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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。 |