any
determiner,pronoun
uk/ˈen.i/us/ˈen.i/anydeterminer,pronoun(SOME)
A1
some, oreventhesmallestamountornumberof:
一些；一点；若干Is there any of thatlemoncakeleft?柠檬蛋糕有没有剩下点儿啊？
There washardlyanyfoodleftby thetimewe got there.我们到那儿的时候，几乎一点吃的都没了。
"Is there somebutterI could use?" "No, there's somemargarinebut there isn't anybutter."“还有黄油吗？我要用点。”“没了，人造黄油还有些，但是黄油一点都没有了。”
"Is there anymoresoup?" "No, I'mafraidthere isn't anyleft."“还有汤吗？”“抱歉，一点都没了。”
I haven'tseenany of hismovies.他的电影我一部都没看过。
I don'texpectwe'll have anymoretroublefrom him.我希望他再也不要给我们添任何麻烦了。
I go tochurchforweddingsbut not for anyotherreason.我只有参加婚礼才会去教堂。
Are yousurethere isn't any way ofsolvingthisproblem?你肯定这问题没有任何解决办法了？
- I don't have anycashon me, so could Ipaywith bycheque?
- All theshopswereclosed, so we couldn'tbuyanyfood.
- "Can Ibuystampshere?" "Well, we dosellthem, but we haven't got any at themoment."
- Itriedtakingtabletsfor theheadachebut they didn't have anyeffect.
- Hehardlyeverwashesthedishesand herarely, ifever, does anycleaning.
Some and quite
- (a) sort ofidiom
- a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- halfway
- pie
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- sort
- to a/some degreeidiom
- trifle
- vaguely
anydeterminer,pronoun(NOT IMPORTANT WHICH)
A1
one of or each of aparticulartypeofpersonor thing when it is notimportantwhich:
任何一个，无论哪个Anyfoodwould bebetterthan nothing at all.只要有点吃的，就比没有强。
"Which of thesecakesmay Ieat?" "Any."“我可以吃哪块蛋糕？”“哪块都行。”
Theofferwas that you could have any threeitemsofclothingyoulikedfor $30.商家提供的优惠是，花30英镑可任选3件你喜欢的服装。
informalOnSundaysI justwearanyoldthing(= anything)that Ihappentofindlyingaround.星期天我是抓着哪件衣服就穿哪件。
Any of you should beabletoanswerthisquestion.你们随便哪个都应该能回答这个问题。
Anyidiotwith abasicknowledgeofFrenchshould beabletobookahotelroominParis.任何人只要懂点起码的法语，都能在巴黎预订一个旅馆房间。
Anyadvice(= whateveradvice)that you can give me would begreatlyappreciated.你给我什么建议我都会感激不尽。
Anyminute/day/timenow(= verysoon)there's going to be amassivequarrelbetween those two.他们两个随时都会大吵一场。
There were a lot ofcomputersat theexhibition, any (one) of which would havesuitedmeperfectly.展览会上有很多电脑，无论哪一台都会非常适合我用。
- OnSundaysI justwearanyoldthing that Ihappentofindlyingaround.
- Hewantedsuccessat anyprice.
- Theviruscanreactivateat anytime.
- Ifeverthere was anysortofargument, she'd alwayssidewith myfatheragainst me.
- Westandardizepartssuch as rear-viewmirrors, so that onetypewillfitanymodelofcarwe make.
Linguistics: both, all, each & every
- A, a
- all
- all roundphrase
- apiece
- both
- each
- either
- every
- every minuteidiom
- pan
- per
- pop
- strength
- the
- throw
- to
- whole
Grammar
Any
Any is a determiner and a pronoun.…Anyas a determiner
We use any before nouns to refer to indefinite or unknown quantities or an unlimited entity:…Anyas a pronoun
Any can be used as a pronoun (without a noun following) when the noun is understood.…Any of
We use any with of before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, these), pronouns (you, us) or possessives (his, their):…Not anyandno
Any doesn’t have a negative meaning on its own. It must be used with a negative word to mean the same as no.…Anyorevery?
We use any and every to talk about the total numbers of things in a group. Their meanings are not exactly the same:…Anyand comparatives
We use any with comparative adjectives and adverbs:…Any: typical errors
We don’t use ‘weak form’ any with singular countable nouns:…Someandany
We use some and any in different types of clauses.…any
adverb
uk/ˈen.i/us/ˈen.i/B1
at all or in the least:
根本；丝毫，略，稍Can't yourunanyfaster?你不能再跑快一点吗？
Thosetrousersdon'tlookany different from theothers.那条裤子看起来和其他裤子没什么两样。
Are youfeelinganybetterafteryourillness?你病愈后感觉身体好些了吗？
Houses in thisareaused to be arealbargain, but they're notcheapanymore(= now).以前这一地区的房价非常低廉，但是现在可不便宜了。
Thisradioisn'tanygood(= it'suseless)- I'll have tobuyanother.这台收音机根本不好用，我还得再买一台。
I used towalktoworkeveryday, butnotanylonger(= not now).我以前每天都步行去上班，但是现在不了。
USinformalItriedtalkinghim out of it, but that didn'thelpany - he stilllefthome.我极力想劝阻他，但根本无济于事，他还是离家而去。
- Isyourcoldgetting anybetter?
- "Don't come anycloser, " she saiddarkly.
- "Halt!" called theguard. "You can't go anyfurtherwithout apermit."
- I don't like tothinkwhat might havehappenedif he'd beendrivinganyfaster.
- She doesn'tworkhere anylonger.
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
Grammar
Any
Any is a determiner and a pronoun.…Anyas a determiner
We use any before nouns to refer to indefinite or unknown quantities or an unlimited entity:…Anyas a pronoun
Any can be used as a pronoun (without a noun following) when the noun is understood.…Any of
We use any with of before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, these), pronouns (you, us) or possessives (his, their):…Not anyandno
Any doesn’t have a negative meaning on its own. It must be used with a negative word to mean the same as no.…Anyorevery?
We use any and every to talk about the total numbers of things in a group. Their meanings are not exactly the same:…Anyand comparatives
We use any with comparative adjectives and adverbs:…Any: typical errors
We don’t use ‘weak form’ any with singular countable nouns:…Someandany
We use some and any in different types of clauses.…