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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·y1 /ˈeni/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner, pronoun  1  FEW/NOT MANY[usually in questions and negatives] some or even the smallest amount or number 一点，一些，少许 Have you got any money? 你身上有没有钱？ Do you need any further information? 你需要更详细的信息吗？any of Are any of the paintings for sale? 这些画有没有要卖的？ They didn’t invite any of us. 他们没有邀请我们中的任何一个。 Are there any other questions? 还有没有其他问题？ They haven’t shown any interest at all in my research. 他们对我的研究没表示任何兴趣。 The universities have shown few if any signs of a willingness to change. 这些大学非常不情愿改革。2  EVERYONEused to refer to a person or thing of a particular type when what you are saying is true of all people or things of that type 任何一个；无论哪个 Any child who breaks the rules will be punished. 凡违反规定的孩子都要受罚。 Always check the details carefully before you sign any written agreement. 签署任何书面协议之前都要仔细核对细节。 I can see you any time on Monday. 星期一我随时都能见你。 If I can help in any way, let me know. 要是我能帮上忙的话，就告诉我一声。any of You can choose any of the books on the list. 这张单子上的书你可以随便选。 This excuse was as good as any other. 这个借口和其他借口如出一辙。3  ALL/EVERYTHINGas much as possible 尽可能多的，所有的 They’re going to need any help they can get. 能得到的帮助他们都需要。4  not just any (old) man/woman/job etc ORDINARYused to say that someone or something is special 非一般的（老）男人/女人/工作等 She’s not just any actress, she’s one of the best. 她可不是一般的演员，她是属于顶尖的那种。 → any old thing at old(10), → any old how at old(11), → not in any way at way1(40)

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few if any• All these tropical areas have their own brackish flora and fauna, but few if any are known in the trade.• Other researchers, however, remained adamant that there are few if any gender differences in management.• Other years, such as recession years, few if any good opportunities may surface.• Something she'd suffered, like chickenpox: nasty, but with few if any lasting effects.• Since the faeces produced by the immune adults contains few if any O. ostertagi eggs the pasture contamination is greatly reduced.• From these postings, uncivilized and disease-ridden in those days, few if any returned.• More importantly, few if any stored samples go back farther than the mid fifties.• Crocker said he expects only low-lying areas with few if any structures in Mayville to get flooded.any other• But it is hard to fit the evidence to any other conclusion.• In fact, they are similar to the seismic waves from any other earthquake anywhere in the world.• Not withstanding this limitation, the powers contained in the section do not restrict any other express or implied rights of action.• If people can not remember any other name from the crew, they do remember hers.• ChamberBiz offers more relevant content than any other place on the Internet to help small business solve their daily problems.• Shull said he did not know whether there were any other shareholders in the corporation.• Even steel, which Indiana makes more of than any other state, has stayed sprightly.• Between them, they monopolised the media to the virtual exclusion of any other viewpoint.any2 ●●● S2 adverb [usually in questions and negatives]  1  NOTused before the comparative form of an adjective to mean ‘even a small amount’ 一点，丝毫〔用于形容词比较级之前〕 I can’t run any faster. 我没法跑得更快了。 Are you feeling any better? 你感觉好些了吗？2  not anymore/any longer NOWif something does not happen anymore or any longer, it used to happen but does not happen now 不再5 Sarah doesn’t live here any more.莎拉已不住在这里了。n It used to be quite cheap to fly there, but not anymore. He was told he wasn’t wanted any longer. 他被告知不再需要他了。3  ESPECIALLY American English spoken used with a verb to mean ‘at all’ 根本〔与动词连用〕 We tried talking to him but that didn’t help any. 我们试着跟他谈过，但一点用处也没有。

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any• Is Peggy feeling any better today?• If you want to throw up, feel free to now, if that would make you feel any better.• All this does not make Bush's task any easier.• I can't walk any farther.• David could not stand it any longer.• Now, as he regarded the principal, stripped of his power, my father could not restrain himself any longer.• On one level, of course, it simply does not matter any longer.• Can things get any more explicit?• There is no mileage any more in being a groupie.• There was nothing of life any more.• I don't see how things could get any worse.

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an‧y¹ S1 W1 /ˈeni/ determiner, pronoun
1. [usually in questions and negatives] some or even the smallest amount or number:
    Have you got any money?
    Do you need any further information?
    any of
    Are any of the paintings for sale?
    They didn’t invite any of us.
    Are there any other questions?
    They haven’t shown any interest at all in my research.
    The universities have shown few if any signs of a willingness to change.
2. used to refer to a person or thing of a particular type when what you are saying is true of all people or things of that type:
    Any child who breaks the rules will be punished.
    Always check the details carefully before you sign any written agreement.
    I can see you any time on Monday.
    If I can help in any way, let me know.
    any of
    You can choose any of the books on the list.
    This excuse was as good as any other.
3. as much as possible:
    They’re going to need any help they can get.
4. not just any (old) man/woman/job etc used to say that someone or something is special:
    She’s not just any actress, she’s one of the best.
⇨ any old thing at old(10), ⇨ any old how at old(11), ⇨ not in any way at way¹(40)

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any² S2 adverb [usually in questions and negatives]
1. used before the comparative form of an adjective to mean ‘even a small amount’:
    I can’t run any faster.
    Are you feeling any better?
2. not any more/longer if something does not happen any more or any longer, it used to happen but does not happen now:
    Sarah doesn’t live here any more.
    He was told he wasn’t wanted any longer.
3. American English spoken used with a verb to mean ‘at all’:
    We tried talking to him but that didn’t help any.