never

1. ADV Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future. 從不; 永不

I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens. 我在十幾嵗時(shí)增加的躰重從沒(méi)減下去過(guò)。

Never had he been so free of worry. 他從沒(méi)這樣無(wú)憂無(wú)慮過(guò)。

That was a mistake. We'll never do it again. 那是個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)再犯了。

2. ADV Never means "not in any circumstances at all." 決不

I would never do anything to hurt him. 我決不會(huì)做任何事去傷害他。

Divorce is never easy for children. 離婚對(duì)於孩子們來(lái)說(shuō)決不輕松。

3. PHRASE Never ever is an emphatic way of saying "never." (Never ever)是(never)的強(qiáng)調(diào)說(shuō)法[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

I never, ever sit around thinking, "What shall I do next?"

我從來(lái)就不會(huì)閑坐著想：“我下一步該做什麼？”

4. ADV Never is used to refer to the past and means "not." 沒(méi)有; 不

He never achieved anything. 他一事無(wú)成。

I never knew him. 我不認(rèn)識(shí)他。

5. never mind→see mind