how

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adverb
[usu. interrogative adverb]
  1. in what way or manner; by what means
    怎样,怎么,如何
    how does it work?.
    它怎么起作用的?。
    he did not know how he ought to behave.
    他不知他该如何表现。
    [with infinitive]he showed me how to adjust the focus.
    他给我示范如何调焦。
  2. used to ask about the condition or quality of something
    [用于询问某事的条件,状态或质 量]怎么样,如何
    how was your holiday?.
    你的假期怎么样?。
    how did they play?.
    他们表现得怎么样?。
    ■used to ask about someone's physical or mental state
    [用于询问某人的身体或精神状 况]怎么样,好吗
    how are the children?.
    孩子们好吗?。
    I asked how he was doing.
    我问他过得怎么样。
  3. [with adj. or adv.]used to ask about the extent or degree of something
    [用于询问某事的范围或程度]多,几
    how old are you?.
    你多大了?。
    how long will it take?.
    需要多少时间?。
    I wasn't sure how fast to go.
    我不确定有多远。
    ■used to express a strong feeling such as surprise about the extent of something
    [用于对某事的范围表示强烈的感情,如惊 讶]多么,何等
    how kind it was of him.
    他是多么善良啊。
    how I wish I had been there!.
    我多么希望到过那儿啊!。
  4. [relative adverb]the way in which; that
    以该种方式;如何
    she told us how she had lived out of a suitcase for a week.
    她告诉我们她如何在衣箱外生活了一个星期。
    ■in any way in which; however
    不管用什么方法;无论如何
    I'll do business how I like.
    我爱怎么做事,就怎么做。
常用词组
and how!
  1. (informal)very much so (used to express strong agreement)
    (非正式)[用于表达强烈同 意]当然啦!那还用说!可不是!
    ‘Did you miss me?’ ‘And how!’.
    “想我吗?”“当然啦!”。
here's how!
  1. (dated)said when drinking someone's health
    (旧)(祝酒用语)祝您身体健康!
how about
  1. used to make a suggestion or offer
    [用于提出建议或提供某 物]如何,怎么样
    how about a drink?.
    喝一杯怎么样?。
  2. used when asking for information or an opinion on something
    [用于询问信息或对某事的意 见](你以为)…怎么样
    how about your company?.
    你的公司怎么样?。
the how and why
  1. the methods and reasons for doing something
    (做某事的)办法和原因,如何和为何
    tonight's edition demystifies the how and why of television ratings.
    今晚的节目阐明了计算电视收视率的办法和原因。
how come?
  1. 见 come
how do?
  1. an informal greeting on being introduced to a stranger
    [被介绍给陌生人时的非正式问 候]你好!
how do you do?
  1. a formal greeting
    [正式问候语]你好!
how many
  1. what number
    多少
    how many books did you sell?.
    你卖了多少本书?。
how much
  1. what amount or price
    多少数量(或价钱)
    how much did I win?.
    我赢了多少?。
how now?
  1. (archaic)what is the meaning of this?
    (古)这是怎么回事?这是什么意思?
how so?
  1. how can you show that that is so?
    怎么会这样?为什么?为何如此?
how's that?
  1. (Cricket)is the batsman out or not? (said to an umpire)
    (板球)(对裁判说)击球手出局了吗?
how's that for —?
  1. isn't that a remarkable instance of—?
    难道这不是…的一个显著例子吗?
    how's that for stereotypical thinking?.
    难道这不是定势思维的一个显著例子吗?。
语源
  1. Old English , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoe, also to who and what

how2
exclamation
  1. a greeting attributed to North American Indians (used in humorous imitation)
    (原为北美印第安人的问候语)好哇! [用于幽默的模仿]
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: perhaps from Sioux háo or Omaha hou
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