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  Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni,
     AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG.
     einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.]
     1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one
        indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.
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     Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without
           limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any
           time; I ask any one to answer my question.
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                 No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither
                 knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt.
                                                    xi. 27.
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     2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there
        any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?
        ``Who will show us any good?'' --Ps. iv. 6.
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     Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural,
           as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood;
           anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.
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                 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, .
                 . . and it shall be given him.     --Jas. i. 5.
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                 That if he found any of this way, whether they
                 were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
                 Jerusalem.                         --Acts ix. 2.
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     At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of
        affairs; anyhow.
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  Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni,
     AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG.
     einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.]
     1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one
        indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.
  
     Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without
           limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any
           time; I ask any one to answer my question.
  
                 No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither
                 knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt.
                                                    xi. 27.
  
     2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there
        any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?
        ``Who will show us any good?'' --Ps. iv. 6.
  
     Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural,
           as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood;
           anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.
  
                 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, .
                 . . and it shall be given him.     --Jas. i. 5.
  
                 That if he found any of this way, whether they
                 were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
                 Jerusalem.                         --Acts ix. 2.
  
     At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of
        affairs; anyhow.

  at any rate
       adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a
              previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think
              they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know
              what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway,
              there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know
              how it started; in any case, there was a brief
              scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a
              serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood
              for it" [syn: anyhow, anyway, in any case, in
              any event]
       2: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is
          colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any
          rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence
          of economists--or at any rate of economics--is
          far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise]

  at any rate
     prep.phr.
     (lb en conjunctive) in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; ''used
  to discard or qualify a previous thought''.

  at any rate
     prep.phr.
     (lb en conjunctive) in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; ''used
  to discard or qualify a previous thought''.

  at any rate
     prep.phr.
     (lb en conjunctive) in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; ''used
  to discard or qualify a previous thought''.

  at any rate
     prep.phr.
     (lb en conjunctive) in any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; ''used
  to discard or qualify a previous thought''.

  at any rate
     Engelska adv.
     i alla fall, i varje fall

  at any rate /at ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt/
  za každou cenu

  at any rate /at ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt/
  auf jeden Fall
     Synonyms: at all events, in any event
  
   see: case, cases, subsidy case, by no means, on no account, not on any account, basket case, worst case, in many instances, where there is a valid reason, be a lost cause, bring down sb./sth., cause the downfall of sb./sth.
  

  at any rate /at ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt/
  jedenfalls 
     Synonyms: anyhow, in any case, at all events
  

  at any rate /at ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt/
  
  τέλος πάντων

  at any rate /at ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt/
  1. legalábbis
  2. legalább
  3. mindenesetre
  4. bármi történjék

  99 Moby Thesaurus words for "at any rate":
     absolutely, after a fashion, after all, again, albeit,
     all the same, although, and no mistake, anyhow, anyway, anywise,
     appreciably, assuredly, at all, at all events, at best, at least,
     at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, but,
     by all means, by any means, certainly, clearly, comparatively,
     decidedly, decisively, definitely, detectably, distinctly, even,
     even so, fairly, for a certainty, for a fact, for all that,
     for certain, for sure, forsooth, howbeit, however, in a manner,
     in a way, in any case, in any event, in any way, in part,
     in some measure, in truth, incompletely, indeed, indeedy,
     irregardless, just the same, leastwise, merely, mildly, moderately,
     modestly, most assuredly, most certainly, nevertheless, nohow,
     nonetheless, not comprehensively, not exhaustively,
     nothing else but, notwithstanding, of course, only, part,
     partially, partly, positively, pro tanto, purely, rather,
     regardless, relatively, simply, so far, somewhat, still, surely,
     though, thus far, to a certainty, to a degree, to some degree,
     tolerably, truly, unequivocally, unmistakably, visibly, when,
     yet
  
  

  不管怎样，反正

     无论如何,至少