anything
['en.i.θɪŋ] pronoun
ESSENTIAL
■any event, act or object whatever, or (especially in questions or negatives) something 无论甚么东西；随便甚么事情；（尤用于疑问句或否定句中）任何事物，任何东西•If he eats anything with wheat in it he's very sick.他吃任何含有小麦的食物，都会很不舒服。 •Let me know if anything happens won't you.发生甚么事就告诉我，好吗？ •Is there anything I can do to help?有甚么地方我可以帮忙的吗？ •I didn't know anything about computers till I started this job.在开始这项工作以前，我对电脑一无所知。 •Did you notice anything strange about him?你注意到他有甚么异样的地方吗？ •I was looking for a birthday present for my mother but I didn't find anything suitable.我一直留意要给母亲买件生日礼物，可一件合适的也没有看到。 •Spending Christmas with him and his brother - I can't imagine anything worse!跟他们兄弟俩一起过圣诞节？我可想像不出比这更糟糕的事了！ •Was there anything else you wanted to say or is that it?你还有甚么要说的吗？还是就到此为止？ •Have you got anything less expensive?你们还有没有便宜些的？ •She could be anything (= any age) between 30 and 40.她的年龄介于30到40岁之间。 •"What did you do at the weekend?" "I don't think we did anything much."“你们周末做了些甚么了？”“甚么也没做。”
['en.i.θɪŋ] pronoun
anything but
■If you say that someone or something is anything but a particular quality, you mean that the person or thing is the opposite of that particular quality 恰恰不；根本不；决不•She's meant to be really nice but she was anything but nice when I met her.她确实是想对别人好，可是我和她碰面的时候，她真的不怎么样。
['en.i.θɪŋ] pronoun
as... as anything mainly UK informal
■used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb （用于强调形容词或副词）非常，很，无比•He's as fat as anything (= very fat).他很胖。
['en.i.θɪŋ] pronoun
for anything (in the world) informal
■If you say that you would not do a particular thing for anything (in the world), it means that you certainly would not do it 无论如何•I wouldn't have missed your party for anything.我本来无论如何都不会错过你的聚会。 |