what

what 基本解释

pron./det.  什么; …的事物; 无论什么; 凡是…的事物; 多么; 真; 太

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what 词组短语

• what-if
• what-if analysis
• find what
• what-ifs
• know what's going on
• no what
• That's What BP Said
• that's what she said
• This guy knows what I'm talking about
• what a coincidence

what 详细解释

pron.

det.

1. 什么
   used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth
   1. What is your name?
      你叫什么名字？
   2. What (= what job) does he do?
      他是做什么工作的？
   3. What time is it?
      现在什么时候了？
   4. What kind of music do you like?
      你喜欢什么音乐？
2. …的事物；无论什么；凡是…的事物
   the thing or things that; whatever
   1. What you need is a good meal.
      你需要的是一顿美餐。
   2. Nobody knows what will happen next.
      没有人知道接下来将会发生什么事。
   3. 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。
3. 多么；真；太
   used to say that you think that sth is especially good, bad, etc.
   1. What awful weather!
      天气太糟糕了！
   2. What a beautiful house!
      多么漂亮的房子啊！

what 习惯用语

det.

and what not

and what have you

• 以及其他同样的东西；诸如此类
  and other things of the same type
  1. It's full of old toys, books and what not.
     这里全都是旧玩具、书籍，以及诸如此类的东西。

get/give sb what for

• （受到）严惩；（被）痛打一顿，申斥一顿
  to be punished/punish sb severely
  1. I'll give her what for if she does that again.
     她若再这样做，看我怎么收拾她。

or what

• （强调看法）
  used to emphasize your opinion
  1. Is he stupid or what?
     他真是傻透了。
• （表示不肯定）还是别的什么
  used when you are not sure about sth
  1. I don't know if he's a teacher or what.
     我不知道他是个教师还是别的什么。
  2. Are we going now or what?
     我们现在走还是不走？

what?

• （没听见或没听懂时说）什么
  used when you have not heard or have not understood sth
  1. What? I can't hear you.
     什么？我听不见你说话。
• （听到对方的话并问他们要什么）什么事，要什么
  used to show that you have heard sb and to ask what they want
  1. ‘Mummy!’ ‘What?’ ‘I'm thirsty.’
     “妈咪！”“什么事？”“我渴。”
• （惊讶或愤怒时说）什么，竟有这种事，真的
  used to express surprise or anger
  1. ‘It will cost $500.’ ‘What?’
     “这东西要花500元。”“真的？”
  2. ‘I asked her to marry me.’ ‘ You what? ’
     “我向她求婚了。”“你说什么？”

what about…?

• （提出建议）…怎么样
  used to make a suggestion
  1. What about a trip to France?
     到法国去旅游一趟如何？
• （用以引出话题）…怎么样
  used to introduce sb/sth into the conversation
  1. What about you, Joe? Do you like football?
     你呢，乔？你喜欢足球吗？

what-d'you-call-him/-her/-it/-them

what's-his/-her/-its/-their-name

• （记不得名字时说）你叫他（或她、它、他们）什么来着
  used instead of a name that you cannot remember
  1. She's just gone out with old what-d'you-call-him.
     她刚和老——你叫他什么来着——一块出去了。

what for?

• 为何目的；为何理由
  for what purpose or reason?
  1. What is this tool for?
     这个工具是干什么用的？
  2. What did you do that for (= why did you do that) ?
     你为何做那事？
  3. ‘I need to see a doctor.’ ‘What for?’
     “我得去看医生。”“看什么病？”

what if…?

• 要是…会怎么样呢
  what would happen if?
  1. What if the train is late?
     火车要是晚点会怎么样呢？
  2. What if she forgets to bring it?
     要是她忘记带来，会怎么样呢？

what of it?

• （承认某事属实，想知道为何重要）那又怎么样呢，那有什么关系呢
  used when admitting that sth is true, to ask why it should be considered important
  1. Yes, I wrote the article. What of it?
     是的，文章是我写的。那又怎么样呢？

what's what

• 什么事物有用（或重要等）
  what things are useful, important, etc.
  1. She certainly knows what's what.
     她当然知道轻重缓急。

what's with sb?

• （询问某人为何行为古怪）…怎么啦
  used to ask why sb is behaving in a strange way
  1. What's with you? You haven't said a word all morning.
     你怎么啦？整个上午你一句话都没说。

what's with sth?

• （询问原因）为什么，怎么
  used to ask the reason for sth
  1. What's with all this walking? Can't we take a cab?
     怎么就这么一直走？难道我们就不能打辆出租车吗？

what with sth

• （列举各种理由）由于，因为
  used to list the various reasons for sth
  1. What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven't been out for weeks.
     由于天气很冷，我的腿又不好，我已经好几个星期没有出门了。

what 双语例句

1. 1、 what do you want?
   你想要什么？
2. 2、 'Has something happened?' — 'Indeed it has.' — 'what?'
   “有什么事发生吗？”——“当然有。”——“什么事？”
3. 3、 what are the greatest sources of conflict in the Middle East?
   中东冲突的最重要原因是什么？
4. 4、 Hey! what are you doing?
   嘿！你在干什么？
5. 5、 You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour
   你可以想象汽车以每小时30英里的速度撞向一堵砖墙结果会怎样。
6. 6、 I want to know what happened to Norman
   我想知道诺曼怎么了。
7. 7、 Do you know what those idiots have done?
   你知道那些傻瓜做了些什么吗？
8. 8、 We had never seen anything like it before and could not see what to do next
   我们以前从没见过这样的事情，不知道接下来要做些什么。
9. 9、 what precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear
   究竟是什么引发了昨天的骚乱还不清楚。
10. 10、 what I wanted, more than anything, was a few days 'rest
    我最想要的就是能休息几天。
11. 11、 what she does possess is the ability to get straight to the core of a problem.
    她确实有直入问题本质的能力。
12. 12、 Meanwhile, most young people in the West are expected to leave what could be life's most momentous decision — marriage — almost entirely up to luck.
    同时，人们认为西方的大多数年轻人把婚姻这一可能是人生最重要的决定几乎完全交由命运来安排。
13. 13、 He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water
    他把杯子里剩下的东西当水一样全喝了下去。
14. 14、 'Dad?' — 'what?' — 'Can I have the car tonight?'
    “爸爸？”——“什么事？”——“我今晚能用车吗？”
15. 15、 'They could paint this place,' she said. 'what?' he asked.
    “他们可以粉刷这个地方，”她说。“什么？”他问。
16. 16、 what a horrible thing to do
    做这样的事简直太可怕了！
17. 17、 It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen him
    打从他上次见他，已有，嗯，11年甚至更久了。
18. 18、 Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Combley's tonight
    你猜怎么着？今晚我要去康伯利夫人家里赴宴。
19. 19、 'I skipped off school today,' — 'So what? what's so special about that?'
    “我今天逃学了。”——“那又怎样？有什么特别的吗？”
20. 20、 Tell you what, let's stay here another day.
    我想，我们可以在这里再呆一天。
21. 21、 what about going out with me tomorrow?
    明天和我一起出去怎么样？
22. 22、 Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?
    既然你们已谈到了种植水仙花，那么其他具有重要商业价值的花卉呢，比如玫瑰？
23. 23、 'This thing with the Corbett woman.' —'Oh, yeah. what about her? '
    “是跟那个科比特家的女人有关的事。”——“哦，是吗，她怎么了？”
24. 24、 So many things are unsafe these days — milk, cranberry sauce, what have you
    现如今很多食品都不安全——牛奶、蓝莓酱等等。
25. 25、 what if this doesn't work out?
    如果这个不行怎么办？
26. 26、 You have to know what's what and when to draw the line
    你必须搞清状况以及自己的底线。
27. 27、 Maybe they are tired, what with all the sleep they're losing staying up night after night
    也许他们是太累了，考虑到他们成宿成宿地熬夜。
28. 28、 'I'm going to have problems sleeping tonight.' — 'You what?'
    “今晚我可能睡不着。”——“不会吧？”