at all 的用法一、用于否定句,意为:根本不、一点也不。如:It wasn’t difficult at all.这一点也不难。There was nothing to eat at all.根本没什么可吃的。To try and fail is better than not to try at all.尝试而失败也比不尝试好。He speaks an English that I can barely understand at all.他说的英语,我简直听不懂。It’s quite extraordinary; I can’t understand it at all.这件事太不寻常了,我根本没法理解。He made out that he was a student looking for a job. We later learnt that this wasn’t true at all.他说他是个在找工作的大学生。后来我们获悉这根本不是事实。 注:在否定句中,at all 可位于句末,也可跟在否定词后。如:He isn’t tired at all. / He’s not at all tired.他一点也不累。另外,在口语中单独说 not at all, 可用来回答感谢或道歉。如:A: Thank you very much. 多谢你了。B: Not at all. 不客气。A: I’m sorry to keep you waiting. 对不起,让你久等了。B: Oh, not at all. 噢,没关系。 二、用于疑问句,意为:到底、究竟、难道不。如:Are you at all worried about it?你难道对此不担心吗?Do you play poker at all?你会打扑克吗?Have you read any of the report at all?那份报告你到底有没有读一点? 三、用于条件句,意为:假若、既然、即使、反正。如:If you do it at all, do it well.既然要做,就把它做好。He’ll come before supper if he comes at all.他要是来,准在晚饭以前。 四、用于肯定句, 意为:不管怎样,竟然。如:I was surprised at his coming at all.我很奇怪, 他竟然来了。You can come whenever you like — any time at all.你什么时候想来就来——无论什么时候都行。
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