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used in questions to ask for particular information about somebody/something 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?
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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。
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used to say that you think that something is especially good, bad, etc. 多么;真;太
Word OriginOld English hwæt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wat and German was, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quod.
Idioms
and what not | and what have you
come what may
despite any problems or difficulties you may have 不管出现什么问题;无论有什么困难;不管怎样 He promised to support her come what may. 他答应不管出现什么问题都支持她。
get/give somebody what for
or what (informal)
used to emphasize your opinion Topics Opinion and argumentc1(强调看法) used when you are not sure about something Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1(表示不肯定)还是别的什么
say what?
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used to express surprise at what somebody has just said (惊讶或愤怒时说)什么,竟有这种事,真的 ‘He's getting married.’ ‘Say what?’ “他快结婚了。”“你说什么?”
so what?
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used to show that you think something is not important, especially after somebody has criticized you for it 多么;真;太 ‘He's fifteen years younger than you!’ ‘So what?’ “他比你小十五岁呢!”“那又怎么啦?” So what if nobody else agrees with me? 就算没有一个人赞成我的意见,那又怎么样?
what? (informal)
used when you have not heard or have not understood something (没听见或没听懂时说)什么 used to show that you have heard somebody 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 used to express surprise or anger (惊讶或愤怒时说)什么,竟有这种事,真的
what about…? (informal)
used to make a suggestion Topics Suggestions and advicea1(提出建议)…怎么样 used to introduce somebody/something into the conversation (用以引出话题)…怎么样
what-d’you-call-him/-her/-it/-them | what’s-his/-her/-its/-their-name
what for?
what if…?
what of it?
what’s all that about? (British English)
(North American English what’s up with that?)
used to suggest that something 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 all that about? 他们失去了最好的球员。这是怎么回事?
(know) what’s what
what’s with somebody?
what’s with something?
what with something