英:[wɒt]
美:[wɑːt]
英:[wɒt]
美:[wɑːt]
pronoun
—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matterWhat is wealth without friends?What does he earn?What hath God wrought?
What is this?
—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the character, nature, occupation, position, or role of a personWhat is she, that all our swains commend her?—William Shakespeare
What do you think I am, a fool?
—used as an exclamation expressing surprise or excitement and frequently introducing a question
What, no breakfast?
—used in expressions directing attention to a statement that the speaker is about to make
you know what
—used at the end of a question to express inquiry about additional possibilities
Is it raining, or snowing, or what?
chiefly British —used at the end of an utterance as a form of tag question
A clever play, what?
the thing or things that What angered us was the tone of the article.
What you need is a vacation.
that which : the one or ones that—sometimes used in reference to a clause or phrase that is yet to come or is not yet completegave also, what is more valuable, understanding
no income but what he gets from his writings
whatever sense 1a
say what you will
obsolete whoever
chiefly dialectal that entry 4 sense 1, which sense 3, who sense 3
adverb
in what respect : how
What does he care?
—used to introduce prepositional phrases in parallel construction or a prepositional phrase that expresses cause and usually has more than one object —used principally before phrases beginning with with… what with the war, what with the sweat, what with the gallows, and what with poverty, I am custom-shrunk.—William Shakespeare
what with unemployment increasing
obsolete why
adjective
—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of a person, object, or matter
What minerals do we export?
how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities—used especially in exclamatory utterances and dependent clausesRemember what fun we had?What a suggestion!What a charming girl!
What mountains!
the … that : as much or as many … as
rescued what survivors they found
whatever sense 1a
ornament of what description soever
but what而不…;但是…
what to do做什么;该做什么
what time几点;什么时间
what if假使…将会怎么样
so what那又怎样
or what还是其他的什么
what do you do你是做什么工作的
what have you[口]等等;诸如此类
what is called所谓
what with因为
what do you like你喜欢什么
what of◎…有什么关系(通常与it, this, that连用),◎你以为…怎么样?
what for为什么;为何目的
come what may不管发生什么;无论如何
and what not诸如此类(等于and 等等(等于what have you);what have you或what not)
what's what事情的真相
what next下一步会怎么样
know what's what有分辨能力;内行,懂行;有头脑(或经验),精明,老练
what指职业或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.
who指姓名或关系,
以上来源于网络
which在一定范围内进行选择 Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?
what的选择基础是无限制的,
以上来源于网络
古英语中的 hwæt,指的是抽象的事物; 也表示“为什么,为何; 确实,真的”,源自原始日耳曼语代词 *hwat(也是古撒克逊语 hwat,古诺尔斯语 hvat,丹麦语 hvad,古弗里斯兰语 hwet,荷兰语 wat,古高地德语 hwaz,德语 was,哥特语 hva 的来源),源自 PIE *kwod, *kwos 的中性单数形式,意为“谁”,源自 PIE *kwo- 的词根,是关系代词和疑问代词的词干。与拉丁语 quid 相对应。
意思是“你说什么?”的记录始于公元1300年。作为形容词和副词,出现在古英语中。作为连词出现在晚期古英语中。感叹用法出现在古英语中。What the _____(devil 等)作为惊讶的感叹词,始于14世纪末。作为句末疑问词从1891年开始使用,在受影响的英国口语中很常见。Or what 作为问题的替代结尾,首次出现于1766年。What have you “任何其他可以想到的事情”始于1925年。What's up? “发生了什么?”首次记录于1881年。
“回答 give one what for 是通过进一步的攻击回应他的抗议 what for?”[Weekley]。这个短语可以追溯到1873年; 作为引入问题的词从1760年开始使用。what for? 作为引导疑问句的词源自1760年。know what is what 始于公元1400年; I'll tell you what 用于强调即将说的话,在莎士比亚的作品中出现。
Pronoun Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at who
The first known use of what was before the 12th century
whatever1 of 2pronoun
anything that
take whatever you need
no matter what
whatever you do, don't cheat
what entry 1 sense 1b—used to express surprise or bewilderment
whatever made you think that
whatever2 of 2adjective
any and all : any … that
take whatever action is needed
of any kind at all
no food whatever
what1 of 3pronoun
which thing or things
what happened?
which sort of thing or person what are they—doctors?
what is this?
—used to ask one to repeat something said but not properly heard or understood
you said what?
—used to express surprise or excitement
what, no breakfast?
—used to direct attention to something that the speaker is about to say
you know what?
that which
do what you're told
whatever entry 1 sense 1
say what you will
what2 of 3adverb
in what way : how
what does it matter
—used before one or more phrases that tell a cause
what with school and sports, she kept busy
what3 of 3adjective
—used to ask about the identity of a person, object, or matter
what books do you read
how remarkable or surprising
what an idea
whatever entry 2 sense 1
1 What do you expect for a starting salary?
你心中理想的起薪是 多少 ?
2 The soldiers campaigned in the deserts of Iraq.
士兵们在伊拉克的沙漠作战.
3 What about going out with me tomorrow?...
明天和我一起出去怎么样?
4 Senior Matt Boyle, the biggest newcomer on offense as Jack Sznajder's successor at quarterback, knows what a Cooney brings to the table.
5 "What people don't realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain". Says Pillay
“人们没有意识到的是,为了完成这些任务,他们需要调整好专注与不专注之间的脑回路。”皮莱说到。
6 What could I..say against all this?
7 It is our more or less dumb sense of what life honestly and deeply means.
这是我们对人生真谛的一种多少有些说不出来的感悟.
8 Francona has been undergoing tests to determine what has been causing lightheadedness and increasing his heart rate.
9 What matters is how our emotions are balanced, how much of each type of emotion, positive or negative, we experienced
重要的是我们如何平衡这些情绪,各类情绪——积极情绪或消极情绪——的比重是多少
10 Look what you've done!
瞧你都干了些什么!
11 What did Ben Carson’s classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?.
刚开始在学校时, Ben Carson 的老师和同学是怎么看待他的?。
12 They say that it't matter what you believe in asas you're sincere.
他们说只要你真诚,你所相信的(事物)就无所谓了.
13 And what about when you were in the fifth year, did people give you careers advice on coming to college?...
那么在你五年级时,有人就上大学给过你择业方面的建议吗?
14 Abraham : Your Emotional Guidance System works best setting forth continual, deliberate intentions of what you desire.
对你渴望的事物给予持续的有意的注意,情绪导航系统就能发挥最大的作用.
15 In what ways does this distinct setting influence the story?
16 'Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics.'—'What?'
“阿道弗斯·克林,我以贩毒的罪名逮捕你。”——“什么?”
17 C � � Can you tell me what the annual premium is?
你可以告诉我一年的保费是多少 吗 ?
18 These adjectives describe what deviates from the usual or customary.
这些形容词描述与通常或习惯不同的事物.
19 What is this tool for?
这个工具是干什么用的?
20 What color is your dress?
你的衣服是什么颜色?
1 所
4 的
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6 无论什么
7 无论什么人
9 任何…的事或物
10 怎么样
13 何等
15 用于感叹句中
16 怎样的人
20 所有的
22 不管什么
27 约略
28 所…的任何
31 任何的
33 有以下用法
maybe perhaps thus otherwise somehow hence my that you on by but we one so when there which up out like some other how than no only her over now many because where much such before here really same both off last own between little without however next why lot once within though bit several either yet below past rather quite half outside inside behind near forward throughout plus former round beyond whatever immediately whose plenty none indeed unlike neither whenever everywhere alongside besides latter wherever beneath minus whichever further suchlike who them me us him whoever be have need become
34 哪些
35 多少
any ratherish how something somewhat measurably summat gather in in a kind of way so much how much somewhat of rather a bit of a how many some part measurable
36 那样的