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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ev·ery·thing /ˈevriθɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun 1 ALL/EVERYTHINGeach thing or all things 每件事物；所有事物 Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust. 所有东西上面都蒙着厚厚一层灰。 I decided to tell her everything. 我决定把一切都告诉她。 Apart from the bus arriving late, everything else seemed to be going according to plan. 除了公共汽车晚点之外，其他一切似乎都在按计划进行。2 SITUATIONall the things in your life, work etc 一切〔指生活、工作等〕 Everything’s fine at the moment. 目前一切都好。 I felt that everything was going wrong. 我觉得一切都不顺利。3 be/mean everything (to somebody) IMPORTANTto be the most important thing in someone’s life (对某人来说)是/意味着一切 Money isn’t everything. 金钱不是一切。 His children mean everything to him. 孩子对他来说意味着一切。4 have everything to have all the things that people want in their lives 拥有一切 What do you buy for the man who has everything? 对那个样样都有的人来说，你能买些什么呢？5 and everything spokenALL/EVERYTHING and a lot of other similar things 以及其他，等等 Tina’s worried about her work and everything. 蒂娜担心她的工作以及其他事情。6 have everything going for you ADVANTAGEto have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed 拥有一切有利条件 You shouldn’t worry so much – you’ve got everything going for you. 你不该这么担心，一切都对你有利。7 everything but the kitchen sink informalEQUIPMENT all the equipment that you need and also a lot of things that you do not need – used humorously 需要的一切物品和许多不需要的东西〔幽默用法〕 I think we’ve packed everything but the kitchen sink! 我想我们把有用的没用的都装上了！5 GRAMMAR 语法• Use a singular verb after everything. everything后用单数动词Everything is ready.一切就绪。n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?You use a singular verb after everything: everything后用单数动词Everything was the same. ✗Don’t say: Everything were the same.
Examples from the Corpus
everything• "How's everything at work?" "Very busy."• Maria has succeeded at almost everything she has tried to do.• Do you have everything you need?everything else• Cons: Just about everything else.• I already think of nothing but him, but this will be different; this will surpass everything else.• That leaves him £22.44 a fortnight for everything else.• With that mind-set, everything else becomes secondary to the ability to deliver the next quarterly earnings push-up.• In another drawer, set aside from everything else, he found other letters that were full of love.• Her photo album was saved, but she lost everything else in the fire.• S blocked steel imports, which drove up the cost of automobiles and everything else made from steel.• It's everything else that's trouble.• He wanted to see how we would react when everything else was going wrong.ev·ery·thing pronoun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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everything
ev‧ery‧thing S1 W1 /ˈevriθɪŋ/
pronoun
1. each thing or all things:
Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust.
I decided to tell her everything.
Apart from the bus arriving late, everything else seemed to be going according to plan.
2. all the things in your life, work etc:
Everything’s fine at the moment.
I felt that everything was going wrong.
3. be/mean everything (to somebody) to be the most important thing in someone’s life:
Money isn’t everything.
His children mean everything to him.
4. have everything to have all the things that people want in their lives:
What do you buy for the man who has everything?
5. and everything spoken and a lot of other similar things:
Tina’s worried about her work and everything.
6. have everything going for you to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed:
You shouldn’t worry so much – you’ve got everything going for you.
7. everything but the kitchen sink informal all the equipment that you need and also a lot of things that you do not need – used humorously:
I think we’ve packed everything but the kitchen sink!
GRAMMAR
Use a singular verb after everything:
▪Everything is ready.
ev‧ery‧thing S1 W1 /ˈevriθɪŋ/
pronoun1. each thing or all things:
2. all the things in your life, work etc:
3. be/mean everything (to somebody) to be the most important thing in someone’s life:
4. have everything to have all the things that people want in their lives:
5. and everything spoken and a lot of other similar things:
6. have everything going for you to have all the qualities that are likely to make you succeed:
7. everything but the kitchen sink informal all the equipment that you need and also a lot of things that you do not need – used humorously:
GRAMMAR
Use a singular verb after everything:
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