副词
从不;永不
Never had he been so free of worry. 他从未如此无忧无虑过。
That was a mistake. We'll never do it again. 那是个错误,我们永远不会再犯了。
决不;千万不
I would never do anything to hurt him. 我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。
Even if you are desperate to get married, never let it show.即使你想结婚想得发狂,也决不要表现出来。
(指过去)不,没有
I never knew the lad. 我不认识这个小伙子。
I'd never have dreamt of doing such a thing. 我做梦也没想过干这样的事。
(表示惊讶)我真没看到(或发现、想到)过
'What were you up to there?' — 'I was head of theinformation department.' — 'Well I never!'
“你在那儿干什么?”——“我是信息部的负责人。”——“啊,真没想到!”
(经常为幽默地表示)不好,不行,不合适
It would never do to have Henry there in her apartment...
亨利呆在她的公寓里怎么也不合适。