1.Every只能用作定語,有些英漢詞典標作形容詞,有些字典標作限定詞,表示“每一個”:
Every story he told was interesting.
他講的每個故事都很有意思。
We went jogging every day.
我們每天都跑步。
Every room was clean and tidy.
每個房間都很整潔。
every還可表示“每隔”:
The Games were held every four years at the end of June.
運動會每隔四年開一次,在六月底舉行。
The paper came out once every two weeks.
這份報紙兩星期出一次。
every還可用于every now and then(不時,每隔一些時候),every other(每隔)等:
He only comes up to London every now and then.
他只是隔一段時間才米倫敦一次。
Baird's system was used every other week.
貝爾德的系統(tǒng)隔周使用一次。
2.every可構成everybody,everyone和everything這些合成代詞,在句中用作:
1)主語:
I hope everybody enjoys the party.
我希望晚會上大家都玩得高興。
Everyone likes the film.
誰都喜歡這部影片。
Everything goes well.
一切進行順利。
2)賓語或介詞賓語:
You can't please everybody.
你不可能讓人人都高興。
He gets on well with everyone.
他和誰都相處得很好。
To know everything is to know nothing.
樣樣都懂,樣樣稀松。(諺)
3)表語:
Money isn't everything.
金錢不是一切。
I think that's everything.Any comment?
我想說的就這些,有什么話要說嗎?
Good night,everybody.
大家晚安。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人都管等于沒人管。(諺)
Hurry up,everyone.
大家趕快。
and everything可表示“等等”:
I just dropped in to see how you were and everything.
我只是進來看看你情形如何等等。