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🔑 whatBrE /wɒt/NAmE /wɑːt/, /wʌt/ pronoun, determiner🔑 used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth 什么◆What is your name? 你叫什么名字?◆What (= what job) does he do? 他是做什么工作的?◆What time is it? 现在什么时候了?◆What kind of music do you like? 你喜欢什么音乐? ➡ compare which (1) 🔑 the thing or things that; whatever …的事物;无论什么;凡是…的事物◆What you need is a good meal. 你需要的是一顿美餐。◆Nobody knows what will happen next. 没有人知道接下来将会发生什么事。◆I spent what little time I had with my family. 我仅有的一点儿时间都和家人在一起度过了。🔑 used to say that you think that sth is especially good, bad, etc. 多么;真;太◆What awful weather! 天气太糟糕了!◆What a beautiful house! 多么漂亮的房子啊! ●and ˈwhat not●and what ˈhave you(informal) and other things of the same type 以及其他同样的东西;诸如此类◆It's full of old toys, books and what not. 这里全都是旧玩具、书籍,以及诸如此类的东西。●get/give sb what ˈfor(informal) to be punished/punish sb severely (受到)严惩;(被)痛打一顿,申斥一顿◆I'll give her what for if she does that again. 她若再这样做,看我怎么收拾她。●or ˈwhat(informal) used to emphasize your opinion (强调看法)◆Is he stupid or what? 他真是傻透了。used when you are not sure about sth (表示不肯定)还是别的什么◆I don't know if he's a teacher or what. 我不知道他是个教师还是别的什么。◆Are we going now or what? 我们现在走还是不走?●what?(informal) 🔑 used when you have not heard or have not understood sth (没听见或没听懂时说)什么◆What? I can't hear you. 什么?我听不见你说话。🔑 used to show that you have heard sb and to ask what they want (听到对方的话并问他们要什么)什么事,要什么◆'Mummy!' 'What?' 'I'm thirsty.' “妈咪!” “什么事?” “我渴。”🔑 used to express surprise or anger (惊讶或愤怒时说)什么,竟有这种事,真的◆'It will cost $500.' 'What?' “这东西要花 500 美元。” “真的?”◆'I asked her to marry me.' ' You what? ' “我向她求婚了。” “你说什么?”●ˈwhat about…?(informal) 🔑 used to make a suggestion (提出建议)…怎么样◆What about a trip to France? 到法国去旅游一趟如何?🔑 used to introduce sb/sth into the conversation (用以引出话题)…怎么样◆What about you, Joe? Do you like football? 你呢,乔?你喜欢足球吗?●ˈwhat-d'you-call-him/-her/-it/-them●ˈwhat's-his/-her/-its/-their-nameused instead of a name that you cannot remember (记不得名字时说)你叫他(或她、它、他们)什么来着◆She's just gone out with old what-d'you-call-him. 她刚和老…,你叫他什么来着,一块儿出去的。●what for? 🔑for what purpose or reason? 为何目的;为何理由◆What is this tool for? 这个工具是干什么用的?◆What did you do that for (= why did you do that)? 你为何做那事?◆'I need to see a doctor.' 'What for?' “我得去看医生。” “看什么病?”●what if…? 🔑what would happen if? 要是…会怎么样呢◆What if the train is late? 火车要是晚点会怎么样呢?◆What if she forgets to bring it? 要是她忘记带来,会怎么样呢?●what ˈof it?(informal) used when admitting that sth is true, to ask why it should be considered important (承认某事属实,想知道为何重要)那又怎么样呢,那有什么关系呢◆Yes, I wrote the article. What of it? 是的,文章是我写的。那又怎么样呢?●what's ˌup with ˈthat?(especially NAmE) used to suggest that sth you have heard is a stupid idea or does not make sense 怎么回事(表示听到的话愚蠢或无聊)◆They dropped their best player. What's up with that? 他们弃用了最佳队员。怎么回事?●what's ˈwhat(informal) what things are useful, important, etc. 什么事物有用(或重要等)◆She certainly knows what's what. 她当然知道轻重缓急。●what's with sb?(NAmE, informal) used to ask why sb is behaving in a strange way (询问某人为何行为古怪)…怎么啦◆What's with you? You haven't said a word all morning. 你怎么啦?整个上午你一句话都没说。●what's with sth?(NAmE, informal) used to ask the reason for sth (询问原因)为什么,怎么◆What's with all this walking? Can't we take a cab? 怎么就这么一直走?难道我们就不能打辆出租车吗?●what with sthused to list the various reasons for sth (列举各种理由)由于,因为◆What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven't been out for weeks. 由于天气很冷,我的腿又不好,我已经好几个星期没有出门了。 |