every
determiner /ˈevri/
/ˈevri/
Idioms (与单数名词连用,指整体中的)每一个,每个 - She knows every student in the school.
她认识学校里的每一个学生。 - I could hear every word they said.
他们说的每句话我都能听见。 - We enjoyed every minute of our stay.
我们逗留期间每一分钟都过得很愉快。 - I go to the gym every day.
我每天都去健身房。 - every week/month/year
每周/每月/每年 - I get that wrong every single time.
我每次都弄错了。 - I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them).
报纸上的每一篇文章我都读。 - They were watching her every movement.
他们注视着她的每一个动作。 - Every one of their songs has been a hit.
他们的每首歌都很受欢迎。
Grammar Point each / everyeach / every- Each is used in front of a singular noun and is followed by a singular verb:
each 用于单数名词前,后接单数动词: - Each student has been given his or her own email address.
每个学生都得到一个自己的电子邮件地址。
- Each student has been given their own email address.
每个学生都得到一个自己的电子邮件地址。
- Each student has been given his or her own email address.
- When each is used after a plural subject, it has a plural verb:
each 用于复数主语后,谓语动词用复数: - They each have their own email address.
他们每个人都有自己的电子邮件地址。
- They each have their own email address.
- Every is always followed by a singular verb:
every 后总是接单数动词: - Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam.
班上每个同学都有能力通过这次考试。
- Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam.
- Each of, each one of and every one of are followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but the verb is usually singular:
each of、each one of 与 every one of 后接复数名词或代词,但谓语动词通常用单数: - Each (one) of the houses was slightly different.
每座房子都稍有不同。 - I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.
我买了一打鸡蛋,个个都是坏的。
- Each (one) of the houses was slightly different.
- She knows every student in the school.
(表示发生的频率)每,每逢,每隔 - The buses go every 10 minutes.
公共汽车每隔 10 分钟发一班车。 - We had to stop every few miles.
我们每走几英里就得停一停。 - One in every three marriages ends in divorce.
三分之一的婚姻都以离婚告终。 - He has every third day off (= he works for two days, then has one day off, then works for two days and so on).
他每隔两天休息一天。 - We see each other every now and again.
我们偶尔相见。 - Every now and then he regretted his decision.
他有时为自己的决定后悔。
- The buses go every 10 minutes.
- all possible
所有可能的;完全可能的 - We wish you every success.
我们祝你万事如意。 - He had every reason to be angry.
他完全有理由感到愤怒。
- We wish you every success.
词源Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘each’.
Idioms
each and every
- (used for emphasis) every single one
(与单数名词连用,指整体中的)每一个,每个 - I look forward to seeing each and every one of you as we celebrate our 50th year.
在我们庆祝50周年的时候,我期待着见到你们每一个人。
- I look forward to seeing each and every one of you as we celebrate our 50th year.
every other
- each alternate one (= the first, third, fifth, etc. one, but not the second, fourth, sixth, etc.)
每隔一个 - They visit us every other week.
他们隔周来看我们一次。
- They visit us every other week.