very

1. ADV Very is used to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. 很[ADV adj/adv] [强调]

The problem and the answer are very simple. 这个问题及其答案都很简单。

I'm very sorry. 我很抱歉。

They are getting the hang of it very quickly. 他们会很快地掌握它的窍门。

2. PHRASE Not very is used with an adjective or adverb to say that something is not at all true, or that it is true only to a small degree. 一点儿也不; 不太…

She's not very impressed with them. 她对他们没有什么印象。

"How well do you know her?"—"Not very."

“你对她有多了解？” —“不是很多。”

3. ADV You use very to give emphasis to a superlative adjective or adverb. For example, if you say that something is the very best, you are emphasizing that it is the best. 最 (在形容词或副词最高级前表示强调)[ADV superl] [强调]

They will be helped by the very latest in navigation aids. 他们将得到最新的导航设备的帮助。

I am feeling in the very best of spirits. 我感觉自己正处于最佳的精神状态。

4. ADJ You use very with certain nouns in order to specify an extreme position or extreme point in time. (置于某些名词前表示极限) 最[ADJ n] [强调]

At the very back of the garden was a wooden shack. 在院子的最后面是一间小木屋。

I turned to the very end of the book, to read the final words. 我翻到书的最后面，读了最后的那些话。

5. ADJ You use very with nouns to emphasize that something is exactly the right one or exactly the same one. (置于名词前表示强调) 最佳的; 最合适的[ADJ n] [强调]

Everybody says he is the very man for the case. 人人都说他是这件案子的最佳人选。

6. ADJ You use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying. (置于名词前表示重要性) 甚至[ADJ n] [强调]

At one stage his very life was in danger. 有一个阶段甚至连他的生命都处于危险之中。

History is taking place before your very eyes. 历史甚至就在你的眼前发生着。

7. PHRASE The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering "yes" to something or saying that it is true or correct. 确实如此[强调]

"Are you enjoying your vacation?"—"Very much so."

“你假期过得愉快吗？” —“非常愉快。”

8. CONVENTION Very well is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it. (表示勉强同意或接受) 好吧[套语]

"We need proof, sir." Another pause. Then, "Very well."

“我们需要证据，先生。” 又顿了一下。然后说道，“好吧。”

9. PHRASE If you say that you cannot very well do something, you mean that it would not be right or possible to do it. 不可能 (做某事)

I said yes. I can't very well say no under the circumstances. 我答应了。在当时那种情形下我不可能不答应。