if ever这个搭配中ever是什么意思
2024-10-12 22:50:33 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
1. That was a fine meal if ever there was one!
2. If ever there was a sign that football is taking off in America, this is it, says Mr Goldblatt.
请问在 if ever 这个搭配中，ever 是什么意思？
老师答疑
刘老师：
▲ ever是个时间副词，常用于否定句、疑问句以及表示条件的if 从句中，意为“曾经；从来；在任何时候；在将来某时”，与if 连用起强调作用，用来突出主句的意义，有时可以把if ever there was one 翻译为“确实，的确”。例如：
1. If ever a man needed your love, I need it.
如果说真有一个男人需要你的爱，那就是我。
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2. Sue is a thoroughly precocious little madam if ever there was one.
休确实是个少见的早熟的小丫头。
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3. He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.
他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。
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4. He is a scholar, if ever there was one.
他确实是一位学者。
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5. If ever eyes could speak, hers did very plainly.
如果说眼睛能说话, 她的眼睛可说得清楚极了。
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6. He is a great musician if ever there was one.
如果曾经有过伟大的音乐家，那他就是一个。
7. But if ever there were a moment for courage, this is it.
但是如果需要契机拿出勇气的时候，那就是现在了！
8. If ever she gives a party she likes to do it in style.
她每举办舞会，总喜欢搞得很排场。
9. Remember to come and see me if ever you are here.
如果你以后来到这里，记得来看我。
10. I'll stand by you if ever you should call.
只要你打电话给我，我将随侍在侧。
▲ if ever 可以单独使用，意为“假如，要是；如果真有的话；果真如此的话”。 常跟seldom, raely 之类的频度副词连用。
1. His children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work.
孩子们很少在父亲的工作地点看到他。
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2. She seldom if ever goes to the pictures.
她很少去电影院。
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3. She seldom , if ever, reads a book.
她难得读书。
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4. When, if ever, is it morally justifiable to allow a patient to die?
如果可能的话，允许病人放弃生命的行为什么时候在道德上可以被接受？
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5. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question.
他极少逃避问题。
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6. We see them very seldom, if ever.
我们难得见到他们。
7. She seldom, if ever, paints or powders.
她很少涂脂抹粉。
8. He seldom, if ever, reads a book.
他几乎从来不看书。
9. She seldom, if ever, goes to the cinema.
她难得看电影。
10. The island is seldom, if ever, visited by ships.
这个岛难得有船停靠。
