o I’m anxious for her to do as little as possible. HcBfrM^ltftft „ 0 She was anxious that he should meet her father.       ► anxious-ly

adv.: to ask/look/wait anxiously ffttiitl'n] / it / W& o Residents are anxiously awaiting a decision.     itfe

0

any On /*eni/ det., pron., adv.

mdet. 1 used with uncountable or plural nouns in negative sentences and questions, after if or whether, and after some verbs such as prevent, ban, forbid, etc. to refer to an amount or a number of sth, however large or small ( ftft      , ftft^ftfPlt

IW, &ftft if whether Aft, «

prevent, ban, forbid# ) ftft&§, ft — 6ft I didn’t eat any meat. J L til f$tn£ <> o Are there any stamps ?

ft fiP M^ ? 0 I’ve got hardly any money. Hi Jl ft If £ — jto 0 You can’t go out without any shoes, fft ftf&ft^il Itibflo o He forbids any talking in class. i#ft0 0 She asked if we had any questions. ftfclftHcCIftf nT=m In positive sentences some is usually used instead of any : I’ve got some paper if you want it. ^if       some Aft any: I’ve got some paper

if you want it. It is also used in questions that expect a positive answer: Would you like some milk in your tea?

*                   someaftft$t$#ft#;i£0#lttftftft: Would you like some milk in your tea? 2 used with singular countable nouns to refer to one of a number of things or people, when it does not matter which one ( fttfc^iliiEft ) ft—: Take any book you like.

0 Any colour will do. ft     ft„ o

Any teacher will tell you that students learn at different rates. ftft£»»it^£^ft ftt£ftMo —see also in ANY CASE at CASE n., IN ANY EVENT at EVENT, AT ANY

rate at rate n. 3 not just ~ used to show that sb/sth is special # —     ; A# # 65: It isn’t just any day—it’s

my birthday! ^AAJi-M 0 ft       JiHcW£ 0 !

pron. 1 used in negative sentences and in questions and after if or whether to refer to an amount or a number, however large or small ( ft    ||jnj ffl it ft ft

f.b% if, whether ft .)..ftHM1, ft-M:      We need

some more paint; there isn’t any left. HHH ill&ic — Mil 'M, EifflifeTo 0/ need some stamps. Are there any in your bag? He ‘M If—M fiP M „ ifcfcI It ft ? 0 Please let me know how many are coming; if any. if ^ ft Hi, $P ^ ft A 1? A ftfl ft , ft &   ? <> She spent hardly any of the

money. &tlfcfc Jl ft — ftj L o He returned home

without any of the others, ft#,—Ala]31TISIdlJ In positive sentences some is usually used instead of any. It is also used in questions that expect a positive reply: I’ve got plenty of paper—would you like some? ft

#                  ftft TilAft some rfnft any0 some ilftT®$j#?iJ# aE Ifil ^"of ft: I’ve got plenty of paper—would you like some? 2 one or more of a number of people or things, especially when it does not matter which ft—; ft ft • M: I’ll take any you don’t want, ft ft H ft He ftt ft — ft 0 o ‘Which colour do you want?’ ‘Any of them will do. ’

“ft^lWMfe? ” “fctfMMfto ” fm sb isn't having any (of it) (informal) somebody is not interested or does not agree ^ A ft fi AH; A ft Ini M :     I

suggested sharing the cost, but he wasn’t having any of it. Haitih7M-ftftf«o

■ adv. 1 used to emphasize an adjective or adverb in negative sentences or questions, meaning ‘at all’ ( ft ft

^/EftBjmftftft,       ) -ajlih

( ft ) , '/£& ( ft ) ,     He wasn’t any good at

French, ftkft Aft Mi§7o 0 I can’t run any faster. He ft f & ft ft'fATo o Is your father feeling any better? ft if]

1 5C0 I don’t want any more. HcAi^lc To o If you don’t tell them, nobody will be any the wiser. M ft ft ft ft iff \t il l» it tH ft ft       0 2 {NAmE,

informal) used at the end of a negative sentence to mean ‘at all’ ( ft ft i5aE ft ft )      ( ft ) : That won’t

hurt you any. ip&ftft^felFfto

any body On /'enibDdi; NAmE -bAdi; -baidi/ pron.

= anyone: Is there anybody who can help me? #A$§ ^Hc1^? 0 Anybody can use the pool—you don’t need to be a member, ftftf AWfftiifti^^i, ft'M^io