never
adv
ˈnevə adv
1
never ever not
not at any time, or not once Do not use another negative word (e.g. ‘not’) with . Use with . never 不和另外一个否定词（如 not）连用。 ever 和 not 一起使用
He’s never been to Australia.
他从未去过澳大利亚。
I’m never going back there again, not as long as I live.
只要我活着，我再也不会回到那儿去。
It is never too late to give up smoking.
戒烟不言晚。
Never had/did/was etc
Never had she been so confused.
她从未如此困惑。
never ever (used to emphasize what you are saying) 永不，决不
I’ll never ever forgive him for leaving me.
我永远不会原谅他离开我。
Never again (=never after a particular time) would he return to Naples.
他再也不会回到那布勒斯。
never in all my life (used to emphasize how bad something was) 我这辈子从没
Never in all my life have I felt so humiliated.
我这辈子从未感到如此羞辱。
never for one moment (used to emphasize that you never thought something) 一刻都没有
She had never for one moment imagined that it could happen to her.
她从未想过这事会发生在她身上。
sb/sth has never been known to do sth (used to say that something is strange because it has never happened before) 从未听说某人/某物做某事
Max had never been known to leave home without telling anyone.
从未听说过马克斯不跟人说一声就出家门。
I’ve never seen her.
我从未见过她。
I haven’t ever seen her.
我从未见过她。
2
you never know
used to say that something which seems unlikely may happen [口] 说不定 spoken
Try it! You never know, you might be lucky.
试试看！说不定你会有好运。
3
I never knew (that)
used to mean that you did not know something until now [口] 以前我一直不知道 spoken
I never knew you played the guitar!
我一直都不知道你会弹吉他！
4
never so much as
used to emphasize that someone did not do something, especially when this seems surprising 甚至没有
I do everything for him, and he’s never so much as made me a cup of coffee.
我为他什么都做，而他连一杯咖啡也没有给我煮过。
5
that would/will never do
used to say that you would not want something to happen [口] 那绝对不行 spoken
Someone might discover our secret and that would never do.
也许会有人发现我们的秘密，那绝对不行。
6
never!
used when you are very surprised by something [英，口] 不可能！ 不会吧！ BrE spoken
‘They’re getting married next month.’ ‘Never!’
“他们下个月要结婚了。”“不可能吧！”
He’s never going to cycle all the way to Manchester!
他决不可能一路骑自行车去曼彻斯特！
Well, I never! I wouldn’t have thought she was that old!
啊，不会吧！ 我没想到她有那么大年纪了！
7
(no) I never!
used to say that you did not do something bad that someone has said you did. Many teachers think this is not correct English [英，口] 我没干过〔许多教师认为这是不正确的英语〕 BrE spoken
‘You cheated, didn’t you?’ ‘No, I never.’
“你作弊了，是吗？”“不，我没有。”
8
never say never
used to say that you should not say that you will never do something, because there is always a small possibility that you might do it [非正式] 别轻易说决不 informal
9
never say die
used to encourage someone not to give up 别放弃，别轻言放弃
10
never fear
10. used to tell someone not to worry [口，过时] 别怕，别担心 spoken old-fashioned
She’ll be back, never fear.
别担心，她会回来的。