every
determiner
ˈevri determiner
1
Each every
used to refer to all the people or things in a particular group or all the parts of something or ? 是用 each 还是用 every?
We looked carefully at every car that drove past.
我们细看驶过的每一辆汽车。
Every child will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
课程结束时，每一个孩子都可以获得证书。
I enjoyed every minute of the film.
那部电影我从头到尾都看得很过瘾。
I listened carefully to every word he said.
他说的每一句话我都听得很仔细。
every single (used to emphasize that you mean ‘all’) 每一个〔用于强调“整体”〕
He seems to know every single person in the school.
他好像认识学校里的每一个人。
every last drop/bit/scrap etc (all of something, including even the smallest amount of it) 每一滴/一点/一片等〔包括一点一滴都在内的整体〕
They made us pick up every last scrap of paper.
他们让我们把所有的小纸片都捡起来。
2 a. used to say how often something happens b. used to say how much distance there is between the things in a line 每隔〔用于表示间隔距离〕
every day/week/month etc (at least once on each day, in each week etc) 每天/每周/每月等
They see each other every day.
他们每天都见面。
Richard visits his mother every week.
理查德每周都去看望他母亲。
every few seconds/ten days etc
Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours.
每隔两小时重抹一次防晒霜。
Freda had to stop to rest every hundred metres or so (=each time she had gone 100 metres) .
弗蕾达每走一百米左右就得停下来休息。
every few feet/ten yards etc
There were traffic lights every ten yards.
每隔十码就有红绿灯。
3
every time
whenever 每次; 无论何时
The roof leaks every time it rains.
屋顶每逢下雨都会漏水。
4
every now and then/again every so often
also 又作 sometimes, but not often or regularly 偶尔，有时
I still see her every now and then.
我偶尔还会见到她。
5
every other
the first, third, fifth etc or the second, fourth, sixth etc 每隔一…
You only need to water plants every other day.
你只需要每隔一天给植物浇一次水。
I visit my parents every other weekend.
我每隔一个周末去看望一次父母。
6
one in every three/two in every hundred etc
used to show how common something is 每三个中的一个/每百个中的两个等
In Britain, one in every three marriages now ends in divorce.
在英国，如今每三桩婚姻中就有一桩以离婚而告终。
7 the strongest or greatest possible 可能最强 （最大 ）
We wish you every happiness in your new home.
我们祝你在新家的生活幸福美满。
There is every chance that he will recover.
他完全有希望恢复健康。
We have every reason to believe that the operation will be a success.
我们有充分的理由相信手术会成功。
We have every intention of winning this competition.
我们一心想赢下这场比赛。
8
in every way
in all ways 在各个方面，在所有方面
The school’s much better now in every way.
学校目前在各个方面都有很大改观。
9
every bit as good/important etc
used to emphasize that something is equally as good, important etc as something else 〔与…〕完全一样好/重要等
Taking regular exercise is every bit as important as having a healthy diet.
经常锻炼身体和健康饮食完全一样重要。
I loved him every bit as much as she did.
我爱他的程度完全和她一样深。
10
every Tom, Dick, and Harry
10. used to mean ‘everyone’ or ‘anyone’, especially when you disapprove because there is no limit on who can be included [口] 所有人; 任何人〔尤指说话者因无法界定谁可以包括在内而表示不满〕 spoken
I didn’t want every Tom, Dick and Harry knowing about my private life.
我不想让张三李四等所有不相干的人知道我的私生活。
11
every which way
11. in every direction [美，非正式] 朝各个方向 AmE informal
The kids ran off every which way.
孩子们朝四面八方逃散。