every
determiner
uk/ˈev.ri/us/ˈev.ri/everydeterminer(ALL)
A1
used when referring to all themembersof agroupof three or more:
（3个或3个以上的人或事物组成的群体中的）每一个，每个；全部，整体Thepolicewanttointervieweveryemployeeabout thetheft.警方想就盗窃案件与每位员工面谈。
The show will bebroadcasteveryweekdaymorningbetween 9.00 and 10.00.这个节目将在周一至周五每天上午9点到10点播出。
We'reopeneverydayexceptSunday.除了星期天我们每天都开门营业。
I've been out everynightthisweek.这个星期每天晚上我都外出。
EverytimeI go to London I getcaughtin atrafficjam.每次我去伦敦都碰上塞车。
Tenpenceisdonatedtocharityfor everybottlesold.每售出1瓶就会有10便士捐给慈善机构。
Thesepaintingsmaylooklike therealthing, but(each and)everyoneof them is afake.这些画也许看上去像真的，可实际上全都是赝品。
Thatsalmonwas veryexpensiveso makesureyoueatup every(single)bit.那鲑鱼肉很贵，一定要全吃了，一点儿都不要剩。
every bit as
equallyas:
也完全…，也同样…Opponents of thewarareconsideredeverybitaspatrioticassupporters.在人们心目中，这场战争的反对者和支持者都是一样爱国的。
every last
every:
每一Wecatchthemajorityofpeople, buthuntingdown every lasttaxevader isimpossible.我们掌握绝大多数人的情况，但要把所有的逃税者都一一查出来是不可能的。
every which wayUS
in alldirections:
四面八方；朝各个方向Thegamewashinderedby afiercewindthatswepttheballevery which way.狂风大作，球被吹得四下乱跑，比赛无法正常进行。
in every way
in allways:
无论从哪方面看；在各方面Thismovieis in every way amasterpieceofcinematography.无论从哪方面来看，这部片子都是一部电影杰作。
(your)every need
all the things that you need orwant:
所有需求；任何要求There'll be anassistantthere toseetoyourevery need.将有一位助手到场来照顾你的一切需求。
- Thepolicehave takenfingerprintsfrom every man in theneighbourhood.
- There areguardspostedat everyentrance.
- Humphrey Bogart's myhero- I'veseenevery one of hismovies.
- Sheknowsthenameof everykidin theschool.
- From thetopof thehill, we couldseeformilesin everydirection.
Linguistics: both, all, each & every
- A, a
- all
- all roundphrase
- any
- apiece
- both
- each
- either
- every minuteidiom
- pan
- per
- pop
- strength
- the
- throw
- to
- whole
everydeterminer(REPEATED)
A1
used to show that something isrepeatedregularly:
（表示有规律地重复发生）每，每隔，每…之中Computers canperformmillions ofcalculationsevery second.计算机每秒钟能进行数百万次的运算。
Every fourminutesacarisstolenin thiscity.在这座城市，每4分钟就有1辆汽车被盗。
Everydayin the US 25peoplearemurderedwithhandguns.在美国每天有25人被手枪射杀。
Everyfewkilometreswepassedaburnedoutjeeportruckat thesideof theroad.我们每走几公里就能在路边看到一辆被焚毁的吉普车或卡车。
Theconferencetakesplaceeveryother/secondyear.会议每隔一年／两年召开一次。
every now and again/then
C1
sometimes but not often:
Every now and then they'll have abeertogether.
every so often
C2
sometimes but not often:
间或，偶尔，有时Every so often Itreatmyself to amealin anexpensiverestaurant.偶尔我也到高档餐厅犒劳自己一下。
- Myfathertook me towatchthefootballeverySaturday.
- Trains for Washingtondeparteveryhalfhour.
- TheOscarceremonytakesplaceinMarcheveryyear.
- He'sphonedme (up) everydaythisweek.
- As ayounggirl, shespenteveryweekendridingherpony.
Linguistics: both, all, each & every
- A, a
- all
- all roundphrase
- any
- apiece
- both
- each
- either
- every minuteidiom
- pan
- per
- pop
- strength
- the
- throw
- to
- whole
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Continually & repeatedly
everydeterminer(GREATEST)
B2
thegreatestpossibleor that can beimagined:
最好的；最大的；最有可能的I'd like towishyou everysuccessinyournewjob/happinessinyournewhome.我衷心祝愿你在新的工作中取得最大成功／在新家里日子过得幸福美满。
She has everyreasonto beunhappyafterlosingherjoband herhome.她失业了，家也没了，完全有理由伤心。
You had everyopportunityto make acomplaint.你当时完全有机会去投诉。
Everyeffortis being made tominimizeciviliancasualties.正在尽最大努力把平民的伤亡降到最低限度。
She has everyrightto beproudof hertremendousachievements.她完全有权利为自己的巨大成就而感到自豪。
- Will youjoinme inwishingthebrideandgroomeveryhappiness?
- I have everyrespectfor hisideas,evenif I don'tagreewith them.
- Let meoffermy everysympathyto you at thissadtime.
- I have everyadmirationforpeoplewho do thatsortofwork.
- Thedoctorsmade everyefforttosavethe boy'slife.
Extremely good
- admirable
- amazing
- amazingly
- ask forsomeone
- award-winning
- divine
- first-rate
- five-star
- gold-plated
- gourmet
- greatness
- high-class
- par excellence
- shining
- sock
- splendid
- splendidly
- stellar
- stupendously
- wonderfully
Grammar
Allandevery+ nouns
The meaning of all and every is very similar but we use them in different ways. We use all with plural and uncountable nouns and every with singular nouns:…All (of) the
We can use all and all of before articles (the, a/an), demonstratives (this, that) and possessives (our, his) but we can’t use every before them:…All day,every day
We use all day, all week, all month to mean ‘one entire day/week/month’:…Allorevery: typical errors
We don’t use every before determiners:…Anyorevery?
We use any and every to talk about the total numbers of things in a group. Their meanings are not exactly the same:…Every
Every is a determiner.…Everymeaning ‘each member of a group’
We use every + singular noun to refer individually to all the members of a complete group of something:…Every: regular situations
We use every with a singular noun to refer to something that happens regularly:…Every single
We often use single with every to emphasise each member of a complete group of people or things:…Every oneoreveryone?
We use every one, written as two words, to refer back to a noun we have already mentioned:…Every other
We use every other to mean ‘alternate’:…Every: typical errors
We don’t use every on its own, without a noun or without one:…Eachorevery?
We use each to refer to individual things in a group or a list of two or more things. It is often similar in meaning to every, but we use every to refer to a group or list of three or more things.…Idioms
every minute
(your)every move
(your)every word
on/at every corner