Learner's definition of NEVER
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: not ever : not at any time从不;永不 -
I will never shop at that store again.我再也不去那家店买东西了。
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I have never seen that happen before.我之前从未见到过那种事情。
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That man has never heard of you.那人从来没听说过你。
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We will never forget what we saw.我们决不会忘掉我们所见到的。
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You never know what you'll find at a flea market.你永远无法预知你会在跳蚤市场上淘到什么。
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I never meant to hurt you.我绝没有要伤害你的意思。
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She never really said that.她确实从未说过那样的话。
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There is never enough time to finish our work.我们总没有足够的时间来完成工作。
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Never in my whole life have I been so offended!我这辈子从未受过如此的冒犯!
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A resume without a cover letter will never do. [=will never be considered acceptable]没有附求职信的简历绝对行不通。
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Never again will I buy a car from that dealer. = I will never again buy a car from that dealer.我再也不会从那个经销商那里买车了。
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I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.我把自己的生意交给他好些年,从未怀疑过他是名罪犯。
— opposite always 2 chiefly British
a —
used to express surprise, doubt, or disbelief不可能,怎么可能,真没想到(表示惊讶、怀疑或不相信) -
“He's won the lottery.” “Never!”“他中彩票了。”“不可能!”
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“They're getting married.” “Well, I never! [=I am very surprised or shocked to hear that they're getting married]”“他们要结婚了。”“哦,真没想到!”
b —
used to say that you did not do something没做过
never fear
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used to tell someone not to worry or be afraid不要怕;别担心
never mind, never you mind
— see 2mind
never say never
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used to say that you should not say that you will never do something because you might change your mind later永远别说永不
never so much as
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used to say that someone did not do something that was expected or should have been done甚至连…都不
never the wiser
— see 1wise