very可用作形容词和副词。下面就其常见用法及注意点进行梳理。
1.副词very指“很，非常，十分，极” ，它要放在形容词、副词和限定词前面。比如：I'm very very grateful.我万分感激。The book is very small in size.这本书很小。He works very hard.他工作很努力。
2.副词very表示“完全，十足”，它用来强调形容词最高级或放在own的前面。比如：They wanted the very best quality.他们要最好的质量。At last he had his very own car.他终于有了完全属于他自己的汽车。
3.形容词very指“正是的，恰好的，同一的”，在这里very特指人或事物。比如：
Those were her very words.这些都是她的原话。He might be phoning her at this very moment.他也许这会儿正在给她打电话呢。That's the very thing I need.那正是我需要的东西。
4.形容词very指“最……的，极端的，十足的”，多用来强调极限的地点或时间。比如：It happens at the very beginning of the book.这事发生在书的一开头。
5.形容词very指“仅仅的，唯独的，甚至于”，用来加强语气，修饰名词。比如：The very thought of drink made him feel sick.他一想到酒就觉得恶心。‘I can't do that!’ she gasped, appalled at the very idea.“那事我可不能干！”她一听到这个想法便吃惊地倒抽着冷气。
6.要点：
1.字母以a开头的形容词一般不能与very连用。比如，我们不说very awake，可以说wide awake。不说very asleep，而说fast asleep。不说very afraid，而是very much afraid。
2.一般不用very修饰动词，而要用very much。比如：We like them very much.我们非常喜欢待他们。
3.very用以强调形容词最高级，这也是考点之一。比如：My very best work is teaching. 我最好的工作是教书。The very youngest children should be looked after.这些最小的孩子应该被照顾。
在形容词比较级中多用much、very much、a lot等。比如：Your work is very much better. 你的工作要好得多。There are much younger children here.这里有小得多的孩子们。
4.含被动意义的过去分词不与very连用（也就是被动语态 ），通常用much、very much或greatly。比如：Your help was very much appreciated.非常感谢您的帮助。He was much loved by everyone.他深受大家的爱戴。She was greatly admired.她很受赞赏。
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