一、详细释义:
adj.
(特指人或事物)正是的,恰好的,同一的
例句:
It was the very same house they had attempted to rob.
这正是他们企图打劫的那户人家。
例句:
People under stress tend to actualize their own personal worth the very aim of a human life.
处于压力下的人容易实现自己的个人价值,而这正是人生的目的。
(表示到了极限)最…的
例句:
Yesterday afernoon had been the very best yet.
昨天下午是迄今为止最幸福的时刻。
例句:
We only use the very best meterials.
我们只选用最优质的材料。
仅仅的,唯独的,甚至于
例句:
However, this input mechanism should only be used to enter very small amounts of text.
不过,这种方法仅仅适合输入很少量的文字。
例句:
With binoculars you can also see roads, harbours and even very large ships in the ocean.
用双目望远镜你还能够看到公路、海港甚至于海洋上的大型船只。
adv.
(置于形容词、副词和限定词前)很,非常,十分,极
例句:
These idioms are less popular but can be very useful.
这样的习惯用法并不太多见,但是可能会很有用。
例句:
That college is very select.
那所学院入学要求十分严格。
(强调形容词最高级或置于own前)完全,十足
例句:
This is your very own money.
这是你自己的钱。
例句:
They seem to be very confident!
看起来他们信心十足!
(the very same) 完全同样;完全同一
例句:
I saw the mistake at the very same moment that she did.
我与她同时发现了这一错误。
例句:
He used the very same words as I had.
他所用的字正与我相同。
二、词义辨析:
too,very
这两个副词均可表示“大,很”之意。too指超过了承受能力或程度,即程度加到了不适当的地步。very用于加强程度,可修饰褒义词和贬义词。
三、相关短语:
very high frequency
n.[无]特高频率(=VHF)
very much
ad.1.非常
very well
很好,妙极了
very low frequency
超低频
very light
n.照明弹,闪光信号弹
very important person
n. 要人, 大人物
四、参考例句:
A very, very mild punishment.
非常小的惩罚。
She is very blunt, very straightforward, and very honest.
她直言不讳,非常坦率,也非常诚实。
The book is very very clumsy.
这本书非常粗俗。
The clothes were very showy, very theatrical.
那些衣服很艳丽很华美,像戏装一样。
Gates is a very, very smart person.
盖茨是一个极其聪明的人。