where
adverb,conjunction
uk/weər/us/wer/A1
to, at, or in whatplace:
去哪里；在哪里Where does helive?他住在哪里？
"I put it onyourdesk." "Where? I can'tseeit."“我把它放在你书桌上了。”“在哪里？我怎么没看到？”
Where are we going?我们要去哪里？
Now where did I put myglasses?我把眼镜放在哪儿了？
Where's thepartybeingheld?聚会在哪儿举行？
Could youtellme where Barker Drive is,please?你能告诉我巴克大街怎么走吗？
Where did you put myumbrella?你把我的伞放在哪儿了？
I'veleftmykeyssomewhereand I don'tknowwhere.我把钥匙放在什么地方了，但我想不起来放哪儿了。
Youfoundmydiary- whereonearthwas it?你找到了我的日记——它到底在哪儿呢？
I've beenmeaningtoaskyou where you getyourhaircut.我一直想问你是在什么地方剪的头发。
Bradford, where Bren comes from, has a lot of goodcurryrestaurants.布拉德福德，布伦的家乡，有很多不错的咖喱饭店。
Shelivedin Rome for acoupleofyears, where shetaughtEnglish.她在罗马生活了几年，其间在那里教英语。
Youseewhere Mira isstanding? Well, he's behind her.你看到米拉站在哪儿了吗？嗯，他在她的后面。
I like to have him next to me where I cankeepaneyeon him.我想让他挨着我，这样我就可以顺便照看他了。
Ireaditsomewhere- I don'tknowwhere(= in whichbook,newspaper, etc.).我在什么地方读到过——我不记得是在哪儿了。
B2
used when referring to aparticularstagein aprocessoractivity:
处于某种阶段；到了某种地步Youreachapointin anyprojectwhere you justwantto get the thingfinished.做任何项目时都会有那么一个阶段，就是只想着赶快把它弄完。
I'vereachedthestagewhere I just don'tcareany more.我已经到了什么也不再在乎的地步了。
in whatsituation:
处于何种情况You're notavailableon the 12th and Andrew can't make the 20th - so where does thatleaveus?你12号没时间，而安德鲁20号不行——那我们还能选哪个时间呢？
Where do youseeyourself fiveyearsfrom now?你觉得自己5年之后会是什么样？
- It'sdifficultchoosingwhere tolive.
- You should put themoneyin asavingsaccountwhere it willearninterest.
- Look where you're going!
- There weredirtymarkson hertrouserswhere she hadwipedherhands.
- She's past theagewhere sheneedsababysitter.
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- question tag
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- when
- whenever
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
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Linguistics: relative forms
Grammar
Relative pronouns: when,whereandwhy
In informal language, we often use where, when or why to introduce defining relative clauses instead of at which, on which or for which.…Where
Where is a wh-word. We use where to ask questions, as a conjunction and to introduce relative clauses.…Whereas a question word
We can use where to ask for information about place:…Emphatic questions withwhereverandwhere on earth
We can ask emphatic questions using wherever or where on earth to express shock or surprise. We stress ever and earth:…Whereas a conjunction
We use where as a conjunction meaning ‘in the place that’ or ‘in situations that’. The clause with where is a subordinate clause and needs a main clause to complete its meaning. If the where clause comes before the main clause, we use a comma:…Whereas a relative pronoun
We can use where as a relative pronoun:…Idioms
be where it's at
know/see wheresomeoneis coming from