单词 | what |
释义 | what/wɒt; us hwɒt ||; hwɑt/det pronoun1. used for asking for information about sb/sth (用于发问或询问): ◇what time is it? 现在几点了?◇what kind of music do you like? 你喜欢哪一类音乐?◇she asked him what he was doing. 她问他在做什么。◇what's their phone number? 他们的电话号码是多少? look at the note at which. 参看which的注释。 2. the thing or things that have been mentioned or said 所指或所说的事物: ◇what he says is true. 他说的是真的。◇i haven't got much, but you can borrow what money i have. 我的钱不多,但我有的可以全部借给你。 3. used for emphasizing sth (用于强调): ◇what strange eyes she's got! 她的眼睛真奇怪呀!◇what a kind thing to do! 多么好心的一件事啊! 4. used to express surprise or to tell sb to say or repeat sth (用于表示惊讶或让人重复某话): ◇‘i've asked alice to marry me.’ ‘what!’ “我请艾丽斯嫁给我。”“什么!” how/what about...?→about²what for for what purpose or reason 为什么目的;做什么用: ◇what's this little switch for? 这个小开关有什么用?◇what did you say that for (= why did you say that)? 你干吗说那些话? what if...? what would happen if...? 如果…怎么办?: ◇what if the car breaks down? 如果汽车抛锚了怎么办? what• ⇨ what?/what did you say?• ⇨ who cares?/so what?/what do i care? what /hwɑt; wɒt/determiner, pron 1. especially spoken used in questions to ask for information about something 【尤口】 什么[用于疑问句]:◇what are you doing? 你在做什么?◇what did ellen say? 爱伦说了些什么?◇what kind of dog is that? 那是条什么狗? 2. used to talk about the things that someone asks, that someone is sure or not sure about etc 什么,…的东西[用于谈论某人所问的事情、某人肯定或不肯定的事物等]:◇i'm not sure what you can do. 我不知道你能做什么。◇she asked them what they wanted for lunch. 她问他们午餐想吃点什么。◇father showed us what he'd made. 爸爸把自己做的东西给我们看。 3. used to say which things someone does, says, thinks etc 表示某人做的[说的,想的]事:◇i told him what to do. 我告诉他要做些什么事。 4. used at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are very surprised, excited, annoyed etc 真是,多么,何等[用于句子的开头以加强语气,尤用于吃惊、激动、生气时]:◇what an idiot! 真是个白痴!◇what a nice day! 多好的天气! 5. spoken informal used when you have not heard something that someone said. this use is often considered slightly rude. 【口,非正式】 什么[用于表示没听清楚别人的话,一般认为这样说较粗鲁]:◇"do you want a fried egg?" "what?" “你要吃个煎鸡蛋吗?”“什么?” 6. used to ask what someone wants when they call your name 什么事[用于回应别人的呼唤]:◇"anita?" "what?" "can you come here for a minute?" “安妮塔?”“什么事?”“你能过来一下吗?” 7. what's up?/what's happening? informal, especially ame used to say hello to someone you know well 【非正式,尤美】 你好吗?/近来好吗?[用于招呼熟人]:◇"hey chris! what's up?" “嗨,克理斯!你好吗?” 8. what's up (with sb/sth) used to ask what is wrong with someone or something (某人/某物)出什么事了,怎么了:◇what's up with denise? 丹妮丝怎么啦? 9. what if...? spoken 【口】 a) used to talk about something that might happen, especially something bad or frightening 如果…怎么办?:◇what if he got lost? 他迷了路怎么办? b) used to make a suggestion 如果…怎么样?[用于提出建议]:◇what if i took you there in my car? 我开车送你去那里如何? 10. what with spoken used when you are giving the reasons for something, especially a bad situation 【口】 因为,由于:◇i can't afford to run a car, what with petrol, insurance and everything. 我养不起汽车,因为要支付汽油费、保险费等等。 11. what's more spoken used to add another thing to what you have just said, especially something interesting or surprising 【口】 而且,此外[尤用于加上有趣或使人惊讶的一点] 12. have what it takes to have the ability or courage to do something 具备条件[勇气][做某事]:◇whitman doesn't have what it takes to do the job. 惠特曼不具备做这份工作的条件。→ see also 另见 guess what (guess¹), so?/so what? (so¹)usage note 用法说明: whatwhen you are talking to someone and you do not understand what they say or you do not hear them clearly, it is polite to say 当你和别人讲话时不懂别人的意思或者没有听清楚时,礼貌的说法是 "i'm sorry, i didn't hear you." “抱歉,我没听清楚。” or 或者说 "i'm sorry, i don't understand." “对不起,我没能听懂。” it is not polite to just say "what?" 单说“什么?”是不礼貌的。 ☞ what |
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