what
interrog
det (used to ask sb to specify one or more things, places, people, etc from an indefinite number 用以要求某人在未限定的數(shù)量中指明某事物、 地方、 人等)
What books have you got to read on the subject? 你研究這個問題要看什麼書?
What time/date is it? 現(xiàn)在幾點鐘了[今天幾號了]? (Cf 參看 Tell me what time it is.)
What experience has she had? 她有什麼體驗? (Cf 參看 Ask her what experience she has had.)
What woman are you thinking of? 你想的是哪個女人?
Guess what famous person said this? 你猜猜是哪個名人說過這句話? =>Usage at which 用法見 which. what, interrog pron
1 (used to ask sb to specify one or more things, etc from an indefinite number 用以要求某人在未限定的數(shù)量中指明某事物等)
What did you say? 你說什麼?
What (ie What job) does he do? 他是做什麼工作的?
What are you reading, sewing, thinking, etc? 你正在讀、 縫、 想...什麼呢?
What's the time/date? 現(xiàn)在幾點鐘了[今天幾號了]?
What does it mean? 這是什麼意思?
2 (idm 習(xí)語) and `what not (infml 口) and other things of the same type 以及同類的其他事物
tools, machines and what not 工具、 機器等等. get/give sb what `for (infml 口) be punished/punish sb severely 受到嚴懲[嚴懲某人]
I'll give her what for if she does that again. 她要是再這樣干我就收拾她. what for for what purpose 為什麼目的
What is this tool for? 這個工具是干什麼用的?
(infml 口) What did you do that for? ie Why did you do that? 你為什麼做這件事呢? what if? what would happen if? 要是...又怎樣?
What if it rains when we can't get under shelter? 假若下起雨來, 我們又沒處避雨可怎麼辦?
What if the rumour is true? 萬一謠傳真有其事呢? what `of it?; so `what? (infml 口) (used to admit that sth is true, but to question whether it is important or whether sb is going to do anything about it 用以承認某事屬實, 進而提問其重要性或是否某人要有何行動)
Yes, I wrote it. What of it? 不錯, 是我寫的. 那又怎麼樣呢? what's `what (infml 口) what things are useful, important, etc 什麼事物有用、 重要等
She certainly knows what's what. 她可知道都是怎麼回事. what with sth (used to list various causes 用以列舉各種原因)
What with the weather and my bad leg, I haven't been out for weeks. 由於天氣不好, 我的腿又不方便, 我已經(jīng)好幾個星期沒出門了.
what det the (thing(s) or people) that ...的(事物或人)
What money I have will be yours when I die. 我一死我的錢就都給你.
I spent what little time I had with my family. 我僅有的那一點時間都與家人在一起度過了.
What family and friends I still have live abroad. 我現(xiàn)在所有的家人和朋友都住在國外. what, pron the thing(s) that ...的事物
What you say may well be true. 你說的很可能是事實.
No one knows what will happen next. 誰也不知道下一步有什麼事.
what det, adv (used in exclamations用於感嘆句中)
What (awful) weather we're having! 天氣(可)太壞了!
What a lovely view! 景色真美呀!
What a terrible noise! 多討厭的噪聲啊!
What big feet you've got! 你的腳可真大! what, interj
1 (used to show disbelief or surprise 用以表示不相信或驚奇)
`I've won a holiday in New York.' `What?' `我中了獎可以到紐約度假.'`有這種事?'
`It will cost 500.' `What?' `這可要用500英鎊.'`真的?'
2 (infml 口) (used when one has not heard what sb has said 用於未聽清對方說的話時)
What? Can you say that again? 什麼? 你能再說一遍嗎?
?? 擴展釋義
*[hw?t]pron. 什么interj. 怎么, 多么a. 什么的ad. 到什么程度相關(guān)詞組: and what not but what or what What about...? what for what have you What if...? what is called what is more what of what's what What the...? what with find out what's what know what's what what though
Today we celebrate our day of independence.It's a national holiday.
今天我們慶祝我們的獨立. 今天是國定假期。
We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo's spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;