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| /haʊˈevə/ |
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| 1 | used for giving surprising information
used when you are saying something that seems surprising after your previous statement , or that makes your previous statement seem less true 然而；但是 |
| The president was confident of success. His advisers were not so sure, however. 总统对成功充满信心，不过他的顾问们却没有那么自信。 |
| Diamond mining is a highly profitable industry. There are, however, certain risks involved. 钻石开采是个高利润的产业，但其中也有某些风险。 |
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| 2 | used for changing the subject
used when you are changing the subject （用于改变话题）不过，但是 |
| I’ m delighted I could be here today. However, I didn’ t come here to talk about myself. 今天能在这儿，我感到很高兴。但是，我来这儿不是为了谈论自己。 |
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| 3 | when the amount or degree does not make a difference
used for saying that it makes no difference how good , bad , difficult etc something is or how much there is of something 不管多么；无论多么 |
| however good/well/bad/badly/hard etc She would still love him however badly he behaved. 不管他表现多差，她都仍然会爱他。 |
| If you take money from the fund, however small the amount, you must record it in this book . 如果你取用基金的钱，不管数目多小，都必须登记在这个本子上。 |
| however much/many We’ re determined to have a wonderful holiday, however much it costs. 不管要花多少钱，我们都决心好好度个假。 |
| However many times you explain things, you can never get him to understand. 不管你把事情解释多少遍，你都无法让他明白。 |
| however long sth takes We are determined to solve this problem, however long it takes. 不管花多少时间，我们都决心要解决这个问题。 |
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| 4 | spoken used for emphasizing ‘how’
used instead of ‘how’ in questions for emphasizing that you think something is surprising （用于疑问句中代替how，表示强调）究竟怎样，到底如何 |
| ‘The original documents got lost.’ ‘However did that happen?’ “原件丢失了。”“这到底是怎么搞的？” |
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| 5 | in whatever way
in whatever way someone chooses 不管用什么方法（或方式） |
| We let the kids decorate their rooms however they want to. 我们让孩子们想怎么布置房间就怎么布置房间。 |
| However you look at it, this is very worrying news. 不管你怎么看这都是一条非常令人担忧的消息。 |
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