副詞:總是、永遠
常見搭配詞:
- can / could always do something
不論怎樣總還可以…
例句:If you miss this bus, you can always catch the next one.
如果錯過了這班公車,你隨時可以搭乘下一班。 - as always
一如既往
例句:As always, she was late for work.
和往常一樣,她上班遲到了。 - almost always
幾乎總是
例句:There’s almost always something in the refrigerator for me to eat.
冰箱裡幾乎總是有東西給我吃。 - once a…, always a…
曾經是…,就永遠是…
例句:Once a liar, always a liar.
一旦一個人撒過謊,就會繼續說謊(永遠是個撒謊的人)。 - be always doing something(現在進行式)
總是在…(通常是讓人不舒服的行為)
例句:Why are you always complaining about your marriage?
為什麼你總是抱怨你的婚姻? - will always + 原形動詞(未來簡單式)
例句:They will always remember this.
他們將永遠記住這個。 - has always +過去分詞(現在完成式)
例句:She has always loved music.
她一直都愛音樂。 - not always (=sometimes)
有時這樣,有時不這樣(部分否定)
例句:She doesn’t always keep her promises.
她並不總是遵守諾言。 - be not always + easy(形容詞)
……並不總是那麼容易(部分否定)
例句:It is not always easy to keep the kids quiet.
讓孩子們保持安靜並不總是那麼容易。 - there is always…
不論怎樣總還有…
例句:If you can’t get it here, there’s always the Internet.
如果您無法在這裡買不到,還有網路,可以上網去買。
例句:
- I always hope for the best.
我總是希望能得到最好的結果。 - The phone is always ringing.
電話總是響個不停。 - You should always try your best.
你應該總是盡力而為。 - I always think before I speak.
我說話前總是會想。 - He’s always complaining about his job.
他總是在抱怨他的工作。 - Always believe in yourself.
永遠相信自己。 - This is the way we’ve always done it.
這就是我們一直以來的做法。 - He always knows the right thing to say.
他總是知道該說什麼。
同義詞:
- constantly 常常,不斷地 adv. 表示一種無休止或頻繁的狀態或動作。
例句:He is constantly working and has no time for leisure.
他總是在工作,沒有休閒的時間。 - continually 持續地 adv. 一再地,無間斷地。
例句:The situation is continually changing.
情況在不斷變化。 - perpetually 永恆地 adv. 長期不變地,持續地。
例句:She was perpetually smiling.
她總是笑臉迎人。 - incessantly 不斷地 adv. 無間斷地,連續不停地。
例句:The rain was falling incessantly.
雨一直下。 - invariably 總是 adv. 在每一個情況下都是如此,不變地。
例句:The trains here are invariably late.
這裡的火車總是晚點。