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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·y·one /ˈeniwʌn/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun  1 EVERYONEused to refer to any person, when it is not important to say exactly who 任何人,无论谁 Anyone could win tonight. 今晚任何人都可能赢。 They offer help and advice to anyone interested in becoming a teacher. 他们为任何有兴趣当老师的人提供帮助和咨询。 If anyone sees Lisa, ask her to call me. 如果有谁看见莉萨,叫她打电话给我。 Anyone else who is interested in going on the trip should see me at the end of this lesson. 还有谁有兴趣参加此次旅行,下课来找我。2 PERSON/PEOPLEused in questions to mean ‘someone’ 有人,任何人〔用于疑问句〕 Does anyone want a drink? 有没有人想喝一杯? Is there anyone new coming to tonight’s meeting? 今天晚上来参加会议的有没有新面孔? Do you know anyone else who wants a ticket? 你知道还有谁想要票吗?3 used in negative sentences to mean no person (没有)一个人〔用于否定句〕 I went to the bar but there wasn’t anyone there. 我去了酒吧,但是那里一个人都没有。 I haven’t spoken to anyone all day. 我一整天都没跟任何人说过话。n4. anyone?5GRAMMAR 语法Use a singular verb after anyone anyone后要用单数动词Hardly anyone was paying attention to him.几乎没有人注意他。Do not use 'of' after anyone . Use any of 不要用anyone of,而要用any ofDo any of these people have jobs?这些人当中有谁有工作吗?nUSAGE: Anyone or any one?Anyone is written as one word in this meaning: I didn't see anyone. Don't write: I didn't see any one.Any one of is usually written as separate words. You usually write: The same is true for any one of us.You don't usually use of after anyone.
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anyoneAnyone can learn to swim in just a few lessons.Anyone foolish enough to believe in horoscopes needs a brain transplant.Is anyone home?Is anyone new coming to tonight's meeting?Why would anyone want to do that?Anyone elseWho can apply? Anyone else must obtain leave to make an application.Anyone else would have been embarrassed.This is a golfer's first impression. Anyone else would notice the second impression first - the beauty.anyone elseShe took no interest in Rain but this time she did not care about Oliver either, or anyone else.The Salvation Army in Sri Lanka had a reputation for making a rupee stretch further than anyone else.You just remember that you aint no better than anyone else.Would there be anyone else home?Had anyone else in the Mott family come down with polio as a result?It is not our purpose here to instruct you or anyone else in what is to be regarded as a significant event.We will take this action in your name or in the name of anyone else insured by this policy.If she had picked on anyone else there might have been some hope; but not a Felton.
nanyone?nspoken used after mentioning something to ask whether people agree with you, especially about something you do not like I think people are dressing way too casually. I mean, shorts in the office, anyone?
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anyone
anyone S1 W1 /ˈeniwʌn/ pronoun
1. used to refer to any person, when it is not important to say exactly who:
    Anyone could win tonight.
    They offer help and advice to anyone interested in becoming a teacher.
    If anyone sees Lisa, ask her to call me.
    Anyone else who is interested in going on the trip should see me at the end of this lesson.
2. used in questions to mean ‘someone’:
    Does anyone want a drink?
    Is there anyone new coming to tonight’s meeting?
    Do you know anyone else who wants a ticket?
3. used in negative sentences to mean no person:
    I went to the bar but there wasn’t anyone there.
    I haven’t spoken to anyone all day.
     
GRAMMAR
  Use a singular verb after anyone:
   Hardly anyone was paying attention to him.
   Do not use 'of' after anyone. Use any of:
   Do any of these people have jobs?


🔑 any·oneBrE /ˈeniwʌn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeniwʌn/ 🔊 (also any·body) pronoun🔑 used instead of someone in negative sentences and in questions after if / whether, and after verbs such as prevent, forbid, avoid, etc. (用于否定句、疑问句,也用于 if 或 whether 之后,或紧接 prevent、forbid、avoid 等动词,代替 someone)任何人Is anyone there? 有人吗?🔊🔊Does anyone else want to come? 还有人想来吗?🔊🔊Did anyone see you? 有没有人见到了你?🔊🔊Hardly anyone came. 几乎没有人来。🔊🔊I forbid anyone to touch that clock. 我不准任何人碰那台钟。🔊🔊 HELP The difference between anyone and someone is the same as the difference between any and some. Look at the notes there. * anyone 和 someone 的区别与 any 和 some 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。🔑 any person at all; it does not matter who 随便哪个人Anybody can see that it's wrong. 随便哪个人都可以看出这是错的。🔊🔊The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them. 练习十分简单,几乎谁都会做。🔊🔊 (in negative sentences 用于否定句) an important person 重要人物She wasn't anyone before she got that job. 她在获得那个职位之前不过是个无名之辈。🔊🔊