1 (used to add an extra point or reason) in any case (用于补充说明)无论如何,不管怎么说:
It's too late now, anyway.无论如何现在已经太晚了。I don't want to go out tonight, and anyway I haven't got any money.我今晚不想出门,反正我也没有钱。 [SYN] besides 同义词为 besides
2 in spite of sth; even so 尽管;即使如此:
I'm afraid I can't come to your party, but thanks anyway.我恐怕不能出席你的酒会,不过还是谢谢你。
3 used after a pause in order to change the subject or go back to a subject being discussed before (用于停顿之后,以改变话题或回到先前讨论的话题):
Anyhow, that's enough about my problems. How are you?好了,我的问题说够了,你呢?Anyhow, as I was saying...嗯,我刚才在说…
4 used to correct or slightly change what you have said (用于修正或稍稍改变刚说过的话):
He works in a bank. He did when I last saw him, anyway.他在银行工作。至少我上次见他的时候是这样。
anyway/ˋɛnI͵we; ˈeniweI/ also 又作 anyhowinformal 【非正式】adv 1 in spite of the fact that you have just mentioned 尽管如此﹐即使这样: Tom was ill, but I went to the party anyway. 汤姆病了﹐但我还是去参加了聚会。This idea probably won’t work, but let's try it anyway. 这个办法可能行不通﹐不过我们还是试试吧。2 used when you are adding something to support or explain what you have just said 反正﹐而且: I haven’t got time to do it now. And anyway , I don’t have the right tools. 我现在没有时间做这事﹐再说我也没有合适的工具。He decided to sell his bike – he never used it anyway. 他决定卖掉他的自行车 — 反正他也从来不用。3 used when you are changing the subject of a conversation or returning to a previous subject 对了﹐好吧〔用于改变话题或回到原来的话题〕: Anyway, how are things with you? 对了﹐你怎么样?I think she's around my age, but anyway , she's pregnant. 我想她和我差不多大吧﹐反正﹐她是怀孕了。4 used when adding something that corrects or slightly changes what you have just said 至少〔用于对刚才所说的话加以纠正或略加修改〕: I’m not thinking of changing my job. Not this year, anyway. 我没有考虑换工作。 至少今年是这样。
anyway (alsoanyhow) adverb1a word that you use when you give a second, more important reason for something: I don't want to go out tonight and anyway I haven't got any money.2in spite of something else: It was very expensive but she bought it anyway. I'm afraid I'm busy tonight, but thanks for the invitation anyway.3a word that you use when you start to talk about something different or when you go back to something you talked about earlier: That's what John told me. Anyway, how are you?