never

adv.

1. 从不；绝不；从未；未曾
   not at any time; not on any occasion
   1. You never help me.
      你从不帮我。
   2. He has never been abroad.
      他从未出过国。
   3. ‘Would you vote for him?’ ‘Never.’
      “你会投他一票吗？”“决不。”
   4. ‘I work for a company called Orion Technology.’ ‘Never heard of them.’
      “我在一家名为奥里昂科技的公司工作。”“从来没听说过。”
   5. Never in all my life have I seen such a horrible thing.
      我一辈子也没见过这么恐怖的事。
   6. Never ever tell anyone your password.
      不要把你的密码告诉任何人。
2. （与not同义，语气较强）一点都不，从未
   used to emphasize a negative statement instead of ‘not’
   1. I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister.
      我一点都不知道你还有个双胞胎姐姐。
   2. Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable) .
      也许有人会发现，那是绝对不行的。
   3. He never so much as smiled (= did not smile even once) .
      他从未笑过。
   4. ‘I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.’ ‘You never did!’ (= ‘Surely you didn't!’)
      “我对老板说了我对她的真实看法。”“不可能！”
   5. ‘You took my bike.’ ‘No, I never.’
      “你把我的车骑走了吧。”“没有，我没骑。”
   6. Never fear (= Do not worry) , everything will be all right.
      别担心，一切都会好的。

exclamation

1. （表示惊讶，因为觉得不可能）不会吧
   used to show that you are very surprised about sth because you do not believe it is possible
   1. ‘I got the job.’ ‘Never!’
      “我得到那份工作了。”“不可能吧！”

1. ADV-NEG 从不;永不
   Never means at no time in the past or at no time in the future.
   1. I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens...
      我十几岁时增加的体重一直没有减下去。
   2. Never had he been so free of worry...
      他从未如此无忧无虑过。
   3. That was a mistake. We'll never do it again...
      那是个错误，我们永远不会再犯了。
   4. Never say that. Never, do you hear?...
      永远都别那样说，永远都不，你听见了吗？
   5. He was never really healthy...
      他从来就没有真正健康过。
   6. This is never to happen again.
      再也不会发生这样的事了。
2. ADV-NEG 决不;千万不
   Never means 'not in any circumstances at all'.
   1. I would never do anything to hurt him...
      我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。
   2. Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show...
      即使你想结婚想得发狂，也决不要表现出来。
   3. Divorce is never easy for children...
      父母离婚对孩子来说绝不是件轻松的事。
   4. The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin.
      重要的原则是决不清除贵重硬币上的污垢。
3. PHRASE 永不，永无，从未(never的强调说法)
   Never ever is an emphatic way of saying 'never'.
   1. I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'...
      我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”
   2. He's vowed never ever to talk about anything personal in public, ever again.
      他已发誓再也不当众谈论任何个人的事情，永远不。
4. ADV-NEG (指过去)不，没有
   Never is used to refer to the past and means 'not'.
   1. He never achieved anything...
      他从没有取得任何成就。
   2. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared...
      他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。
   3. I never knew the lad...
      我不认识这个小伙子。
   4. I'd never have dreamt of doing such a thing.
      我做梦也没想过干这样的事。
5. (表示惊讶)不会!不可能!
   You say 'never!' to indicate how surprised or shocked you are by something that someone has just said.
6. EXCLAM (表示惊讶)我真没看到(或发现、想到)过
   You say 'Well, I never' to indicate that you are very surprised about something that you have just seen or found out.
   1. 'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of the information department.' — 'Well I never!'
      “你在那儿干什么？”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊，真没想到!”
7. PHRASE (经常为幽默地表示)不好，不行，不合适
   If you say that something will never do or would never do, you are saying, often humorously, that you think it is not appropriate or not suitable in some way.
   1. It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment...
      亨利呆在她的公寓里怎么也不合适。
   2. I don't think it is an example of bad writing myself, otherwise I'd be agreeing with Leavis, and that would never do.
      我本人不认为这是篇糟糕的文章，否则我就和利维斯看法一样了，那可不行。
8. never fear → see: fear

1. I discovered an addiction to housework which I had never felt before.
   我发现自己迷上了做家务，之前我从没有这种感觉。
2. My natural mother has never communicated with me
   我的亲生母亲从未和我联系过。
3. I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him
   我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
4. I got the hell out of Glasgow and I can honestly say I will never go back.
   我飞快地逃离了格拉斯哥，而且老实说我再也不会回去了。
5. I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.
   于是我发誓，无论如何，我和他们那种人都不会成为一丘之貉。
6. I have never lost the weight I put on in my teens
   我十几岁时增加的体重一直没有减下去。
7. Never had he been so free of worry
   他从未如此无忧无虑过。
8. That was a mistake. We'll never do it again
   那是个错误，我们永远不会再犯了。
9. Never say that. Never, do you hear?
   永远都别那样说，永远都不，你听见了吗？
10. He was never really healthy
    他从来就没有真正健康过。
11. This is never to happen again.
    再也不会发生这样的事了。
12. I would never do anything to hurt him
    我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。
13. Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show
    即使你想结婚想得发狂，也决不要表现出来。
14. Divorce is never easy for children
    父母离婚对孩子来说绝不是件轻松的事。
15. The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin.
    重要的原则是决不清除贵重硬币上的污垢。
16. I never, ever sit around thinking, 'What shall I do next?'
    我从不闲坐着琢磨：“我接下来做什么呢？”
17. He's vowed never ever to talk about anything personal in public, ever again.
    他已发誓再也不当众谈论任何个人的事情，永远不。
18. He never achieved anything
    他从没有取得任何成就。
19. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared
    他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。
20. I never knew the lad
    我不认识这个小伙子。
21. I'd never have dreamt of doing such a thing.
    我做梦也没想过干这样的事。
22. 'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of the information department.' — 'Well I never!'
    “你在那儿干什么？”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊，真没想到！”
23. It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment
    亨利呆在她的公寓里怎么也不合适。
24. I don't think it is an example of bad writing myself, otherwise I'd be agreeing with Leavis, and that would never do.
    我本人不认为这是篇糟糕的文章，否则我就和利维斯看法一样了，那可不行。
25. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede
    正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。
26. She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again.
    她说服了自己永远不再和他见面。
27. How many times has your mother told you never to talk to strangers?
    你母亲告诉你多少次了，绝不能和陌生人谈话？
28. I know my woman will never leave me.
    我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。
29. You must never do this.
    这件事你做不得。
30. I can never tell him from his brother.
    我总是分不清他和他的弟弟。

adv.

on the never-never

• 以分期付款的方式
  on hire purchase (= by making payments over a long period)
  1. to buy a new car on the never-never
     以分期付款的方式购买一辆新车

Well, I never (did)!

• （表示惊奇或不赞同）不会吧，不行的
  used to express surprise or disapproval

exclam.

never mind

never mind

adv

1. not ever
   1. I have never been to China
   2. I shall never forget this day
   3. had never seen a circus
   4. never on Sunday
   5. I will never marry you!

   Synonym:    ne'er

2. not at all
   1. never fear
   2. bringing up children is never easy
   3. that will never do
   4. what is morally wrong can never be politically right