17 and way; at all events; at any cost; at any price; at any rate; by all means; by any means; by every means; in any case; in any event

● 本组词组意为“无论如何”，一般可作状语，一般为介词词组（any way除外）。

● any way意义相当于anyhow,非正式用语，多用于否定与疑问句，有时写成anyway。如：Any way，even if she refuses permission I still intend to go.（不管怎样，即使她不答应，我也打算去。）My mother says I can’t go to the party but I’m going any way.（我妈妈说我不能去参加这个聚会，但无论如何我都要去。）Of course I don’t mind taking you home—I’m going that way any way.（送你回家当然没什么麻烦—我反正是走那条路的。）Any way [Anyhow] I must finish the work today.（无论如何我今天要完成这个工作。）

● at any cost和at any price侧重不惜付出任何代价。如：They were determined to win at any cost.（他们决心不惜任何代价取胜。）Carl has found a good job in a company. He is determined to succeed in his new job at any cost. （卡尔在一家公司找到了一份好工作。他决心不惜一切代价在新工作中取得成功。）Though it’s still raining hard, we must arrive there at any cost before midnight. （尽管雨仍下得很大，但是我们无论如何必须在午夜前到达那里。）They are struggling at any costs to obtain their rights. （他们正在不惜任何代价为获得他们的权利而斗争。）He hated her so much that he was willing to gain his freedom at any price. （他十分憎恨她，以致愿意不惜任何代价来赢得自己的自由。）It must be done at any price. （不论代价如何，这事必须做。）They want peace at any price. （求和平，他们不惜任何代价。）She declared that she would not have a picture like that in her house at any price. （她公开说她无论如何也不在她家里挂那样一幅画。）

● at any rate多用于口语，多用于不管客观条件如何来做某事。如：They both agree with me—well, at any rate, Mary does.（他们俩都同意我的意见，至少玛丽是这样的。）I think we should leave her alone for the moment at any rate.（我想我们无论如何都要让她一个人待一会儿。）Despite his mistakes, he is at any rate a kind-hearted man.（尽管他有缺点，但他至少是一个好心肠的人。）At any rate he must go on Sunday.（无论如何他得星期天走。）

● by all means; by any means; by every means这三个词组与at any price意义相近，但更强调不惜用一切手段和办法，注意这里的means，不是mean。如：Try by all means to persuade him to come.（无论如何要说服他来。）We must get there by all means before he has a chance to break the news to her.（我们务必在他有机会向她透露那件事之前赶到那里。）By all means try the medicine if you think it will do you any good.（如果你认为这种药对你有好处的话，无论如何都要试一下。）They will try to get it by all means.（他们无论如何也要想法把它弄到手。）None of them can by all means redeem his brother.（没有一个人能有办法赎回他弟弟。）I do not by all means pretend to claim the merit.（无论如何我决不会妄自邀功。）By every means take your daughter with you.（你无论如何要带上你的女儿。）We must get there by all means before dark.（我们一定要在天黑前到达那里。）

● at all events; in any case; in any event与at any rate意义和用法同，可互换。如：He had a terrible accident, but at all events he was not killed.（他遭遇了可怕的车祸，但不管怎样他并没有死。）I don’t know if it is a white house or a brown house. At all events, it is a big house on main street.（我不知道那是白房子还是褐色房子，不管怎样，它是大街上的大房子。）Tom was not handsome and he was not bright, but at all events he worked hard and was loyal to his boss.（汤姆不漂亮，也不聪明，但他无论如何工作是努力的，忠于他的老板。）In any case I shall return in a day or two.（无论如何，我一两天就回来。）It may rain tomorrow, but we are going home in any case.（明天可能下雨，但是无论如何我们要回家。）I may not go to Africa, but in any case, I will visit you during the spring.（我也许不会到非洲去，但我一定在今春来看你。）In any event I’ll telephone you before I make a final decision.（无论如何在我作最后决定之前会打电话告诉你。）I hope to go tomorrow; in any event I shall go before Monday.（我希望明天去，无论如何我要在周一前去。）I’ll probably see you tomorrow, but in any event I’ll telephone.（明天我可能要见你，但是不管怎样，我会打电话来的。）