment. The US initiated the deal for that very reason. I'd intended to tell him that very day. Those were her very words. That's the very thing I need. used to emphasize an extreme place or time It happens at the very beginning of the book. Education is at the very top of our list of priorities. at the very end of the film The proposed site is in the very heart of the city. It was clear from the very start that he was in no mood to compromise. The news thrilled me to the very core of my being. used to emphasize a noun synonym mere The very nature of its business is to secretly monitor and profile internet users' habits. a civil war in which the very existence of the nation is in question The very fact that the Army is now polling its members on the subject suggests it may be softening its stance. ‘I can't do that!’ she gasped, appalled at the very idea. The very thought of drink made him feel sick. Many readers will scoff at the very notion. The novel captures the very essence of life in nineteenth-century France. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘real, genuine’): from Old French verai, based on Latin verus ‘true’. Idioms before/in front of somebody’s (very) eyes in somebody’s presence; in front of somebody He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes. Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off.
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