说明
very much 的歧义
核心问题
He doesn't drink very much.
very much 在这里是什么意思？
词典解答
上句中的 very much 可以作两种理解：
A. very much 表示数量 (a very large amount), 作 drink 的宾语。句意是: “他喝酒喝得不很多。”
B. very much 表示时间频度,作状语,意为“常常(very often)”,全句的意思是:“他不经常喝酒。”下列句子里的 very much 也是有歧义的:
I enjoyed talking to you very much.
a）我很喜欢同你谈话。（very much 修饰谓语动词 enjoyed）
b) 我喜欢同你谈许多话。(very much 修饰动名词 talking)