查词 - anything

1 any thing, event, situation etc, when it is not important to say exactly which 任何事物，无论何事

You can buy anything you want.

你想要什么都可以买。

He was prepared to do anything to make a bit of money.

只要能赚一点钱，他什么都愿意做。

Anything would be better than staying at home!

做什么都比呆在家里好！

You can write about swimming, skiing, or anything else you enjoy doing.

你可以写游泳、写滑雪或者别的，只要你喜欢的都可以写。

2 used in questions to mean ‘something’ 某事物〔用于疑问句〕

Is there anything I can do to help?

有没有什么事我可以效劳的？

Do you want anything from the shops?

你要我从商店带点什么回来吗？

Would you like anything else to eat?

你还要吃点儿别的东西吗？

3 used in negative sentences to mean no thing, event, etc 任何事物都（没有）〔用于否定句〕

We didn’t have anything to eat for three days.

我们三天没吃一口东西。

Don’t do anything until we get there.

我们到那儿之前不要采取任何行动。

4

anything but

used to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality 决不，根本不〔用于强调〕

Maria is anything but stupid!

玛丽亚才不笨呢！

5

anything like sb/sth

similar in any way to something or someone else 与某人/某物相像

You don’t look anything like your mother.

你长得一点都不像你母亲。

If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to be where the action is.

要是你也像我一样，也会想去热闹的地方。

6

not anything like/near

used to emphasize a negative sentence 一点也不〔用于强调否定句〕 spoken

We don’t have anything like enough money to buy a new car.

我们根本没有足够的钱买新汽车。

7

as important/clear/big etc as anything

extremely important/clear etc 非常重要/清晰/大等 informal

He was as nice as anything to me.

他对我非常好。

8

or anything

or something that is similar [口] 或别的什么 spoken

Would you like a drink or anything?

你想来杯饮料什么的吗？

9

anything goes

used to say that anything someone says or does is acceptable [非正式] 什么都行 informal

From what other people were wearing, it looked like anything goes.

从其他人的衣着来看，好像穿什么都可以。

10

for anything

10. if you will not do something for anything, you will definitely not do it [非正式] 决（不），怎么也（不） informal

I wouldn’t go back there for anything.

我决不回那里去。

11

like anything

11. if you do something like anything, you do it a lot 非常，极其 informal

We all encouraged him like anything.

我们都拼命鼓励他。

12

if anything

12. used when you are adding something to emphasize what you have just said [口] 要说有什么的话（倒是…）〔用于补充内容以强调前面所说的话〕 spoken

Sam didn’t seem too disappointed at losing. If anything, he seemed relieved that it was all over.

比赛失利萨姆好像并不是太失望，要说有什么的话，比赛结束了，他倒是好像松了一口气。

13

anything you say

13. used to tell someone you agree with what they suggest [口] 怎么样都行，你说怎样就怎样 spoken

Yes, of course, anything you say.

是的，当然，怎么样都行。