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单词 every
释义
every
(once / 8 pages)
adj

Use the adjective every to talk about all examples of something or all the members of a group. If you invite every classmate to your party, you're asking all 30 of them to come.
When you plan a trip to visit every national park in the US, you are intending to travel to 59 different parks — all of them. When you talk about time, you can also use every to explain how often an event occurs: "I've been waking up every hour lately." Every was originally a contraction of æfre ælc, "each of a group" or "ever each" in Old English.
WORD FAMILY
every
USAGE EXAMPLES
“I felt like it was something I would use every day.”
Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Nearly every governor after Brewer called on him to serve on various state commissions and task forces.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
Prosecutors objected at every turn, and Gergel wouldn't allow any of it into court, ruling mitigation evidence is allowable during sentencing and not before.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1adj (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
every person is mortal
every party is welcome
had every hope of success
every chance of winning
Syn
all
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
2adj each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
every third seat
every two hours
Syn
all
quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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