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always

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al∙ways / ˈɔlwez ; ˈɔ:lwəz /
◙adv
1. all the time, at all times, or every time
• 总是，每次都:
 »Always lock your bicycle to something secure.
  总要把自行车锁在牢固的物体上。
 »She'd always assumed that Gabriel was a girl's name.
  她一直认为加布里埃尔是个女孩名字。
 »He hadn't always been a butler.
  他并不是一直当管家。
2. for a very long time
• 一直，长久以来:
 »I've always wanted to go to Paris.
  我一直都想去巴黎。
 »John's always been keen on music.
  约翰一直喜爱音乐。
3. for ever
• 永远:
 »I'll always remember that day.
  我会永远记住那一天。
4. if someone or something is always doing something, they do it often, especially in an annoying way
• 经常，没完没了地，老是:
 »That woman next door's always complaining.
  隔壁的那个女人老是发牢骚。
5. always assuming / supposing (that) sth, [BrE] used to say that one important fact has to be accepted as true for something else to happen, be true etc
• 要是…的话:
 »We'll leave on Tuesday – always assuming the car's repaired by then.
  我们礼拜二出发 — 如果那时车子能修好的话。
6. as always, as is usual or expected
• 同往常（料想的）一样:
 »The truth, as always, is more complicated.
  同料想的一样，事实更为复杂。
 »As always, Deborah was the last to arrive.
  同往常一样，德博拉最后一个到。
7. can / could always do sth, there's always sth, [spoken] used to make a polite suggestion
• 总还能做某事，总还有某物〔用于礼貌地建议〕:
 »You could always try ringing again.
  你再打个电话试试总是可以的。
 »If you can't get it locally, there's always the Internet.
  如果你在当地买不到，总还有因特网呢。
8. sb always was lucky / untidy etc, used to say you are not surprised by what someone has done because it is typical of them
• 某人一贯幸运/衣冠不整等:
 »You always were a stubborn creature.
  你一贯是个倔强家伙。
 »He's a troublemaker! Always was and always will be!
  他是个捣蛋鬼！ 以前一直如此，以后也一直如此！
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