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- in or to whatever place (emphasizing a lack of restriction)无论在哪里; 无论到哪里:
meet me wherever you like.
你想到哪里与我会面都行。
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- in all places; regardless of where在任何地方; 无论哪里:
it should be available wherever you go to shop.
无论你到哪里去买, 这东西应该都买得到。
- used for emphasis instead of 'where' in questions, typically expressing surprise or confusion究竟在哪里; 究竟到哪里('where'提问时的强调形式, 尤用于表示惊讶或困惑):
wherever can he have gone to?
他究竟能去哪里呢?
- in every case when无论什么情况下:
use wholegrain breakfast cereals wherever possible.
只要有可能, 尽量用全谷类早餐食品。
USAGE
In the emphatic use (wherever can he have got to?) the one-word form wherever may also be written as two words. See usage at HOWEVER.
短语
or wherever
- informal or any similar place〈非正式〉或者别的类似地方:
it is bound to have originated in Taiwan or wherever.
它一定起源于台湾或别的什么地方。