forever
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++for·ev·er (also for ever British English) /fərˈevə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 adverb 1 ALWAYS/FOREVERfor all future time 永远 I wanted that moment to last forever. 我希望那一刻成为永远。 Many valuable works of art were lost forever. 许许多多珍贵的艺术品永远消失了。► see thesaurus at always2 especially spokenLONG TIME for a very long time 长久地 Once built, stone walls last forever. 一旦建成，石墙可以经久不倒。 It took forever to clean up after the party. 聚会后收拾打扫花了很长时间。 The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day. 会议似乎要没完没了地开下去。3 be forever doing something spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people 老是做某事，不断做某事 SYN be always doing something He’s forever making comments about my weight. 他老是议论我的体重。4. forever and ever ALWAYS/FOREVERa phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories 永远，永久〔尤用于故事中〕5 go on forever American English to be extremely long or large 极长的；极大的 The road just went on forever. 长路漫漫，没有尽头。
Examples from the Corpus
forever• God's love endures forever.• Well, I don't suppose the police will let the situation go on forever!• You go into marriage thinking it's going to last forever.• I'd like to stay here forever.• I'll remember you forever.• Let me see the map, or we'll be driving round here forever.• Those Popsicles have been in the freezer forever.• We had a game of Scrabble that seemed to go on forever.• I'm staying here. If I go with you, it'll take forever and a day.• And even within a single formation the relations between instances are forever changing.• These wool blankets pretty much last forever, don't they?• The memory of that awful day is forever etched in my mind.• One of the reasons the prairie may never be fully restored is that some parts are forever gone.• The explanation lay forever hidden in mystery.• Does all this mean that we are forever stuck with a specific impulse limit of about 450 seconds?• You can't avoid him forever, you know.forever and a day• It lives with you forever and a day.• But if she were to look forever and a day, she would not find it.• Because we could row forever and a day, so we've decided not to.• It's going to take me forever and a day to pay for the trip, but it will be worth it.for·ev·er adverbChineseSyllable
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forever
for‧ev‧er S2 W3
(also for ever British English) /fərˈevə $ -ər/ adverb
1. for all future time:
I wanted that moment to last forever.
Many valuable works of art were lost forever.
2. especially spoken for a very long time:
Once built, stone walls last forever.
It took forever to clean up after the party.
The meeting seemed to go on forever and a day.
3. be forever doing something spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people
SYN be always doing something:
He’s forever making comments about my weight.
4. forever and ever a phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories
5. go on forever American English to be extremely long or large:
The road just went on forever.
▪ always all the time, at all times, or every time: I will always love you. | He always carries his medicine. | People will always need houses.
▪forever (also for ever British English) if something lasts or continues forever, it remains or continues for all future time: Nothing lasts forever. | He seemed to think he would live forever.
▪permanently always, or for a very long time – used about changes that you expect to last forever. Permanently can be used with a verb or with an adjective: His eyesight may be permanently damaged. | They decided to move to Portugal permanently.
▪for life for the rest of your life: Marriage is supposed to be for life. | He was sent to jail for life. | Remarks like that can affect someone for life.
▪for good especially spoken forever – used to talk about a permanent change: This time, he’s coming back for good. | Once a species dies out, it is gone for good.
▪for all time forever – used when saying that something will last or be remembered forever because it is very good or special: Their deeds will be remembered for all time.
▪to/until your dying day for the rest of your life – used when something has affected you very deeply: I’ll remember what he said to my dying day.
for‧ev‧er S2 W3
(also for ever British English) /fərˈevə $ -ər/ adverb1. for all future time:
2. especially spoken for a very long time:
3. be forever doing something spoken to do something often, especially in a way that annoys people
SYN be always doing something:
4. forever and ever a phrase meaning forever, used especially in stories
5. go on forever American English to be extremely long or large:
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