#jfi.&'A Wo
0 I’m
very very grateful. $t7j ft BM0
2
used to emphasize a superlative adjective
or before
own (own
m > +&:
They wanted the very best quality. fMj Jcift£FO Be there by six at the very latest. AiSTIcSMAAfiJli HM 0
O At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to
nobody else). #AfTA 7 A T JI T life S B&7
3
the ~ same exactly the same r^£[t]#;
[mJ ; Mario said the very
same thing. ^Jt
m adj. [only before noun] 1 used to emphasize
that you are talking about a particular thing or person and not about another (
##A’lSc|f# ) |r|—
ET771 actual: Those were her very words. ITSlfPjl.
ll ® 0
O He might be phoning her at this very
moment. j££JLJEA/pMfT%iS-%o
0 That’s the
very thing I need. 1$ IE jl $c W
^ ifJ ^ o 2 used to emphasize an extreme place or time (
Hf
|h] ) fi • • • ifl , ® ^ 67, “t
Ud 67 : It happens at the very beginning of the book. *ff & ± A IS
fill - Jf A 0
3
used to emphasize a noun () fXfX
(tfj, u|®&7, am MERE: The very
thought of
drink made him feel sick. ffe
— *E 3\ M WL ffcM 35 A 0 o 7 can’t do that!’
she gasped, appalled at the very idea.
“wmn
ITiTOl see eye n.
GRAMMAR
POINT if
very ♦ very much
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Very is used with adjectives, past participles used as
adjectives, and adverbs. * very
: / am very hungry.
o / was very pleased to get your
letter.
ASlff &7fs fc o You played very well. iffWiWkh But notice this use
{0^#: I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in
the crime.
( very much afraid ) ff JLT
Rft&A lA^S TA'#!
flo ..
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Very is not used with past participles that have a passive
meaning. Much,
very much or greatly
(formal) are usually used
instead. l(J7iTA
friifA-f very liflj, much, very much $
greatly ( ) : Your help was very much
appreciated. o He was much
loved by everyone. o
She was
greatly admired.
■
Very is used to emphasize superlative adjectives.
* very himy very best work
o the
very youngest children liAST
T However, with comparative adjectives much, very much, a lot, etc. are used. BWik WJh! much, very much, a lot : Your work is very much better, iff (17 X jfc ’M- H £ = o much younger children
xnmmx
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Very is not used with adjectives and adverbs that
already have an extreme
meaning. You are more likely to use an adverb such as absolutely, completely, etc. very, .fffftJH
absolutely, completely T^gijipj:
She was
absolutely furious. ttllftTo completely exhausted. fod£t8$ij^7o o You played really brilliantly.
mmmmmio
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Very is not used with verbs. Use very much instead.
SHUAffi very, TO hi very much: We enjoyed staying with you very
much. f ] A # #11# A If l£ IL
.very
high 'frequency noun [U] = VHF Very light I'veri lait/ noun a bright coloured
light that is fired from a gun as a signal from a ship that it needs help (
lG±$if!$J )
Vesak
(also
Wesak)
/'vesaek/
(also Visa-kha)
noun [usually sing] an
important Buddhist festival which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the
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Buddha Miff U&itmmUX. JMffl
mm)
vesicle /‘vesikl/ noun 1 (biology A) a small bag or
hollow structure in the body of a plant or an animal ( ) '?&, It 2 (medical E) a small swelling
filled with liquid under the
skin XM cm blister
ves-pers /'vespaz; NAmE -parz/ noun [U] the service of
evening prayer in some
vessel I've si/ noun 1 (formal) a large ship or boat
A Ip ; In : ocean-going vessels Ize # IS 2 (old use or technical A if) a container
used for holding liquids, such as a bowl, cup, etc. ( &7 ) §##, #111: a
Bronze
Age drinking vessel 3
a tube
that carries blood through
the body of a person or an animal, or liquid through the parts of a plant ( AM?#] #17 ) idW, J&t; ( ®#67 ) 'W—see
also blood
VESSEL
vest /vest/ noun, verb
a noun 1 (BrE) (NAmE under-shirt) a piece of underwear
worn under a shirt, etc. next to the skin ( MA^JIffi J ) HA\ fF3A a cotton vest — compare
singlet 2 a special piece of
clothing that covers the upper part of the body ft. ; ( ft itU J7 ) #4': a
bullet-proof vest g/f # A\ <> a running vest 3 (NAmE) = WAISTCOAT
mverb 1-niTi 'vest in sb/sth (law W) (of power, property,
etc. ft , M/*:#) to
belong to sb/sth legally ( fttE ) MT, BM 'vest sth in sb I vest sb with sth [often passive] (formal) 1 to give sb the
legal right or power to do sth UX,
MT, inf ( ) : Overall
authority is vested in the Supreme Council. — ft El ft M T ft ft ft o 0 The Supreme Council is vested with
overall authority. 2
to make
sb the legal owner of
land or property $£?&$} A ( ±
mmmr r
.vested
'interest noun ~ (in sth) a personal reason for
wanting sth to happen, especially because you get some advantage from it # TJ ^: They have a vested
interest in keeping the club as exclusive as possible. ftMll
0 Vested
interests (= people with a vested interest) are opposing the plan.
ves ti bule /‘vestibjuil/ noun 1 (formal) an entrance hall of a
large building , for example where hats and coats can be left $JIf, HJf
(/(PoJAAWA ) 2 (technical A.io) a space at the end of a coach/car
on a train that connects it with the next coach/car 11 Hn ( f'JT.M/f
ves-tige
/'vestid3/ noun (formal) 1 a small part of sth
that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing % j§ nPfft; 1111 033 trace : the last vestiges of the old colonial regime |B M K M S S 0 67 ^ £ 2 usually used in
negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of sth exists ( —TUL
There’s
not a vestige of truth in the rumour.
AJt5£pTir0
ves tigial /ve'stidsial/ adj. [usually
before noun] (formal or technical A ip) remaining as
the last small part of sth that used to exist llft&A
vestigial
traces of an earlier culture Aft fjHi! b It is often possible to see the
vestigial remains of rear limbs on some snakes.
vest-ment /'vestmant/ noun [usually pi.] a piece
of clothing worn by a priest during church services ( n] H
ves-try I'vestri/ noun (pi. -ies) a room in a church
where a priest prepares for a service by putting on special clothes and where
various objects used in worship are kept ( )
HA^ Baa
sacristy
vet /vet/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually vet-er-in-ar-ian) (also BrE formal 'veterinary surgeon)
a
person who has been trained in the science of animal medicine, whose job is to
treat animals who are sick or injured f§- E 2 vet’s (pi. vets) the place where a vet
works # E #