archaic or poetic/literary <古, 诗/文>
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- to what place or state往何处, 去哪里; 怎样的情况, 在何种程度上：
whither are we bound?
我们要去何方？
they asked people whither they would emigrate.
他们问人们将移居何处。
1.1
- what is the likely future of…的前景如何：
whither modern architecture?
现代建筑的前景如何？
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- to which (with reference to a place)往那儿, 去那里：
the barbecue had been set up by the lake, whither Matthew and Sara were conducted.
烧烤已在湖边开始, 马修和萨莉被带往那里。
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- to whatever place; wherever无论往何处, 无论哪里：
we could drive whither we pleased.
我们可以把车开到任何我们想去的地方。
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