The fishing industry is very important to the area.
捕鱼业对于该地区非常重要。
The traffic’s moving very slowly this morning.
今天早上车流非常缓慢。
problems that are very similar to mine
和我非常相似的问题
I feel a lot better – thank you very much.
我感觉好多了,非常感谢。
I’m very, very (=used for emphasis) pleased you can come.
你能来我真是非常高兴。
It’s very kind of you to help.
您来帮忙真是太好了。
My sister and I were married on the very same (=exactly the same) day.
我和姐姐在同一天结婚。
the very best/latest/worst etc
We only use the very best ingredients.
我们只用最好的配料。
2not very good/happy/far etc
NOTnot good etc at all 根本不好/不高兴/不远等
I’m just not very good at spelling.
我的拼写一点也不好。
The garden’s not very big, is it?
花园很小,是吗?
The assistant wasn’t very helpful.
那个助手一点忙也帮不上。
‘Was the talk interesting?’ ‘Not very (=only slightly).’
“讲座有意思吗?”“不是很有意思。
Examples from the Corpus
not very good/happy/far etc• He says his technique is not very good.• My breathing was not very good at all.• Most humans are not very good at keeping secrets.• Paul is not very good at pushing it yet.• Governments are not very good at tinkering.• Other kids were not very good either, and we all inadvertently inhaled the pool again and again.• Relations with Admiral Boyd of the Joint Chiefs were not very good either.• Are you - very happy, fairly happy, not very happy, or not happy at all?
3your very ownOWNused to emphasize the fact that something belongs to one particular person and to no one else 完全属于某人自己的〔强调某物归某人所有〕
She was thrilled at the idea of having her very own toys to play with.
想到有完全属于自己的玩具可以玩,她非常兴奋。
of your very own
At last, she had a home of her very own.
她终于有了一个完全属于她自己的家。
Examples from the Corpus
of your very own• Lucinda brooded, of her very own; a daintydiamondcluster she and Charlie had chosen together.• She missed her so dreadfully when she was away, as though a part of her very own body was missing.• Don't worry, though, Linux now has a sectionof its very own, starting on page 159.• Three cases of our very ownsugar.
4informal used with adjectives to say that the quality something has is very noticeable or typical 显著地,典型地〔和形容词连用〕
It was a very male reaction, I thought.
我想这是男人典型的反应。
His films are always very French.
他的电影总是很有法国特色。
5very much sospoken used to emphasize your agreement or approval 非常…〔用于加强赞同的语气〕
‘Are you serious?’ ‘Very much so.’
“你是认真的吗?”“非常认真。
Examples from the Corpus
very much so• It was like Hi De Hi backstage, very much so.
6.very wellold-fashioned spoken used to agree to something 很好,好的〔表示同意〕
Do not use very with adjectives that have ‘very’ as part of their meaning, for example ‘terrible’ (= very bad ) and ‘fascinating’ (= very interesting ). Just use the adjective, or use absolutely to emphasize it. 不要将very和已包含“非常”之意的形容词连用,如terrible (非常糟糕的)和fascinating(非常有趣的) 。这些形容词单独使用即可,或用absolutely来强调
a terrible car crash
一起非常严重的车祸
Do not use very on its own with verbs and prepositional phrases. Use very much. 不要将very单独与动词和介词短语连用,而要用very much
I felt absolutely terrible.
我感觉糟透了 。
In more formal English, much can sometimes be used without ‘very’ before a past participle or a preposition. 在较为正式的英语中,much有时可单独用在过去分词或介词之前
He very much regrets what happened.
他对发生的事情深感遗憾。
Their efforts were very much appreciated.
他们的努力深受赞赏。
I liked him very much.
我很喜欢他。
He was very much in demand as a lecturer.
作为演讲者,他很受欢迎。
The point has been much disputed.
这一点颇有争议。
China has been much in the news recently.
近来中国常被报道。
nGRAMMAR: Adjectives that already mean ‘very’
Some adjectives already mean ‘very’, for example terrible (=very bad), wonderful (=very good), or hilarious (=very funny). Don’t use ‘very’ with these adjectives. Use really or absolutely instead. You say:
It was a really terrible experience.
I feel absolutely great.
✗Don’t say: It was a very terrible experience. | I feel very great.
nGRAMMAR: Comparison
very
You use very with adjectives and adverbs:
She is very happy.
The train was moving very slowly.
very much
You use very much with the comparative form of adjectives:
She is very much happier now.
I feel very much better.
You use very much with verbs:
He very much regrets what happened.
Thank you very much.
You use very much with prepositional phrases:
The company’s future is very much in doubt.
She was very much in demand as a speaker.
Examples from the Corpus
very• "Was it a good movie?" "Yes, very."• Carter went to the very best schools.• I see this very clearly underneath your politeness.• It's verycoldoutside.• Your house is very different from the way I'd imagined it.• Sid gets embarrassedvery easily.• Juan is a very good dancer.• This meeting is very important, so be on time.• I was not stupid, but I was verylazy.• Clearly this is consistent both with a period of about a day and with a very long period.• Olivetrees especially may embody the Goddess, for they live a very long time.• These are very much right-brain tasks, involving both that posterior parietal area and a region of frontallobe.• Only the very old people remembered Albert Porter, and their eyesight was no better than their memory.• He was a veryphysical person and I recall as a child lying on his chest.• The ambassador made a briefstatement, saying that the talks had been veryproductive.• Everything was happening very quickly, and I don't remember it all.• There is a veryrealpossibility that two stores will have to be closed.• The two brothers died on the very same day.• When I was in high school, I was always verythin.• During our time working together I got to know her very well.
EXACTused to emphasize that you are talking exactly about one particular thing or person 同一的,正是的,恰好的〔用以加强语气〕
He died in this very room.
他就是在这个房间里去世的。
I’ll start at the very beginning.
我要从头开始。
Those were his very words.
那就是他的原话。
You’d better start doing some work this very minute (=now, not later).
你最好现在就开始干点活。
That might provoke a riot, the very thing he was trying to avoid.
那可能会激起一场骚乱,而这正是他竭力想要避免的。
The very fact that you are reading this book suggests you want to improve your fitness.
你在看这本书正说明了你想改善自己的健康状况。
By its very nature, capitalism involves exploitation of the worker.
资本主义最根本的本质就是要剥削劳动者。
His life’s work was being destroyed before his very eyes (=directly in front of him).
他毕生的成果就在他的眼前被人糟蹋。
the very thought/idea/mention (of something) (=just thinking about or suggesting something) 一想到/提到(某事)
The very thought of food made me feel ill.
一想到吃的东西我就恶心。
nCOLLOCATIONS
nouns
the very end
To the very end of his life he remained a controversial figure.
the very beginning
It is clear from the very beginning of the play that he is a weak and unpopular ruler.
the very heart of something
The hotel is located in the very heart of the city.
the very fact that
The very fact that this is their second home means that they are well-off.
the/that/this very moment
At that very moment, the doorbell rang.
the/that very thing
How can he say that it's wrong, and then go and do that very thing himself?
the very nature/essence of something
As a travel writer, the very nature of his job meant that he travelled a lot.
the very existence of something
If the new project fails, it could threaten the very existence of the company.
the very idea/thought (=just an idea or suggestion)
The very idea of acting on stage scares the pants off me.
this/that very reason
I want everyone to be able to cook my recipes, so for that very reason I chose inexperienced cooks to test them.
Examples from the Corpus
very• I must have known that those were the veryadvantages I had been denying myself in denying myself food.• One photograph was of a verybeautiful man.• Sandison bought a veryfinepalegreyhat with a wide, flatbrim and a white hatband.• One day we may meet that villain, or the many like him, and have to fight for our very lives.• These were the very qualities required in the political arena.• This is a verystraightforward part and shouldn't present any problems.• It was this veryvision that drew him to a man with whom he had so little in common besides.