一、副词very 主要修饰形容词或副词:
He was very angry at losing it. 丢失了它他很生气。
He has behaved very badly to you. 他待你很不好。
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He is not handsome, but is very pleasant looking. 他并不英俊,但招人喜爱。
He believes very strongly in female emancipation. 他强烈主张妇女解放。
【注】修饰副词 too(太),要用 much:
It is much too expensive. 这太贵了。
90 miles an hour is much too fast. 钟头开90 英里太快了。
二、副词much 主要修饰动词,而且除非其前有very, too, so 等修饰语,它只用于否定句和疑问句:
She doesn’t like him much. 她不太喜欢他。
Does she much like him? / Does she like him much? 她很喜欢他吗?
She likes him very much. 她很喜欢他。
【注】不带修饰语的much有时也 在肯定句中修饰动词,但这只限于 regret, admire, prefer, appreciate 等 动词,且此时的 much 应置于句中,而 句末:
We much appreciate your invitation. 非常感激你的邀请。
三、much 除修饰动词外,还可修饰 级和最高级 介词短语等:
He is much better today. 他 好多了。
This is much the most difficult. 这是最最 的。
Much to my surprise, he was a thief. 使我大为吃惊的是,他是个贼。
【注】very 有时也可修饰最高级 (注意在句中的位置):
This is the very lowest price. 这是最低最低的价格。
四、修饰 分词,通常用 much,不用 very。但修饰 转化成形容词的 分词,或形容词性较强的 分词 (如 分词作定语时),则可用 very:
I was much surprised at the news. 听到 消息我非常吃惊。
Her face wore a very surprised expression. 她脸上露出很吃惊的表情。
五、very much 是 much 的强调说法,从理论上说,可用 much 的地方,原则上也可用very much。