anything

['eniθiŋ]

pron.任何事, 任何东西, 重要事物
adv.在任何程度上

pron.

1. (用于疑问句或if从句时)什么东西, 什么事情

Do you have anything to say?

你有什么话要说吗?

2. (用于否定句时)任何东西, 任何事情

Don't be dependent on anyone for anything.

什么事都不要依赖别人。

3. (用于肯定句时)无论什么东西, 无论什么事情

My dog will eat almost anything.

我的狗几乎什么东西都吃。

n.(常用于疑问句、否定句或if从句中)

1. 重要的事情(或人物)

He isn't anything in the Labor Government.

他在工党政府里不是什么举足轻重的人物。

2. 不值一提的东西

"She is my horse, my dog, my anything, " the male chauvinist husband said.

"她是我的马, 我的狗, 反正是属于我的东西, "那个大男子主义的丈夫说。

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在任何方面; 在任何程度上; 在任何一点上

Her dress isn't anything like mine.

她的连衣裙跟我的一点也不像。

词义辨析

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thing  

英英释义

名词 anything:

a thing of any kind

短语词组

anything but

1. 单单除……之外

I'll do anything but that.

我什么都做, 就是不愿做那件事。

2. 根本不

He is anything but clever.

他根本不聪明。

anything like

1. 多少有点像

His handwriting is anything like mine.

他的笔迹同我的多少有点相像。

for anything

1. 无论如何

He would not go with us for anything.

他说什么也不肯同我们一起去。

if anything

1. 如果有区别的话

Her family, if anything, was richer than mine.

要说有什么区别的话, 她家比我家有钱。

补充

anythinganything英:[ˈeniθiŋ] 美:[ˈɛniˌθɪŋ]pron.1.无论什么东西, 随便什么事情2.任何东西, 任何事情绝对不I want something to eat; anything will do.我想吃点东西, 随便什么都行。Is there anything wrong?有什么毛病吗?Do you know anything about that country?你对那个国家了解得多吗?Is he anything of a statesman?他像个政治家吗?

例句

1. I can't hear anything.我什么也听不到。 2. I don't want anything else.我不要其他任何东西。 3. Would you like anything to eat?你想吃点儿东西吗？ 4. Do you want anything else?你还要其他东西吗？ 5. I'm too tired to do anything active in the evenings.我太累了, 晚上无法再做任何耗精力的事。 6. anything could happen.什么事都可能发生。 7. It can cost anything between £l5 and £20.花费可能在15英镑到20英镑之间。 8. He's anything but shy.他一点也不害羞。 9. Is he attractive?—anything but!他有魅力吗？——丝毫没有！ 10. It's a terrible portrait. It doesn't look anything like him.那是幅很糟的肖像画, 看上去一点也不像他。 11. Only Brown played anything close to his true form.只有布朗算是发挥出了正常水平。 12. She's still as busy as anything.她仍然十分忙碌。 13. I wouldn't do her job for anything.我无论如何也不会去干她干的工作。 14. I wouldn't have missed this summer in England for anything.本来我是说什么也不愿错过今年夏天去英格兰的。 15. Things haven't got any worse, if anything, they've got better.情况并没有变糟, 甚至可以说有所好转。 16. He ran like anything.他拼命奔跑。 17. He didn't cry or scream or anything.他没哭也没喊, 什么事也没有。 18. nobody was saying anything.没人吱声。 19. have you found anything?.你找到什么了吗？。 20. he inquired whether there was anything he could do.他打听是不是有什么事可让他做。 21. I was ready for anything.我一切都准备好了。 22. he trains anything from seven to eight hours a day.他每天要接受7至8小时训练。 23. he is anything but racist.他绝不是个种族主义者。 24. it doesn't taste anything like wine.这尝起来根本不像酒。 25. she said it out loud, clear as anything.她高声把话说出来，再清楚不过了。 26. no strings attached, you don't have to join up or anything.又没什么条件，你没必要入伍或是其他什么的。 27. It was so dark that I couldn't see anything at all.太黑了，我根本什么都看不见。 28. There isn't anything interesting in the newspaper today.今天报上没什么吸引人的东西。 29. Did you buy anything?你买了什么东西吗？ 30. I'm very hungry -- I'll eat anything!我很饿，什么都吃得下！ 31. I'll do anything you say.你说的我都会照做。 32. Their explanation was anything but clear.他们的解释根本不清楚。 33. She isn't anything like her sister, is she?她一点也不像她姐姐，不是吗？ 34. This car isn't anything like as fast as mine.这辆车完全不及我那辆快。 35. We were allowed to do anything we wanted to.我们获准想干什么就干什么。 36. "If you're not sure what to say, just say anything that comes to mind."如果你不知道该说什么，那就想到什么说什么。 37. She didn't say anything at all. [=she said nothing at all]她什么也没说。 38. That dog will eat almost/nearly/practically/virtually anything.那条狗几乎什么东西都吃。 39. We didn't talk about anything much.对任何事情我们都没有深谈。 40. The new stadium is spectacular. There's never been anything like it.新的体育场非常壮观，像这样的还从来没有过。 41. She never does anything but complain. [=all she does is complain]除了抱怨，她什么都不做。 42. I'll do anything I can to help.我将尽我所能提供帮助。 43. They were ready for anything (that might happen).他们做好了应对（可能发生的）任何情况的准备。 44. You can't tell him anything about computers. He thinks he's an expert.你不要跟他讲任何有关计算机的事情。他自认为是一名专家。 45. I can't think of her as anything but a good friend. [=I can only think of her as a good friend]我把她当成好朋友。 46. He'll do anything for a laugh.为博一笑，他会竭尽所能。 47. I'd do/give anything to see her again.为了再次见到她我会不惜一切。 48. "He won't take anything from anyone. [=he won't allow anyone to mistreat him, to be rude to him, etc.]"他不允许任何人对他不敬。 49. She ate hardly anything. [=she ate almost nothing]她几乎什么都没吃。 50. "He said he was sorry, but that doesn't really mean anything."他说对不起了，但那没有任何实际意义。 51. I don't have anything against them. [=I don't have any reason for disliking them]我没有什么理由讨厌他们。 52. She thought it was funny but I didn't see anything funny about it. [=I didn't think it was funny at all]她觉得这很有趣，可我一点儿也不觉得。 53. They've been doing everything and anything to finish on time. = They've been doing anything and everything to finish on time.为能按时完成，他们一直在竭尽全力。 54. The problems were caused by lack of time as much as anything.这些问题就是时间太仓促造成的。 55. "She dresses conservatively at work, but on the weekends, anything goes. [=anything is acceptable; there are no rules that have to be followed]"上班时她穿着很保守，但到了周末，她穿着就很随便了。 56. Would you like anything else?还要点别的吗？ 57. Is there anything wrong?有什么不对劲儿吗？ 58. Is there anything (good/interesting) on TV tonight?今天晚上有什么（好看/有趣的）电视节目吗？ 59. (informal) Do you want some pretzels or anything? [=or a similar thing]要再来点椒盐卷饼或是别的什么吗？ 60. He looked anything but happy. [=he looked very unhappy]他看起来一点也不高兴。 61. "Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but (happy)."尽管他说自己很快乐，但他看起来一点都不（快乐）。 62. This problem is anything but new.这个问题由来已久。 63. He doesn't look anything like his brother.他和他哥哥长得一点也不像。 64. The movie wasn't anything like/near what I expected it to be. [=the movie was completely different from what I expected it to be]这部电影和我预想的一点儿也不一样。 65. We don't have anything like/near enough time. [=we don't have nearly enough time]我们根本没有足够的时间。 66. He was (as) calm as anything. [=he was very calm]他镇定自若。 67. It was as obvious as anything [=it was extremely obvious] that she didn't want to go.显而易见，她不想走。 68. "I like my life, and I wouldn't change it for anything."我喜欢我的生活，无论如何我都不会去改变它。 69. It was raining like anything. [=it was raining very hard]雨下得很大。 70. She was hoping like anything that the weather would be good.她迫切希望天气会好起来。 71. "I wanted to believe her more than anything [=I very much wanted to believe her], but I couldn't."我非常希望能相信她，但是我做不到。 72. "More than anything (in the world), I'd like to visit Paris again. [=the thing I most want to do is to visit Paris again]"（这个世界上）我最想做的事就是再去一次巴黎。