never 是什么意思？never 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

1. adverb [ADVERB before verb]

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.

Never had he been so free of worry.

That was a mistake. We'll never do it again.

Never say that. Never, do you hear?

He was never really healthy.

This is never to happen again.

2. adverb [ADVERB before verb]

Never means 'not in any circumstances at all'.

I would never do anything to hurt him.

Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show.

Divorce is never easy for children.

The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin.

under no circumstances, no way, not at all, on no account, not on your life [informal], not on your nelly [British, slang], not for love nor money [informal], not ever

4. adverb

Never is used to refer to the past and means 'not'.

He never achieved anything.

He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.

I never knew the lad.

I'd never have dreamt of doing such a thing.

5. exclamation

You say 'never!' to indicate how surprised or shocked you are by something that someone has just said.

[spoken, feelings]

6. exclamation

You say 'Well, I never' to indicate that you are very surprised about something that you have just seen or found out.

[old-fashioned, spoken, feelings]

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

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