Ever 的用法

一、副词 ever 作“曾经”、“以往”、“在任何时候”讲，通常用于一般疑问句、否定句、条件句中或用于最高级形容词后面的定语从句中，有时也用于进行比较的句中

1. Have you ever been to Tianjin？你曾经去过天津吗?
2. Did you ever see such a design while you were in Beijing? 当你在北京时，你见过这样的设计吗？
3. No one has ever done so before. 从来没有人这样做过。
4. If you ever happen to go to Beijing, you must bring us those English books. 如果你有机会去北京，一定给我们带来那些英语书。
5. She is one of the very best girl-students I ever have met. 她是我见到的最最好的女学生之一。
6. Can the best student become better than ever? 最好的学生还能比以前更好吗?

二、ever 用于将来发生的动作，表示强调的意思

1. Please don't ever do that again! 请绝对不要再做那件事了。（祈使句常表示将来动作。）
2. She won't ever speak of it any more. 她决不会再讲这件事。
3. If you ever see George, give him my kind regards. 如果你将来某时见到乔治，请代我向他问好。（当主句为将来时或用祈使句表示将来时态时，条件或时间状语从句内的现在时态实际上表示将来时。）

三、ever 用于表示目前的习惯性动作或状态

1. It is ever thus. 常常如此。
2. I hardly ever see him nowadays. 这些日子我一直很少见到他。
3. Do you ever go to concerts? 你有时去音乐会吗？

四、有时站在过去观点谈将来的情况

He nearly despaired of ever reaching the top. 他那时对于达到顶峰几乎丧失了信心。

五、在疑问句中，疑问词 how, what, where, when, which 或 who + ever 作“究竟如何、究竟什么、究竟何处、究竟何时、究竟哪个或哪些、究竟谁”讲；还常可连写为 however, whatever, wherever, whenever, whichever, whoever

1. How ever (= However) did he get out of debt? 他究竟怎样摆脱债务的？
2. What ever (= Whatever) was meant by his proposal? 当时他的提案的意思究竟指什么?
3. Where ever (= Wherever) did you find the lost gold watch? 你究竟在哪里找到这块丢失的金表的？
4. Who ever (= whoever) did that? 究竟是谁干了那件事？
5. Which ever (= Whichever) did he choose? 他究竟挑选了哪个？
6. When ever (= whenever) did you see her? 你究竟何时见到她的?

注：上述六句中的 ever 在非正式文体中还可以用 on earth, in the world, the hell, the devil 或 the dickens 来代替。

六、带有 ever 的一些常用词组用法举例

1. We are determined to move forward for ever. 我们决心永远向前迈进。（也可用 forever 代替 for ever.）
2. He hardly ever looks up a word. 他难得查一个词。
3. She scarcely ever saw such a thing. 她几乎从未见过这样的东西。
4. She scarcely ever comes here now. 她现在难得来这里了。
5. This alloy is ever so strong. 这种合金非常坚固。
6. He has been keeping up his study ever since he began in 1958. 自从 1958 年开始以来他一直坚持学习。
7. Work as hard as ever you can. 尽可能努力工作吧！