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used with singular nouns to refer to all the members of a group of things or people （与单数名词连用，指整体中的）每一个，每个 She knows every student in the school. 她认识学校里的每一个学生。 I could hear every word they said. 他们说的每句话我都能听见。 We enjoyed every minute of our stay. 我们逗留期间每一分钟都过得很愉快。 I go to the gym every day. 我每天都去健身房。 every week/month/year 每周/每月/每年 I get that wrong every single time. 我每次都弄错了。 I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them). 报纸上的每一篇文章我都读。 They were watching her every movement. 他们注视着她的每一个动作。 Every one of their songs has been a hit. 他们的每首歌都很受欢迎。
Grammar Point each / everyeach / every- Each is used in front of a singular noun and is followed by a singular verb:
each 用于单数名词前，后接单数动词： Each student has been given his or her own email address. 每个学生都得到一个自己的电子邮件地址。
Each student has been given their own email address. 每个学生都得到一个自己的电子邮件地址。
- When each is used after a plural subject, it has a plural verb:
each 用于复数主语后，谓语动词用复数： They each have their own email address. 他们每个人都有自己的电子邮件地址。
- Every is always followed by a singular verb:
every 后总是接单数动词： Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam. 班上每个同学都有能力通过这次考试。
- Each of, each one of and every one of are followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but the verb is usually singular:
each of、each one of 与 every one of 后接复数名词或代词，但谓语动词通常用单数： Each (one) of the houses was slightly different. 每座房子都稍有不同。 I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad. 我买了一打鸡蛋，个个都是坏的。
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used to say how often something happens or is done （表示发生的频率）每，每逢，每隔 The buses go every 10 minutes. 公共汽车每隔 10 分钟发一班车。 We had to stop every few miles. 我们每走几英里就得停一停。 One in every three marriages ends in divorce. 三分之一的婚姻都以离婚告终。 He has every third day off (= he works for two days, then has one day off, then works for two days and so on). 他每隔两天休息一天。 We see each other every now and again. 我们偶尔相见。 Every now and then he regretted his decision. 他有时为自己的决定后悔。
all possible 所有可能的；完全可能的
Word OriginOld English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ‘ever’ and ǣlc ‘each’.
Idioms
each and every
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every single one （与单数名词连用，指整体中的）每一个，每个 I look forward to seeing each and every one of you as we celebrate our 50th year. 在我们庆祝50周年的时候，我期待着见到你们每一个人。
every other
each alternate one (= the first, third, fifth, etc. one, but not the second, fourth, sixth, etc.) 每隔一个