always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ star5 CET4 TEM4

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  ADV（副词） If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred. 总是; 每次 [ADV before v]

  例：

  She's always late for everything.

  她总是每件事都迟到。

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  ADV（副词） If something is always the case, was always the case, or will always be the case, it is, was, or will be the case all the time, continuously. 永远地

  例：

  We will always remember his generous hospitality.

  我们将永远记住他的慷慨好客。

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  ADV（副词） If you say that something is always happening, especially something that annoys you, you mean that it happens repeatedly. 老是 [ADV before v-cont]

  例：

  She was always moving things around.

  她老是把东西挪来挪去。

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  ADV（副词） You use always in expressions such as can always or could always when you are making suggestions or suggesting an alternative approach or method. (用于提出建议或替换方案) 总还 ['can/could' ADV inf]

  例：

  If you can't find any decent apples, you can always try growing them yourself.

  如果你找不到任何像样的苹果，你总还可以试着自己种。

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  ADV（副词） You can say that someone always was, for example, awkward or lucky to indicate that you are not surprised about what they are doing or have just done. 一向以来地 [ADV before v]

  例：

  She's going to be fine. She always was pretty strong.

  她一切都会好的。她一向以来都挺坚强。