very much

1. 但注意：
   But notice this use
   1. I am very hungry.
      我很饿。
   2. I was very pleased to get your letter.
      收到你的信我非常高兴。
   3. You played very well.
      你演得很好。
   4. I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in the crime.
      我非常担忧（very much afraid）你儿子可能在这罪案中受到牵连。
2. 含被动意义的过去分词不与very连用，而通常用much、very much或greatly（正式用语）：
   Very is not used with past participles that have a passive meaning. Much , very much or greatly (formal) are usually used instead.
   1. Your help was very much appreciated.
      非常感谢您的帮助。
   2. He was much loved by everyone.
      他深受大家的爱戴。
   3. She was greatly admired.
      她很受赞赏。
3. 形容词比较级则用much、very much、a lot等：
   However, with comparative adjectives much , very much , a lot , etc. are used.
   1. my very best work
      我最好的工作
   2. the very youngest children
      这些最小的孩子
   3. Your work is very much better.
      你的工作要好得多。
   4. much younger children
      小得多的孩子
4. 含极端意义的形容词和副词不用very，而常用absolutely、completely等副词：
   Very is not used with adjectives and adverbs that already have an extreme meaning. You are more likely to use an adverb such as absolutely , completely , etc.
   1. She was absolutely furious.
      她愤怒极了。
   2. I’m completely exhausted.
      我完全筋疲力尽了。
   3. You played really brilliantly.
      你的表现真是棒极了。
5. 动词不用very，而用very much：
   Very is not used with verbs. Use very much instead.
   1. We enjoyed staying with you very much.
      我们非常喜欢待在你这里。

1. I'm very much my own boss and no one interferes with what I do.
   我自己很有主见，没有人干预我做的事。
2. I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change
   我非常希望这起事件能催生变革。
3. I found their work very much consonant with this way of thinking.
   我发现他们的工作与这种思维方式非常一致。
4. I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
   在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
5. He is very much a man of decision and action.
   他是一个遇事非常果断、行动极为迅速的人。
6. I'm very much a family man and need to be close to those I love.
   我是个非常恋家的男人，必须生活在所爱的人身旁。
7. His designs show a love of simplicity which is very much his hallmark.
   他的设计显示出对简约风格的偏爱，这正是他一贯的特点。
8. Farming can be very much a hit-and-miss affair.
   务农可能是件非常碰运气的事。
9. I'm very much a loner — I never go out.
   我这人非常孤僻，从不出门。
10. Thank you very much
    非常感谢。
11. Something was very much the matter.
    确实出问题了。
12. Although we still depict nostalgic snow scenes on Christmas cards, winters are now very much warmer
    虽然我们仍在圣诞卡上描绘着具有怀旧气氛的雪景，但现在的冬天比过去暖和多了。
13. Thank you very much indeed, Doctor, I am extremely obliged to you.
    大夫，太感谢您了，您真是我的大恩人。
14. They obviously appreciate you very much
    他们显然对你十分感激。
15. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
    现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。
16. 'I very much regret the injuries he sustained,' he said
    “我对他的受伤感到很遗憾，”他说。
17. We like him very much and he says the same about us.
    我们很喜欢他，他也说很喜欢我们。
18. I don't have much time to watch very much television.
    我没有太多时间可泡在电视上。
19. We know where we can get it, thank you very much.
    我们知道在哪儿能买到，谢谢。
20. The men were very much like my father.
    那些人很像我的父亲。
21. It's obviously not used very much
    很明显这个没怎么用过。
22. I want this baby very much, because it certainly will be the last.
    我很爱这个小宝贝，因为它肯定是我最后一个孩子了。
23. The questions he raised during the discussion were all very much to the point.
    他在讨论会上提出的几个问题都十分中肯。
24. We miss you very much.
    我们老念着你。
25. I must say that I am very much to blame.
    我必须说都怪我不好。
26. I should very much like to see it.
    我非常想看看它。
27. Thank you very much for coming to meet me.
    非常感谢你来接我。
28. I thank you very much indeed for this interview.
    我十分感谢您这次接见。
29. I am very much afraid that she knows it.
    我生怕她知道。
30. I would be very much pleased if you would accept the trifling present from me.
    如果你收下我的这份薄礼，我将非常高兴。

adv

1. to a very great degree or extent
   1. I feel a lot better
   2. we enjoyed ourselves very much
   3. she was very much interested
   4. this would help a great deal

   Synonym:    a lotlotsa good deala great dealmuch