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| /waɪ/ |
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| 1 | used for asking the reason for something 为什么 |
| Why are you so angry? 你为什么这么生气？ |
| He asked me why I was leaving so early, and I didn’ t know what to say. 他问我为什么那么早离开，我不知道该说些什么。 |
| why is it that...? Why is it that the country imports so much of its food? 这个国家为什么有这么多食品要进口？ |
| why ever (=used for showing that you are surprised) ‘She says she’ s not coming to the wedding.’ ‘Why ever not?’ 究竟为什么 |
| | 1a | used when someone knows or says the reason for something …的原因 | | Idon’ t know why, but there’ s something I don’ t like about that woman. 不知道为什么，但那个女的就是有些地方让我不喜欢。 | | There are a lot of things we need to discuss, which is why I’ m here. 我们有许多事情要讨论，这就是我来这里的原因。 | | reason why I can only think of one reason why Frank should be jealous. 我只能想出一个弗兰克会嫉妒的理由。 | |
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| 2 | spoken used at the beginning of a comment or reply for showing that you are surprised 嗨，哎呀(用于评论或回答的开头，表示感到惊讶) |
| ‘Henry’ s arriving on the twenty-eighth.’ ‘ Why, that’ s tomorrow!’ “亨利28日到。”“哎呀，那不就是明天嘛！” |
| Why, I bet you never had the slightest intention of keeping your promise. 嗨，我敢说你从来没打算要遵守诺言。 |
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| - | why me? spoken
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| used when you cannot understand why you have been chosen to do something difficult or why something bad has happened to you |
| 为什么是我呢？（用于表示不明白为什么自己被选去做困难的事或为什么坏事落在自己身上） |
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| Somebody had to take the blame, but why me? 有人得承担责任，但为什么是我呢？ |
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| - | why not...? spoken
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| 1 | used for making a suggestion 为什么不…呢？（用于提出建议） | Why don’ t we share the cost of accommodation? 我们何不共同承担住宿费呢？ | | why not do sth Why not stay for lunch? 为什么不留下来吃午饭呢？ | |
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| 2 | used for agreeing to a suggestion or request 好，行(用于表示同意建议或请求) | ‘Perhaps we could all meet up at your house?’ ‘Yes, of course, why not?’ “或许我们可以都在你家里碰面？”“当然可以，很好。” | |
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| - | why, oh why...? spoken
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| used when you wish that something had not happened |
| 嗨，怎么会…呢？（用于表示希望某事没有发生） |
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| Why, oh why did you get involved with that awful man? 嗨，你怎么会和那个讨厌鬼搅到一起去了？ |
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| - | why should I? spoken
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| used for rudely refusing to do what someone has just asked you to do |
| 为什么我得这样呢？（用于粗鲁地拒绝某人要求自己做的事） |
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| ‘Tell us what Digby said.’ ‘Why should I?’ “告诉我们迪格比说什么了。”“干吗要告诉你？” |
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