ever

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ever表示“在任何时候〔场合、情况〕,从来,曾经”时,多用于一般疑问句或否定句,也可用于表示条件或比较的从句以及带有否定意义词的肯定句中,通常置于动词之前。
ever作“不断地,总是”解时,用于肯定句中,尤其用于表示时间的用语或在复合词中,是比较正式的用法。
ever作“究竟,到底”解时,起强调作用,用在特殊疑问词后,表示惊异或厌烦。疑问词与ever连用时,通常应该分开写,合写是不正规的。
ever一般位于系动词be、助动词或情态动词之后,实义动词之前,修饰形容词比较级或最高级形式时,通常在比较级的前面,最高级的后面。ever修饰名词时一般置于所修饰名词的后面。
ever用于动词to be作谓语的倒装句中,可作“非常”解,加强语气,常见于美国口语中。
ever跟never连用时是在强调never,有时never和ever之间用破折号分开。
ever一般解释为“在任何时候的”，但有时候可与always同意，表示“始终，一直”。Honesty ever pays. 句中的ever可替换成always。
ever可出现在过去时态或完成时态的疑问句中。Did you ever see such a grand parade? 你曾看过如此壮观的游行吗?

Ever means at any time. It is used in questions and negative statements.
You use ever in expressions such as "did you ever" and "have you ever" to express surprise or shock at something you have just seen, heard, or experienced, especially when you expect people to agree with you.
You use ever after comparatives and superlatives to emphasize the degree to which something is true or when you are comparing a present situation with the past or the future.
You use ever to say that something happens more all the time.
You can use ever for emphasis after "never." (never)
You use ever in questions beginning with words such as "why," "when," and "who" when you want to emphasize your surprise or shock.
If something has been the case ever since a particular time, it has been the case all the time from then until now.
Ever is also an adverb.
&rarrsee also forever
You use the expression all someone ever does when you want to emphasize that they do the same thing all the time, and this annoys you.
You say as ever in order to indicate that something or someone's behaviour is not unusual because it is like that all the time or very often.
hardly ever&rarrsee hardly