who
US
UK who pron: (what person or people?) (疑问代词)
SC 谁，什么人 shuí ，shén me rén
TC 誰
TC 誰
Who ate the bread?
谁吃了面包？
who pron: (person, people: that) (关系代词)
SC …的人 de rén
SC …的那些人 de rén，de nà xiē rén(关系代词)
The person who broke it is not here.
打碎这个东西的人不在这里。
打碎这个东西的那些人不在这里。
who pron: informal (whom) (相当于宾格 whom)
SC 谁，什么人 shuí ，shén me rén
TC 誰
TC 誰
Who are you talking to?
你在和谁谈话？
WHO n: initialism (World Health Organization)
SC 世界卫生组织 shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī
The WHO recommends that you eat vegetables.
世界卫生组织推荐我们多吃蔬菜。
World Health Organization n: (UN agency) (联合国机构之一)
SC 世界卫生组织 shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī
determine whether/what/why/who vtr: (facts: ascertain)
SC 搞清
SC 查清 chá qīng
TC 查清
TC 查清
"We must determine what exactly happened that night," said Inspector Brown.
“我们必须查清当晚究竟发生了什么。”调查员布朗说。
dread to think what/how/who v expr: (find unpleasant to imagine)
SC 不敢想
SC 害怕去想
I dread to think how the victim's family must be feeling.
inquire as to whether/when/how/who/what, enquire as to whether/when/how/who/what vtr: formal (with clause: ask)
SC 询问 xún wèn
TC 詢問
TC 詢問
I am writing to inquire as to whether your company has any vacancies.
我来信是想询问贵公司是否有职位空缺。
know that, know who, know what, know why vtr: (be aware)
SC 知道 zhī dào
TC 知道
TC 知道
SC 清楚 zhī dào，qīng chǔ
TC 清楚
TC 清楚
Does he know that we've arrived?
他知道我们已经到了吗？
learn who, learn what, learn why vtr + pron: (details, reasons: ascertain)
SC 查明 chá míng
TC 查明
TC 查明
SC 弄清楚 chá míng，nòng qīng chǔ
SC 确定 chá míng，què dìng
TC 確定
TC 確定
After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was.
那侦探工作了几周之后，终于查到了凶手是谁。
no matter who expr: (with clause: whoever)
SC 不管是谁 bù guǎn shì shuí
TC 不管是誰
TC 不管是誰
No matter who says that the sky is green, they are still wrong.
realize how/what/who, also UK: realise how/what/who vtr + conj: (be aware) (后接疑问词)
SC 意识到 yì shí dào
TC 意識到
TC 意識到
He doesn't realize how important this is for me.
他没意识到这对我是多么重要。
who cares, who cares? interj: informal (I don't care) (非正式用语)
SC 谁在乎！ shéi zài hū
TC 誰在乎！
TC 誰在乎！
So you've made a few teeny mistakes – who cares!
who knows interj: (expressing that [sth] is unknown)
SC 谁晓得！天晓得！ shéi xiǎo de tiān xiǎo de
I wonder why she said such a weird thing - who knows!
who would have thought it?, who would have thought? interj: (expressing surprise)
SC 谁能想得到呢？ shuí néng xiǎng dé dào ne ？
Wow, that's really interesting – who would've thought?
who'd contraction: colloquial, abbreviation (who would)
SC 谁想要，谁将
Who'd want a job like that? Who'd be able to afford to buy such an expensive pair of shoes?
who'd contraction: informal, abbreviation (who did)
SC 谁已经，谁之前
Who'd you say that man was?
who'll contraction: colloquial, abbreviation (who will)
SC 谁会，谁将
Who'll be at the party?
who're contraction: colloquial, abbreviation (who are)
SC 是谁
Who're those people over there?
who's contraction: colloquial, contraction (who is)
SC 谁在
SC 谁是
Who's knocking at the door?
who's who expr: (identities)
SC 身份 shēn fèn
TC 身份
TC 身份
I'm not sure who's who in these old family photos.
who've expr: contraction (who have)
SC 谁会
you-know-who n: informal ([sb] unnamed but understood)
SC 神秘人
SC 那个人 nà gè rén