everything
['ev.ri.θɪŋ] pronoun
ESSENTIAL
■all things 每件事；所有事物；一切•You can't blame him for everything.你不能甚么事都怪他。 •She's obsessed with Elvis Presley and collects anything and everything connected with him.她迷上了猫王艾维斯‧普里斯莱，只要跟他有关的东西她都要收藏。 •Jane's been unfaithful to Jim three times, but he still loves her in spite of everything.简已经有三次对吉姆不忠的行为了，但尽管如此，他仍然爱她。 •Money isn't everything (= the most important thing).金钱不是万能的。 •His children are everything to him (= the most important part of his life).对他来说，孩子就是他生命的全部。 •Have you been crying? Is everything all right?你一直在哭吗？一切还好吧？ •The thieves took everything.窃贼把东西全部洗劫一空。 •We did everything we could to save her but she died.我们竭尽全力挽救她的性命，但依然回天乏术。 •We shall do everything necessary to bring the murderer to justice.我们将采取一切必要的措施将杀人凶手绳之于法。 •They're very busy with their new house and everything (= all the things connected with it).新房子及其他相关事情令他们忙得不可开交。
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everything but/except the kitchen sink humorous
■a much larger number of things than is necessary 几乎全部东西；过多的东西•We're only going on vacation for a week, but John will insist on taking everything but the kitchen sink.我们只是去渡假一个星期，但约翰还是要坚持带齐每一样东西。
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Common Learner Errors everythingRemember: when every is followed directly by thing , it is written as one word.Don't write 'every thing', write everything :
✗ I tell my best friend every thing.I tell my best friend everything.Every and thing can appear with an adjective in between:I tell her every little thing that happens to me. |