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Janet looked very pregnant...
珍妮特看上去显然是怀孕了。
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His taste strikes the English as very French...
他的品位让英国人觉得他是个地道的法国人。
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If you think I'm happy with what's left, you're very wrong.
如果你认为我对剩下的很满意，那你就大错特错了。
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They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids...
他们将会受益于最新的导航系统。
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I am feeling in the very best of spirits...
我感觉自己的精神状态绝佳。
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At the very least, the Government must offer some protection to mothers who fear domestic violence.
最起码，政府必须向害怕遭受家庭暴力的母亲们提供某些保护。
Very, so, and too can all be used to intensify the meaning of an adjective, an adverb, or a word like much or many. However, they are not used in the same way. Very is the simplest intensifier. It has no other meaning beyond that. So can suggest an emotional reaction on the part of the speaker, such as pleasure, surprise, or disappointment. John makes me so angry!... Oh thank you so much! So can also refer forward to a result clause introduced by that. The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late. Too suggests an excessive or undesirable amount, often so much that a particular result does not or cannot happen. She does wear too much make-up at times... He was too late to save her.
very，so和too都可用来加强形容词、副词或much，many之类词语的含义，但它们的用法不尽相同。very 是最简单的强调词，除了表示强调没有其他含义。so可以表达说话者的情感反应，如高兴、惊讶或失望：John makes me so angry（约翰真是气死我了), Oh thank you so much（哦，非常感谢）。亦可用so与以that引导的结果从句连用：The procession was forced to move so slowly that he arrived three hours late（由于行进队伍被迫缓慢前进，结果他迟到了3个小时）。too表示数量过多或不尽如人意，常常导致没有或无法达到某一结果：She does wear too much make-up at times（她有时确实把妆化得太浓了），He was too late to save her（他来得太迟了，没能救得了她）。
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'Now give me some account of your voyage.' — 'Very good, sir.'
“现在给我讲述一下你的航程吧。”——“非常乐意，先生。”
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'Are you enjoying your holiday?' — 'Very much so.'
“你的假期过得愉快吗？”——“非常愉快。”
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'We need proof, sir.' Another pause. Then, 'Very well.'...
“我们需要证据，先生。”又是一个短暂停顿。然后，“那好吧。”
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Very well, please yourself.
好的，你自己随意。
- Adjective
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1. precisely as stated;
- "the very center of town"
- synonym： very(a)
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2. being the exact same one; not any other:;
- "this is the identical room we stayed in before"
- "the themes of his stories are one and the same"
- "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"
- "on this very spot"
- "the very thing he said yesterday"
- "the very man I want to see"
- synonym： identical，one and the same(p)，selfsame(a)，very(a)
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3. used to give emphasis to the relevance of the thing modified;
- "his very name struck terror"
- "caught in the very act"
- synonym： very(a)
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4. used to give emphasis;
- "the very essence of artistic expression is invention"- Irving R. Kaufman
- "the very back of the room"
- synonym： very(a)
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1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal;
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2. precisely so;
- "on the very next page"
- "he expected the very opposite"
- 1. Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.
- 我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
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- 2. Children are very conservative where food is concerned,they are very loath to try anything out of the ordinary.
- 孩子们在食物上非常保守，他们非常不愿意尝任何特殊的东西。
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- 3. He was very old,and thence very weak.
- 他年纪很老，因而身体很弱。
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- 4. He's a very sturdy child and very healthy.
- 他是个壮实的孩子，长的很健康。
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- 5. I was very young, and very innocent.
- 我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。
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- 6. It won't be very easy to get a good price for your car.I should think you'll get ￡1500 at the very outside.
- 你的车难以卖个好价，我想你最多能卖1500英镑。
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- 7. "I'm very glad to have such a chance to go abroad.
- 我很高兴有这次出国机会。
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- 8. "Mary" is a very popular name for a girl.
- “玛丽”是个很常见的女孩名字。
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- 9. "Shao-Shao is tolerating the banding very well, "he said.
- “笑笑现在扎上绷带，一切正常，”他说。
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- 10. "We would like very much to have you for dinner," as the cannibal said to the captured missionary.
- 嗜食人肉的人对被俘掳的传教士说：“我们想设宴招待你（吃掉你）”。
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- 11. A bicycle brushed past me in a very rude way.
- 一辆自行车无礼地从我旁边擦身而过。
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- 12. A call for volunteers was sent out, but very few people responded.
- 号召自愿参加，但响应者寥寥无几。
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- 13. A compromise was reached on that very day.
- 就在这一天，他们达成妥协。
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- 14. A few little things apart, I am very pleased with the result.
- 撇开一些小事不谈，我对这结果很满意。
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- 15. A few very minutes later,I was able to hurry away with precious chalkmarks on my baggage.
- 几分钟后，我终于提着那上面画有珍贵的粉笔标记的行李慌慌张张地走开了。
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- 16. A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
- 这些幼小的游泳运动员非常喜爱的一项运动就是水下三轮车比赛。
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- 17. A great scholar is not always a very wise man.
- 一位伟大的学者未必一定是极聪明的人。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 18. A long row is very tiring.
- 长时间的划船是很累的。
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- 19. A man may have acquaintances all over the world, but very few true friends.
- 相交满天下，知心能几人。
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- 20. A monkey is very alert in its movements.
- 猴子的动作很敏捷。
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