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单词 why
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adverb
exclamation
noun
🔑 whyBrE /waɪ/NAmE /waɪ/ adverb🔑 used in questions to ask the reason for or purpose of sth (用于问句)为什么,为何◆Why were you late? 你为什么迟到?◆Tell me why you did it. 告诉我你为什么这样做。◆'I would like you to go.' ' Why me? ' “我希望你去。” “为什么要我去呢?”◆(informal) Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open? 人们到底为什么总不随手关门呢?🔑 used in questions to suggest that it is not necessary to do sth (反问,表示不必)何必◆Why get upset just because you got one bad grade? 何必因为一次成绩不好就想不开呢?◆Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow. 还费事写信干什么?我们明天就见到他了。🔑 used to give or talk about a reason (说明理由)为什么,…的原因◆That's why I left so early. 这就是我早早离去的原因。◆I know you did it—I just want to know why. 我知道这是你干的,我只是想知道为什么。◆The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes. 每年需要重新注射的原因是这病毒经常变化。Giving reasons, justifying a choice 对选择作出解释

In various exams, you are asked to make a choice and give reasons for it. In conversation or in a meeting, you need to explain and justify your decisions. 在各种考试中需要作出选择并给出理由,在谈话或会议上需要对决定加以解释,可用以下表达方式:

  • ◆ There are two main reasons why I think it's the best option: first, there's the cost and second, the quality. 我认为这是最好的选择,主要原因有两个:第一是成本,第二是质量。
  • ◆ I think/believe it's the right thing to do because it gives everyone a fair chance. 我认为这么做是正确的,因为这给予每个人公平的机会。
  • ◆ I would choose the newer one on the grounds that it will last longer. 我会选择较新的那个,因为它更加耐用。
  • ◆Of the three houses, the largest one seems to me to be the best, because they need the room. 这三栋房子中,最大的那栋在我看来是最好的,因为他们需要这么大的空间。
  • ◆My choice would be number 3, simply because it's the clearest design. 我的选择是 3 号,原因就在于它的设计最清晰。
●why ˈeverused in questions to mean 'why', expressing surprise (用于问句,语带惊讶)究竟为什么◆Why ever didn't you tell us before? 你为什么不早告诉我们呢?●ˌwhy ˈnot? 🔑used to make or agree to a suggestion (提出或赞同建议)为什么不呢,好哇◆Why not write to her? 为什么不给她写信呢?◆'Let's eat out.' ' Why not? ' “咱们到外边吃去吧。” “好哇。”◆Why don't we go together? 我们为什么不一起去呢?
🔑 whyBrE /waɪ/NAmE /waɪ/ exclamation(old-fashioned or NAmE) used to express surprise, lack of patience, etc. (表示惊讶、不耐烦等)哎呀,呦,哟,嗨◆Why Jane, it's you! 呦,简,是你呀!◆Why, it's easy—a child could do it! 嗨,这容易得很,连小孩子都干得了!
🔑 whyBrE /waɪ/NAmE /waɪ/ noun●the ˌwhys and (the) ˈwhereforesthe reasons for sth 理由;原因;缘故◆I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation. 我无意深入调查这一情况的来龙去脉。
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