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at the very least exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (emphatic: and no less) | 至少 zhì shǎo |
| I would offer to pay half the cost, at the very least. |
at the very least exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (emphatic: as the minimum) | 至少 zhì shǎo |
| At the very least you need to call her and say thank you. |
before your eyes, right before your eyes, before your very eyes advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (right in front of you) | 就在眼面前
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| | 当着…的面 dāng zhe de miàn |
| His father was murdered right before his eyes. |
do very little business viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have few commercial dealings) | 做小生意 zuò xiǎo shēng yì |
the image, the very image, the very image of [sth/sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (copy) | 翻版 fān bǎn |
| | 酷似之物 kù sì zhī wù |
| This painting is the very image of the original. |
| 这幅画酷似原作。 |
the image, the very image of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (embodiment) | 化身 huà shēn |
| | 体现 tǐ xiàn |
| He was the image of male aggressiveness. |
| 他是男性争强好胜的典型化身。 |
in a very real sense advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (genuinely or literally) | 从真正意义来说,确确实实
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| Our family was puritan in a very real sense: never smoked, swore, drank, or even danced. |
in the very act advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (while committing this precise crime) | 在犯罪当时 zài fàn zuì dāng shí |
| I caught my dog in the very act of eating the steak I had bought for dinner. |
not very advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (hardly, only a little) | 不很 bù hěn |
| | 稍微 shāo wēi |
| That's not very nice of you. I'm not very interested in football. |
speak very highly of [sb] v | (express respect for [sb]) | 赞扬某人 zàn yáng mǒu rén |
| | 给某人很高的评价 gěi mǒu rén hěn gāo de píng jià |
| | 对某人赞不绝口 duì mǒu rén zàn bù jué kǒu |
| The teacher spoke very highly of her students. |
thank you very much interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (many thanks) | 非常感谢 fēi cháng gǎn xiè |
that's all very well, but | informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语) | 好吧…但是,那也好…然而
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| That's all very well, but it still doesn't explain why you didn't finish the work. |
this very minute advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (immediately, without delay) | 此刻 cǐ kè |
| | 立即 lì jí |
| | 立即 lì jí |
| I need an answer this very minute! |
very bad adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (awful, terrible) | 可怕的 kě pà de |
| | 非常糟糕的 fēi cháng zāo gāo de |
| She is in bed with a very bad case of the flu. Trixie, you are being a very bad dog. |
very beginning nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (first word: of a text) | 最开始 zuì kāi shǐ |
| The very beginning of the Bible is one of its best-known passages. |
very beginning nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (first moment, starting point) | 最开始 zuì kāi shǐ |
| Let's make the rules clear from the very beginning. |
very best nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (utmost) | 最大可能 zuì dà kě néng |
| The doctors tried their very best, but they were unable to save the patient. |
very few adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not many) | 很少的 hěn shǎo de |
| | 数量很少的
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| There are very few pills left in the bottle; I need to call the doctor to get a new prescription. |
very few adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (rare) | 很罕见的
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very good adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (excellent) | 很好的 hěn hǎo de |
| | 优秀的 yōu xiù de |
| I don't understand; he used to make very good grades. |
very good interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | formal (very well, certainly) (正式用语) | 非常棒,很好
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| Very good then, I'll see you in the morning. |
very light adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (highly illuminated) | 非常亮的 fēi cháng liàng de |
| | 很亮的 hěn liàng de |
| The room was very light; I was dazzled as I walked in. |
very light adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (extremely lightweight) | 非常轻的 fēi cháng qīng de |
| | 很轻的 hěn qīng de |
| A feather is very light object. |
very like preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (almost identical to) | 与…非常像 yǔ fēi cháng xiàng |
| | 和…十分相像 hé shí fēn xiāng xiàng |
| | 和…十分相像 hé shí fēn xiāng xiàng |
| One sparrow is very like another to human eyes. |
very likely adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (highly probable) | 很有可能的 hěn yǒu kě néng de |
| | 多半的 duō bàn de |
| | 极有可能的 jí yǒu kě néng de |
| I think it very likely that we will get some rain tonight. |
very little advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (hardly anything) | 极少地 jí shǎo de |
| We have very little in common. |
very little nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a small quantity) | 很少 hěn shǎo |
| | 极少 jí shǎo |
very little adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not much) | 不多的 bù duō de |
| | 极少的 jí shǎo de |
| The news report provided very little useful information. |
very much advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (greatly) | 非常 fēi cháng |
| | 很 hěn |
| | 十分 shí fēn |
| I like him very much. |
very much nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a large amount) | 很多 hěn duō |
| | 非常多 fēi cháng duō |
very often advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (frequently) | 经常 jīng cháng |
very pale adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (complexion: white) (脸色、面色等) | 非常苍白的 fēi cháng cāng bái de |
| Due to his very pale complexion he had to protect himself from the sun. |
very pale adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (faded, light) (颜色) | 非常浅的,非常淡的
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| They painted their shutters a very pale shade of green that looked almost yellow. |
very reverend adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (form of address for church minister) | 主教大人 zhǔ jiào dà rén |
| The Very Reverend Rudy Johnson will speak at the dinner tonight. |
very same adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (exact or identical) | 完全一样的 wán quán yí yàng de |
| | 完全相同的 wán quán xiāng tóng de |
| At 15 Jacques enrolled at the very same school that his late father had attended. |
very short adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (extremely brief) | 非常简短的 fēi cháng jiǎn duǎn de |
| Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short. |
very short adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not tall) | 非常短的 fēi cháng duǎn de |
| (个子) | 非常矮的 fēi cháng ǎi de |
| He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short. |
very short advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (abrupt, rude) | 非常简慢地 fēi cháng jiǎn màn de |
| | 非常唐突地 fēi cháng táng tū de |
| She must be mad at me since she was very short with me when I asked her how she was. |
very soon advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in a short while from now) | 不一会儿 bù yī huì er |
| | 顷刻 qǐng kè |
| We will be leaving very soon. |
very soon advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (rapidly) | 非常快 fēi cháng kuài |
very weak adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having no strength) | 非常虚弱 fēi cháng xū ruò |
| A bad attack of flu leaves a person very weak. |
very well advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (successfully) (略为勉强的同意) | 好吧,就这样吧
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| He patched the hole in the wall very well: you'd never know it was there. |
very well interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (expressing consent) (略为勉强的同意) | 好吧,就这样吧
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| Very well, then: you may go out tonight, but you must be home by midnight. |