very
very 只能修饰「任何形式(包含现在和过去分词转用)的形容词」、「副词」。
very 修饰 interested (过去分词转用的形容词)
Jason has talents in music, and he’s very interested in piano.
杰森很有音乐天赋,他对钢琴非常有兴趣。
very 修饰 fast (副词)
Gina ran very fast to catch up the train.
吉娜为了赶上火车而狂奔。
much
much 只能修饰「动词」、「过去分词转用的形容词」、「比较级」。
much 修饰 like (动词)
I like the dress so much that I can’t wait to take it home.
我好喜欢那件洋装,而且迫不及待想要把它带回家。
much 修饰 surprised (过去分词转用的形容词)
She was much/very surprised at the news she just got from the TV.
她对于刚从电视上得知的新闻很惊讶。
much 修饰 smarter (比较级)
Tricia is apparently much smarter than his brothers.
翠西亚很显然地比她的兄弟们聪明许多。
very much
very much 是个很常见的片语,那是因为 much 在「肯定句」中不得单独使用,一定要加上 so 或是 very 来修饰 much。而在此时,very 是修饰副词 much,而 much 则是修饰该句动词。
肯定句:
Thank you so much.
非常感谢你。
They love each other very much.
他们非常相爱。
非肯定句:
I don’t appreciate his novel much.
我没有那么喜欢他的小说。
Did they enjoy the show much?
他们很享受这个表演吗?