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1 | in or to what place 注意,可以说 Where is he going?或Where is he going to? 这两种说法都是正确的。 |
| 1a | used for asking what place someone or something is in , or what place they go to (用于询问)在哪里,去哪里 | | Where would you like to sit? 你想坐在哪里? | | Iwonder where Jack’ s gone. 我想知道杰克去哪儿了。 | | where...to Do you know where the road leads to? 你知道这条路通向哪里吗? | | where...from Where did the package come from? 这个包裹从哪儿寄来的? | |
| 1b | used when someone knows or says what place someone or something is in or what place they go to (用于陈述)在哪里,去哪里 | | She didn’ t say where she works. 她没有说她在哪里工作。 | | Idon’ t know where Jack is taking me for our anniversary. 我不知道杰克要带我到哪儿去庆祝我们的周年纪念日。 | |
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2 | in or to a particular place used for referring to a particular place that someone or something is in or that they go to 在那里;去那里 |
| We were led to the dining room, where lunch was being served. 我们被带到餐厅,那儿正在供应午餐。 |
| Put the picture where I can see it. 把图片放在我能看见的地方。 |
| This cupboard is where she keeps all her sewing things. 这个小橱是她放针线的地方。 |
| Iwas a teacher in the college where Khalil was studying. 我是个老师,在哈利勒正在就读的那所学院教书。 |
| Where the temple once stood there is now a multi-storey car park. 过去庙宇所在的地方现在成了多层停车场。 |
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3 | at a particular point used for asking about or referring to a situation or a point in a process , discussion , story etc 处于何种情况;在什么地方 |
| Where shall I start? 我该从哪儿开始? |
| We may find ourselves in a situation where we can’ t pay our debts. 我们会发现我们自己陷入了不能还债的境地。 |
| Eventually I reached the point where I was beginning to enjoy my work. 我终于开始喜欢我的工作了。 |
| The Labour Party wants to raise taxes, and this is where we differ from them. 工党想提高税收,这是我们与他们的不同之处。 |
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4 | from what origin used for asking or saying what the origin of something is 从哪里;从那里 |
| Idon’ t know where she gets these ideas. 我不知道她这些想法是从哪里来的。 |
| where...from Xavier is an unusual name. Where does it come from? 泽维尔这个名字很特别,是怎么来的? |
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5 | used for showing differences used when comparing two people , things, actions etc and showing how they are different 尽管,然而(用于比较两个人、物或行为,显示其中的差别) |
| But where a less determined man might have admitted defeat, Wallace fought back with renewed vigour. 意志不够坚定的人可能已经承认失败,但是华莱士却重新振作进行反击。 |
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- | where it’ s at spoken |
| used for describing a situation that is very good , exciting , or fashionable |
| 美好的地方;令人激动的地方;时尚去处 |
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| The downtown dance scene is where it’ s at. 市中心舞会的场面真是刺激。 |
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