anything
pron. 任何事；任何东西；重要事物
adv. 在任何程度上
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/ˈeniθɪŋ/
pron.
什么事（物）；任何事（物）
高考真题原句提选：
So eat something in the morning, anything.
Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink.
Some people will do just about anything to save money.
“Has anything gone wrong?” Jack asked.
Dan’s brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing.
When I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be anything but a failure.”
二、词组｜习惯用语
anything but 根本不，决不
of anything 或者其他别的事，或其他什么的
for anything 无论如何（用于否定句中）
if anything 如果有什么区别的话
anything like 多少有点像
see anything [委婉语](女子)见潮红，来例假[系“有喜了”的委婉说法]
anything to do with 与…有关系
anything of （用于疑问或条件句）多多少少；一点…的味儿；很少
like anything [口]拼命地；非常猛地；全力地；象什么似的
as anything 象什么似的；非常
anything goes 怎么都行；任何事情都可能发生
good for anything 胜任各项工作；对一切都适用;对一切都适用；能做各种工作;
三、词根记忆
anything
pron.任何東西(事物);無論什麼東西(事物)I don’t want to say anything about this to her.關於這件事,我什麼都不會對她說.
pronoun
1. used instead of something in negative sentences and in questions; after if / whether ; and after verbs such as prevent, ban, avoid
(用于否定句、疑问句中以及 if 或 whether 和 prevent、ban、avoid 等动词后,代替 something)任何东西,任何事物:
Would you like anything else?
你要点别的什么吗？
There’s never anything worth watching on TV.
电视上根本没有什么值得看的节目。
If you remember anything at all, please let us know.
如果你还记得点儿什么请告诉我们。
We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening.
我们希望防止任何不愉快的事发生。
HELP The difference between anything and something is the same as the difference between any and some. Look at the notes there.
anything 和 something 的区别与 any 和 some 的区别相同。参看该两词条下的注解。
2. any thing at all, when it does not matter which
随便哪个东西；随便什么事物:
I’m so hungry, I’ll eat anything.
我饿慌了,随便吃什么都行。
3. any thing of importance
重要东西；重要事物:
Is there anything (= any truth) in these rumours?
这些传闻中有没有真实的东西？
IDIOMS
▪ anything but
definitely not
决不；根本不:
The hotel was anything but cheap.
这家旅馆根本不便宜。
It wasn’t cheap. Anything but.
它不便宜。绝对不。
▪ anything like sb / sth (informal) (used in questions and negative statements 用于疑问句和否定陈述) similar to sb / sth
和…相像；与…相似:
He isn’t anything like my first boss.
他完全不像我的第一个老板。
▪ as happy, quick, etc. as anything (informal) very happy, quick, etc.
非常幸福(或迅速等):
I felt as pleased as anything.
我感到无比高兴。
▪ like ‘anything
(BrE, informal)
very much
非常；像什么似的:
They’re always slagging me off like anything.
他们经常把我骂得狗血淋头。
▪ not anything like
used to emphasize that sth is not as good, not enough, etc.
根本不,无论如何都不(好、够等):
The book wasn’t anything like as good as her first one.
这本书远远不如她的处女作。
▪ not for ‘anything (informal) definitely not
决不；根本不:
I wouldn’t give it up for anything.
我决不放弃。
▪ or anything (informal) or another thing of a similar type
或其他什么类似的:
If you want to call a meeting or anything, just let me know.
要是你想召集个会议什么的,就请告诉我。
1 any thing, event, situation etc, when it is not important to say exactly which 任何事物，无论何事
You can buy anything you want.
你想要什么都可以买。
He was prepared to do anything to make a bit of money.
只要能赚一点钱，他什么都愿意做。
Anything would be better than staying at home!
做什么都比待在家里好！
You can write about swimming, skiing, or anything else you enjoy doing.
你可以写游泳、写滑雪或者其他任何你喜欢的活动。
2 used in questions to mean ‘something’ 某事物〔用于疑问句〕
Is there anything I can do to help?
有没有什么是我可以效劳的？
Do you want anything from the shops?
你要我从商店带点什么回来吗？
Would you like anything else to eat?
你还要吃点别的东西吗？
3 used in negative sentences to mean no thing, event etc 任何事物都（没有）〔用于否定句〕
We didn’t have anything to eat for three days.
我们连着三天没吃过任何东西。
Don’t do anything until we get there.
我们到那儿之前不要采取任何行动。
4 anything but used to emphasize that someone or something does not have a particular quality 决不，根本不〔用于强调〕
Maria is anything but stupid!
玛丽亚才不笨呢！
5 anything like somebody/something similar in any way to someone or something else 与某人/某物相像
You don’t look anything like your mother.
你长得一点都不像你母亲。
If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to be where the action is.
要是你像我一样，就也会想去热闹的地方。
6 not anything like/near spoken used to emphasize a negative sentence 一点也不〔用于强调否定句〕
We don’t have anything like enough money to buy a new car.
我们根本没有足够的钱买新汽车。
7 as important/clear/big etc as anything informal extremely important, clear etc 非常重要/清晰/大等
He was as nice as anything to me.
他对我非常好。
8 or anything spoken or something that is similar 或别的什么
Would you like a drink or anything?
你想来杯饮料什么的吗？
9 anything goes informal used to say that anything someone says or does is acceptable 什么都行
From what other people were wearing, it looked like anything goes.
从其他人的衣着来看，好像穿什么都可以。
10 for anything informal if you will not do something for anything, you will definitely not do it 决（不），怎么也（不）
I wouldn’t go back there for anything.
我决不回那里去。
11 like anything informal if you do something like anything, you do it a lot 非常，极其
We all encouraged him like anything.
我们都拼命鼓励他。
12 if anything spoken used when you are adding something to emphasize what you have just said 要说有什么的话（倒是…）〔用于补充内容以强调前面所说的话〕
Sam didn’t seem too disappointed at losing. If anything, he seemed relieved that it was all over.
对于比赛失利，萨姆好像并不是太失望，要说有什么的话，比赛结束之后他看上去倒是松了一口气。
13 anything you say spoken used to tell someone you agree with what they suggest 怎么样都行，你说怎样就怎样
Yes, of course, anything you say.
是的，当然，怎么样都行。
1.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（用于否定句）任何事物，什么事情 You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
【搭配模式】：v PRON
We can’t do anything…
我们什么都做不了。
Dad sat, not saying anything…
爸爸坐着，一声不吭。
She couldn’t see or hear anything at all…
她什么也看不见，什么也听不见。
By the time I get home, I’m too tired to do anything active…
我到家时累得无法动弹。
I couldn’t manage anything without you.
没有你，我一事无成。
2.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（用于疑问句或条件从句）任何事物，任何事情 You use anything in questions and conditional clauses to ask or talk about whether something is present or happening.
【搭配模式】：oft PRON adj
What happened, is anything wrong?…
怎么了，出什么事了吗？
Did you find anything?…
你找到什么了吗？
Is there anything you can do to help?…
你能帮忙做点什么吗？
If there’s anything I could do for him, I would.
如果需要我帮他做点什么，我会帮忙的。
3.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（用于描述所谈论事物的词语前）…的东西，…的事情 You can use anything before words which indicate the kind of thing you are talking about.
【搭配模式】：PRON cl/group
More than anything else, he wanted to become a teacher…
他最想成为一名教师。
Anything that’s cheap this year will be even cheaper next year…
今年的便宜货明年会更便宜。
She collects anything that has charm.
她收集一切有特色的东西。
4.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（用于加强语气）无论什么东西，随便什么事情 You use anything to emphasize a possible thing, event, or situation, when you are saying that it could be any one of a very large number of things.
【语用信息】：emphasis
He is young, fresh, and ready for anything…
他年轻又富有朝气，什么事都愿意做。
At that point, anything could happen…
那一刻，什么事都可能发生。
He is convinced he just has to say ‘please’ and he can have anything.
他深信只要说一个“请”字，他就能拥有任何东西。
5.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（用于强调）多少接近于 You use anything in expressions such as anything near ,anything close to and anything like to emphasize a statement that you are making.
【搭配模式】：PRON prep
【语用信息】：emphasis
Doctors have decided the only way he can live anything near a normal life is to give him an operation…
医生的结论是只有做手术，他才有可能过上基本正常的生活。
Only Cowans played anything close to his true form…
只有考恩斯算是发挥出了正常水平。
Plainer examples of the early period do not fetch anything like these sums.
早期更为普通的样本卖不到这种价钱。
6.PRON-INDEF 不定代词（限定范围内的）任何一点 When you do not want to be exact, you use anything to talk about a particular range of things or quantities.
【搭配模式】：PRON from n to n
Factory farming has turned the cow into a milk machine, producing anything from 25 to 40 litres of milk per day…
集约饲养把奶牛变成了生产牛奶的机器，每天差不多要挤出25升到40升的牛奶。
Fights with his father lasted anything between fifteen minutes and an hour.
和他父亲争吵了大约15分钟到一个小时。
Usage Note :
Anything is mainly used in questions and negative sentences. You use not anything instead of something in negative sentences. There isn’t anything here.
anything主要用于疑问句和否定句。否定句中用not anything代替something，如：There isn’t anything here（这儿什么也没有）。
7.PHRASE 短语（用于形容词后表示强调）非常，十分 You use as anything after an adjective to emphasize a quality that someone has.
【搭配模式】：adj PHR
【语用信息】：emphasis
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
He used to be as smart as anything…
他过去聪明绝顶。
She opened the door and jumped out, quick as anything.
她打开门，飞快地跳了出来。
8.PHRASE 短语单单除…之外;根本不;远非 You use anything but in expressions such as anything but quiet and anything but attractive to emphasize that something is not the case.
【搭配模式】：v-link PHR
【语用信息】：emphasis
I will be anything but quiet on Saturday night!…
星期六的晚上我根本静不下心来！
There’s no evidence that he told anyone to say anything but the truth…
并无证据表明他让什么人隐瞒真相。
The Los Angeles police chief was not always so insulated from politicians; anything but.
洛杉矶警察局局长并不总是如此疏远政客，根本不会。
9.PHRASE 短语决不 You can say that you would not do something for anything to emphasize that you definitely would not want to do or be a particular thing.
【语用信息】：emphasis
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
I wouldn’t want to move for anything in the world…
就是天塌了我也不搬走。
I wouldn’t have missed this summer in England for anything…
我本来说什么也不会错过在英格兰的这个夏季的。
I wouldn’t be without Matthew for anything.
我决不会离开马修。
10.PHRASE 短语（尤用于否定句后，对所说之事进行补充说明）甚至正相反，甚至还不如说 You use if anything, especially after a negative statement, to introduce a statement that adds to what you have just said.
【搭配模式】：PHR with cl
I never had to clean up after him. If anything, he did most of the cleaning.
我从来不用跟在他后面打扫卫生。恰恰相反，他包揽了大部分的清洁工作。
11.PHRASE 短语或其他什么的；诸如此类 You can add or anything to the end of a clause or sentence in order to refer vaguely to other things that are or may be similar to what has just been mentioned.
【语用信息】：vagueness
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
Listen, if you talk to him or anything make sure you let us know, will you…
听着，如果你和他说话或什么的，一定要让我们知道，好吗？
He didn’t cry or scream or anything.
他没哭也没喊，什么事也没有。
1
: a thing of any kind任何事情；任何东西
We were allowed to do anything we wanted to.
我们获准想干什么就干什么。
If you’re not sure what to say, just say anything that comes to mind.
如果你不知道该说什么，那就想到什么说什么。
She didn’t say anything at all. [=she said nothing at all] 她什么也没说。
That dog will eat almost/nearly/practically/virtually anything.
那条狗几乎什么东西都吃。
We didn’t talk about anything much.
对任何事情我们都没有深谈。
The new stadium is spectacular. There’s never been anything like it.
新的体育场非常壮观，像这样的还从来没有过。
She never does anything but complain. [=all she does is complain] 除了抱怨，她什么都不做。
I’ll do anything I can to help.
我将尽我所能提供帮助。
They were ready for anything (that might happen).
他们做好了应对（可能发生的）任何情况的准备。
You can’t tell him anything about computers. He thinks he’s an expert.
你不要跟他讲任何有关计算机的事情。他自认为是一名专家。
I can’t think of her as anything but a good friend. [=I can only think of her as a good friend] 我把她当成好朋友。
He’ll do anything for a laugh.
为博一笑，他会竭尽所能。
I’d do/give anything to see her again.
为了再次见到她我会不惜一切。
He won’t take anything from anyone. [=he won’t allow anyone to mistreat him, to be rude to him, etc.] 他不允许任何人对他不敬。
She ate hardly anything. [=she ate almost nothing] 她几乎什么都没吃。
He said he was sorry, but that doesn’t really mean anything.
他说对不起了，但那没有任何实际意义。
I don’t have anything against them. [=I don’t have any reason for disliking them] 我没有什么理由讨厌他们。
She thought it was funny but I didn’t see anything funny about it. [=I didn’t think it was funny at all] 她觉得这很有趣，可我一点儿也不觉得。
They’ve been doing everything and anything to finish on time. = They’ve been doing anything and everything to finish on time.
为能按时完成，他们一直在竭尽全力。
The problems were caused by lack of time as much as anything.
这些问题就是时间太仓促造成的。
She dresses conservatively at work, but on the weekends, anything goes. [=anything is acceptable; there are no rules that have to be followed] 上班时她穿着很保守，但到了周末，她穿着就很随便了。
2
: 1something — used in questions用于疑问句
Would you like anything else?
还要点别的吗？
Is there anything wrong?
有什么不对劲儿吗？
Is there anything (good/interesting) on TV tonight?
今天晚上有什么（好看/有趣的）电视节目吗？
(informal) Do you want some pretzels or anything? [=or a similar thing] 要再来点椒盐卷饼或是别的什么吗？
anything but
: not at all一点也不；决不
He looked anything but happy. [=he looked very unhappy] 他看起来一点也不高兴。
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but (happy).
尽管他说自己很快乐，但他看起来一点都不（快乐）。
This problem is anything but new.
这个问题由来已久。
anything like
1
: at all like和…相像；完全像 — used in negative statements用于否定句
He doesn’t look anything like his brother.
他和他哥哥长得一点也不像。
2
or anything near : in any way : at all无论如何；根本 — used in negative statements用于否定句
He doesn’t look anything like his brother.
他和他哥哥长得一点也不像。
The movie wasn’t anything like/near what I expected it to be. [=the movie was completely different from what I expected it to be] 这部电影和我预想的一点儿也不一样。
We don’t have anything like/near enough time. [=we don’t have nearly enough time] 我们根本没有足够的时间。
as anything informal
: as any person or thing如同任何人；如同任何事物 — used to make a statement more forceful用于加强语气
He was (as) calm as anything. [=he was very calm] 他镇定自若。
It was as obvious as anything [=it was extremely obvious] that she didn’t want to go.
显而易见，她不想走。
for anything
: for any reason无论什么原因；无论如何 — used in negative statements用于否定句
I like my life, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.
我喜欢我的生活，无论如何我都不会去改变它。
if anything
— see 1if
like anything informal
: very much : very forcefully非常；强有力地
It was raining like anything. [=it was raining very hard] 雨下得很大。
She was hoping like anything that the weather would be good.
她迫切希望天气会好起来。
more than anything
: very much : very badly非常；很迫切地
I wanted to believe her more than anything [=I very much wanted to believe her], but I couldn’t.
我非常希望能相信她，但是我做不到。
More than anything (in the world), I’d like to visit Paris again. [=the thing I most want to do is to visit Paris again] （这个世界上）我最想做的事就是再去一次巴黎。
