1 CONJ-SUBORD (表示身份不确定)无论是谁 You use whoever to refer to someone when their identity is not yet known. (表示身份不确定)无论是谁
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Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished.
不管是谁干的这事，早晚要被抓住并受到惩罚。
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Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.
不管是谁赢得了大选，都将面临恢复经济的严峻任务。
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Ben, I want whoever's responsible to come forward.
本，我希望不管是谁的责任，他都能够站出来。
2 CONJ-SUBORD (指与人的身份无关)无论是谁 You use whoever to indicate that the actual identity of the person who does something will not affect a situation. (指与人的身份无关)无论是谁
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You can have whoever you like to visit you.
你想要谁来拜访你都可以。
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Everybody who goes into this region, whoever they are, is at risk of being taken hostage.
进入这个地区的人，不管是谁，都有被劫为人质的危险。
3 QUEST (用在疑问句中代替who作为强调，通常表示惊讶)究竟是谁 You use whoever in questions as an emphatic way of saying 'who', usually when you are surprised about something. (用在疑问句中代替who作为强调，通常表示惊讶)究竟是谁 [emphasis]
4 PHRASE [n PHRASE] (表示不确定)或是别的什么人（或组织） You say or whoever to refer vaguely to another person or organization, especially when you are not sure if you have mentioned the right person or organization. (表示不确定)或是别的什么人（或组织） [informal, vagueness]
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We're not just some big business like Mobil or IBM or whoever.
我们并不仅仅是某个像美孚、IBM或别的什么公司一样的大公司。
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The police, or whoever, would not think of looking for him here.
无论是警方还是其他什么人都不会想到来这里找他。
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