bluecloud17 发表于 2007-4-10 02:40:16

all, both, every, each, either, neither的用法

1.all, both同属前位限定词,但all可以与三类名词搭配,both只能与复数可数名词搭配,从意义上讲both指两者,all指三者或三者以上。如:

  How much time will you take for all this work?

  All children can be naughty sometimes.

  I got both these vases in Spain.

  Both cats are asleep.

  all和both用于否定时表示部分否定。

例如:

  I cannot promote both of you.

  我不能使你们两个都提升。

  All flowers in his garden are not red.

  他花园里的花并非都是红色的。

  Both (of them) are not my brothers.

  他们两个之中,只有一个是我的兄弟。

  另外,表示部分否定的词还有every (everyone)。

例如:

  Every man can not be a poet.

  并非人人都可以成为诗人。

  要表达全部否定要用none / no (nobody) , neither, either等。

例如:

  I cannot promote either of you.

  你们两个我都不能提拔。

  No flower in his garden is red.

  他花园的花都不是红的。

2.all 和every从意义上十分相近,都用来泛指人或物,然而两者各自与名词搭配的类别不同,every只能与单数可数名词连用。如:

  All Mondays are horrible.

  (= Every Monday is horrible. )

  all后可以跟the或this, my等限定词,而every却不行。

例如:

  All the boys of this class are able to run faster than their teacher.

试比较:

  She was here all day.她在这里呆了一整天。

  She was here every day. 她天天都在这里。

3.every和each同属中位限定词,都可与单数名词连用,且意义相近,表示‘每个’,然而every和each并不完全一样,every强调整体概括,each则表示个别概念。例如:

  Each day is better than the one before.

  一天比一天好。

  Every player was in good form.

  每个运动员都处于最佳状态。

  如果不特别强调某一意义时,every和each可以互换。

例如:

  We want every child to succeed.

  我们希望每个孩子都成功。

  Each child will find his own personal road to success.

  每个孩子将会找到他个人的成功之路。

  each可以指两个或两个以上的人或东西,every却不能指两个,只能指三个以上的数量。例如:

  Each sex has its own physical and psychological characteristics.

  男女各有其身体上和心理上的特点。(不能说every sex...)

  另外,如有其他限定词同时修饰中心词,each可作代词取each of的形式,而every则只能作限定词。例如:

  Each of my parents gave me presents for Christmas.

  过圣诞节时我父母每人都给我送了礼物。

4.either 和neither 同属中位限定词,与名词连用时不能和其他限定词同用(如冠词,物主代词,或指示代词)。either 和neither都只修饰单数可数名词,动词也用单数。例如:

  Either day is OK.

  两天中哪一天都行。

  Neither car is exactly what I want.

  这两辆车都不是我想要的。

  There were trees and flowers on either side of the street.

  街两旁都有树和花。

  Either kind of school is quite suitable.

  两种学校都挺适合。

  either也可指‘两个都’与both的意义相近,但both后接复数名词,either则只接单数名词,而且both还可与其他限定词搭配。例如:

  Both (of) my children have been to America.

  另外,当either, neither与其他限定词连用时,则使用either of, neither of结构。例如:

  Either of the girls is quite capable of the work.

  两位女孩都能胜任这项工作。

  Neither of his cats has been fed.

  他的两只猫都还没喂。

  注意:此时动词用单数,不能用复数。但在否定句中却常用复数,neither of后单复数动词都可以,只是复数常用在非正式文体中。       例如:

  I don't think either of the girls are capable of the work.

  我认为这两个女孩都不能胜任这项工作。

  Neither of your two answers is correct.

  你的两个回答都不正确。
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