| 单词 | what |
| 释义 | what (adjective) what (adverb) what 53 ENTRIES FOUND: what (pronoun) what (adjective) what (adverb) what-if (noun) what's-her-name (noun) what's-his-name (noun) what all (pronoun) what for (noun) you-know-what (noun) about (preposition) best (noun) care (verb) cat (noun) come (verb) difference (noun) doctor (noun) drag (verb) else (adjective) gander (noun) get (verb) give (verb) good (adjective) goose (noun) have (verb) hear (verb) hell (noun) hit (verb) if (conjunction) know (verb) look (verb) made (adjective) manner (noun) mean (verb) more (adverb) new (adjective) odds (noun) order (verb) pleasure (noun) poison (noun) reap (verb) sauce (noun) say (verb) see (verb) should (verb) sow (verb) talk (verb) tell (verb) thing (noun) tick (verb) wait (verb) wish (verb) with (preposition) worth (preposition) 1 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ pronoun 1 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ pronoun Learner's definition of WHAT 1 a — used to ask for information about someone or something什么（用于询问某人或某事） What is your name?你叫什么名字？ What are those things on the table?桌上那些是什么东西？ What's your family like?你的家庭是什么样的？ What happened?发生什么事了？ What [=how much] does it cost?多少钱？ “What did she say?” “She said yes.”“她说什么？”“她说好的。” What do you think of my idea?你觉得我的想法怎么样？ What do you want to do tonight?今晚你想做什么？ “Dad!” “What (do you want)?” “You have a phone call.”“爸爸！”“什么事？”“有你的电话。” What (on earth) are you doing?!你（究竟）在做什么？！ I finished dusting. Now what (should I do)?我掸过灰尘了。现在我该做什么？ What (should I do) next?下面（我该）做什么？ What else did he say?他还说什么了？ You have money, fame, and a beautiful family. What more could you want?你拥有金钱、名誉和美满的家庭。你还想要什么？ b — used to describe a question什么（用于描述问题） Please ask them what they want for dinner.请问问他们晚餐想吃什么。 They asked her what she knew about him.他们向她询问她对他的了解。 I wonder what his motives were.我想知道他的动机是什么。 2 a — used to ask someone to say something again because you have not clearly heard or understood it什么（因未听清或未能理解而请求对方重复或解释） What did you say? = (informal) What?你说什么？ — often used to show surprise about the thing that someone has just said什么（常用于对对方所说的事表达吃惊） “And then I said that he could go to hell.” “You said what?!”“然后我说他去见鬼吧。”“你说了什么？！” She did what?!她做了什么？！ What? I don't believe it. You must be joking!什么？我不相信。你肯定是在开玩笑！ b informal — used to express surprise, excitement, etc.什么（表示吃惊、兴奋等） What, no breakfast?什么？没有早餐？ “Have you heard? They won!” “What!? That's great!”“你听说了吗？他们赢了！”“什么？！那真是太好了！” 3 informal — used to ask what someone's last name is什么（用于询问某人的姓） “Her name's Kathy.” “Kathy what?”“她的名字叫凯西。”“凯西什么？” 4 a : that which : the one or ones that…的东西 He has no income but what he gets from his writing. [=he has no income except for the income he gets from his writing]除了写作得来的钱，他没有其他收入。 “Do you have any other sizes?” “No, only what you see here.”“你们还有其他尺码吗？”“没有了，只有你眼前这些了。” b : the kind that : the same as和…一样的；…之类 The speech was very much what everyone expected.那次演讲不负众望。 My memory isn't what it used to be. [=it is not as good as it used to be]我的记忆力不如以前好了。 c : something that…之类的某事物 The dog is chewing on what appears to be a sock.那只狗正在咬像是只袜子的东西。 It was the beginning of what turned out to be a long and successful career.这正是日后漫长且成功的职业生涯的开端。 d : the thing or things that…的事物；…的事情 What you need is a vacation. [=you need a vacation]你需要的是一个假期。 What made me angry was how he treated you. [=it was the way he treated you that made me angry]让我生气的是他对待你的方式。 What matters most is your safety. = Your safety is what matters most.最重要的是你的安全。 Romance novels are what she enjoys reading.她爱读的是言情小说。 Do what you're told.做要你做的事情。 Tell me what you're looking for.告诉我你在找什么。 She is looking for something but I don't know what.她在找东西，但我不知道她在找什么。 He knows what he should do.他知道该做什么。 — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 Stop telling me what to do.别再对我指手画脚。 I don't know what to think/say/believe.我不知道该想/说/相信什么。 She has (got) what it takes [=she has the skills and personality] to do the job.她具备做这份工作所需要的各方面素质。 I'll do what it takes to win.我会不惜代价争取胜利。 You'll never guess what happened to me today. [=you'll be surprised by what happened to me today]你绝对猜不到我今天遇到的事情。 ◊ Guess what is often used to tell someone that you have surprising news.guess what常用于告诉某人一个令人吃惊的消息。 Guess what happened to me today!猜猜我今天遇到什么事情了！ “Guess what!” “What?” “I bought a new car.”“你知道吗！”“什么？”“我买了辆新车。” e : anything or everything that : whatever无论什么 Say what you will, my opinion won't change. [=nothing you can say will change my opinion]无论你说什么，我的看法都不会改变。 Take what you need. [=take anything that you need]你需要什么就拿吧。 5 informal — used to direct attention to something that you are about to say用于提示要说的事情 I'll tell you what I'm going to do: I'm going to let you have it for 30 percent off.我告诉你我要做什么，我要给你打七折。 I'll tell you what. If he thinks I'm cleaning up this mess, he's wrong.我告诉你，要是他以为我会收拾这个烂摊子，那他就错了。 Tell you what—let's eat out tonight.跟你说件事——今晚我们出去吃吧。 “It's not worth the money.” “You know what—you're right.”“这不值那么多钱。”“你知道吗——你说对了。” or what informal 1 — used to ask about what is happening, being done, etc.还是别的什么（用于询问正在发生或者正在做的事） Is it snowing, raining, or what?是在下雪，下雨，还是其他什么情况？ So are you ready to leave or what?因此你准备要离去还是什么？ 2 — used to ask if someone agrees with you是吧，对吧（用于询问别人是否同意） Is this exciting or what? [=isn't this exciting?; don't you agree that this is exciting?]这太让人激动了，对吧？ say what — see 1say what about 1 a : does that include (someone) : how about (someone)包括（某人）吗 “We're all going to the beach.” “What about Kenny?”“我们要去海滩。”“肯妮也去吗？” b : how does that affect (someone or something) : what should be done about (someone or something)…怎么办 “I need to leave—something has come up.” “What about the meeting?” “We can reschedule it.”“我要走了——有点急事。”“会议怎么办？”“我们可以改期。” “You can throw this one away.” “What about the others?” “Those I want to keep.”“你可以扔掉这个。”“其他那些怎么办？”“那些我想留着。” (And/But) What about the people who can't afford health insurance?（那么/但是）那些交不起医疗保险的人怎么办？ 2 — used to make a suggestion about what could be done…怎么样（用于提建议） What about [=how about] coming with us?和我们一起去怎么样？ What about driving to the coast for the weekend?周末开车去海边怎么样？ We'll need to talk about this again. What about (meeting) next week?我们需要再次讨论这件事。下个星期（见）怎么样？ What about another game? [=would you like to play another game?]再玩一局怎么样？ 3 — used to ask someone to tell you something in response to the thing that you have just said你呢（用于请某人回应刚才你所说的事） I like skiing and hiking. What about you? [=what sports do you like?]我喜欢滑雪和徒步旅行，你呢？ Everyone else is coming. What about you? [=are you coming, too?]其他人都来，你来吗？ what…for : for what purpose or reason有何用处；为何目的 What did you do that for? [=why did you do that?]你为什么做这件事呢？ What is this switch for? [=what does this switch do?]这个开关是用来做什么的？ “The principal wants to see you.” “What for?” [=why?]“校长要见你。”“为什么呢？” — see also what for what have you informal : any of the other things that might also be mentioned等等 You can use the container to hold paper clips, pins, and/or what have you.你可以用这个盒子放曲别针、大头针等东西。 what if 1 : what would happen if要是…会怎样 What if they find out?如果他们发现真相会怎样？ What if it rains?要是下雨会怎样？ 2 : what does it matter if — used to say that something is not important即使…又有什么要紧（表示某事不重要） “He's nice enough, I suppose. But he's poor.” “What if he is poor? I love him!”“他人挺好的，我认为。但是他穷。”“即使他穷又怎样？我爱他！” “They might find out.” “So what if they do? I don't care.”“他们或许会发现的。”“即使他们发现又有什么要紧的？我不在乎。” — see also so what at 3what what of 1 formal : how does that affect (someone or something) : what should be done about (someone or something)…会怎样 What of [=what about] those who cannot afford health insurance?那些交不起医疗保险的人会怎样呢？ 2 : why does (something) matter…有什么关系 “Did you approve this request?” “Yes. What of it?” [=so what?]“你同意这个请求吗？”“同意，那又怎样？” what's it to you? informal : why do you want to know — used to respond in a somewhat angry or annoyed way to a question that you do not want to answer你为什么想知道（用于生气地回应不想回答的问题） “How much do they pay you?” “Why? What's it to you?”“他们付给你多少钱？”“为什么问这个？这和你有什么关系？” what's more : in addition : furthermore另外；而且 Her boyfriend is intelligent and handsome; what's more, he respects her.她男朋友既聪明又帅气，而且还尊重她。 what's up? US, informal — used as a friendly greeting你好吗，你怎么样（用于友好的问候） “Hi, Jim. What's up?” “Not much.”“嘿，吉姆！你好吗？”“凑合吧。” what's what informal : the true state of things : the things that need to be known or understood in order to make good judgments, decisions, etc.事情的真相；事情的原委 She knows what's what when it comes to fashion. [=she knows a lot about fashion]谈到时装，她如数家珍。 We need to find out what's what.我们需要查出事情的真相。 what's with informal or what's up with 1 : what is the reason for (something)为什么；怎么回事 (So) what's with the hat? [=why are you wearing that hat?]（那）为什么戴那顶帽子？ He told me to go away. What's up with that? [=why did he do that?]他叫我走开。这是为什么？ 2 : what is wrong with (someone or something)…怎么了 What's with him?他怎么了？ What's up with you? You look upset.怎么回事？你一脸不高兴。 I can't figure out what's up with this computer.我搞不清楚这台电脑出什么问题了。 2 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ adjective 2 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ adjective Learner's definition of WHAT always used before a noun 1 — used to ask someone to indicate the identity or nature of someone or something什么（用于询问某人或某事物的性质或本质） What fool told you that?哪个傻瓜告诉你的？ What book did you read?你读过什么书？ What news have you heard from him?你从他那儿听到了什么消息？ In what way are these two stories the same?这两部小说在哪方面相同？ We won the war, but at what price? [=did we lose or give up too much in order to win the war?]我们是赢了战争，但是付出了多大的代价呢？ 2 — used to say that someone or something is remarkable for having good or bad qualities多么（好或坏）的 What a good idea!多好的主意啊！ What mountains!多么雄伟的山啊！ Remember what fun we had?记得那时我们玩得多开心吗？ What a horrible movie!这电影太恐怖了！ What a beautiful child.多么漂亮的孩子！ 3 — used to refer to an amount that someone has, uses, etc.全部的；所有的 She gave what money she had [=she gave all the money she had] to the homeless man.她将她所有的钱都给了这个无家可归的男人。 Give what excuses you will—it makes no difference. [=no excuses that you may give will make any difference]无论你有什么借口都无济于事。 He soon gambled away what (little) money he had left.他很快就赌光了仅剩的（那点）钱。 We spent what (little) time remained chatting.剩下的（那点）时间里我们用来聊天了。 3 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ adverb 3 what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/ adverb Learner's definition of WHAT : in what way在哪一方面；到何种程度 What [=how] does it matter?这有什么关系呢？ What does she care? [=why is it important to her?]她干吗这么在乎？ so what informal — used to say that something said or done is not important那又怎样（用于表示所说或所做的事情不重要） She has a glass of wine now and then—so what?她偶尔喝杯红酒，那又怎样？ what with — used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something由于，因为（用于引导句子成分，表原因） What with the freezing temperatures, they nearly died.因为严寒，他们差点死了。 What with school and sports, she's always busy.因为要学习和运动，她总是很忙。 Things have been difficult for him lately, what with his wife's illness and all.因为妻子生病等原因，他最近的处境一直很困难。 |
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