anyway

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an·y·way /ˈeniweɪ/ S1 W2 (also anyhow) adverbadv [sentence adverbadv]

1 DESPITEin spite of the fact that you have just mentioned 尽管如此

Catherine wasn’t sure the book was the right one, but she bought it anyway.

凯瑟琳不能确定就是这本书，但她还是买了。

This idea probably won’t work, but let’s try it anyway.

这个办法可能行不通，不过我们还是试试吧。

2 used when adding a remark which shows that the fact just mentioned is not important 反正〔用于补充说明刚才提到的事实不重要〕

They didn’t have any trainers in my size, and anyway I’d already decided I’d rather save the money.

他们卖的运动鞋没有我的尺码，不过反正我也已经决定还是省点钱吧。

‘I hope you haven’t told anyone.’ ‘No. Who would believe me anyway?’

“我希望你没告诉别人。”“没有。话又说回来，说了又有谁会相信我呢？”

3 used when adding something that corrects or slightly changes what you have just said 至少〔用于纠正前面的话，或稍作修改〕

Let’s think about it for a while, for a few days anyway.

让我们想一想，至少考虑几天。

There seems to have been a technical problem – anyway, that’s what they told me.

好像出了技术故障，至少他们是这么跟我说的。

4 spoken used when you are ignoring details so that you can talk immediately about the most important thing 总之

He got lost and spent hours looking for the station, and anyway it was past midnight by the time he got home.

他迷了路，找车站花了几个小时，总之过了午夜才到家。

Anyway, why didn’t you call the police?

总之，你为什么不报警？

5 BUT spoken used when you are changing the subject of a conversation or returning to a previous subject 对了，好吧〔用于转换话题或回到前一个话题〕

Anyway, let’s leave that for the moment and look at this month’s profit figures.

好吧，那个问题先搁置一边，我们来看看本月的利润额。

Anyway, how are you?

对了，你身体好吗？

6 SO/CONSEQUENTLY spoken used when you want to end a conversation or leave a place 噢，啊〔用于表示想结束谈话或想要离开〕

Anyway, I must be going now.

噢，我现在得走了。

Examples from the Corpus

anyway• Thanks for offering, anyway.• What is that thing for, anyway?• By preaching the merits of downsizing, they have provided bosses with arguments for measures that tough economic times have required anyway.• I've known the bloody thing was wrong for ages anyway.• It was wrong but he had to do it anyway.• What is inside and what is outside the organizational boundary, anyway?• Hardly anyone's going to read it anyway.• He said he didn't know much about computers, but that he'd try and help us anyway.• It's just a cold, but you should see the doctor anyway.• Sam didn't get the job, but he's not worried because it didn't pay well anyway.• Anyway, after three months she made a full recovery.• And so he had received the call-which anyway had been destined for the wrong man.• Anyway, how about getting some lunch?• Anyway, I guess I'd better go now.• And anyway, I never said.• I think she's around my age, but anyway, she's pregnant.• Anyway, what was I saying?• So anyway, what were you doing in the park at two in the morning?

an·y·way adverbadv

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