what

what
pronoun
  1. [interrogative pronoun]asking for information specifying something
    ［询问或确认某事］什么
    what is your name?.
    你叫什么名字？。
    I'm not sure what you mean.
    我不太清楚你指的是什么。
    ■asking for repetition of something not heard or confirmation of something not understood
    ［请求重复或确认］什么
    what? I can't hear you.
    你说什么？我听不见你的话。
    you did what?.
    你做了什么事？。
  2. [relative pronoun]the thing or things that (used in specifying something)
    ［用于指定某事］…那样的事
    what we need is a commitment.
    我们所需要的是一个承诺。
    ■(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever
    ［指数量的全部］无论什么，任何东西
    I want to do what I can to make a difference.
    我想尽力做好。
  3. (in exclamations) emphasizing something surprising or remarkable
    ［用于感叹］多少；多么
    what some people do for a crust!.
    有的人为了一口吃的不知做了多少事情啊。
determiner
  1. [interrogative determiner]asking for information specifying something
    ［询问或确认某事］什么
    what time is it?.
    几点钟啦？。
    do you know what excuse he gave me?.
    你知道他给了我什么借口吗？。
  2. [relative determiner](referring to the whole of an amount) whatever
    ［指数量的全部］无论什么
    he had been robbed of what little money he had.
    他仅有的一点钱已被抢走了。
  3. (in exclamations) how great or remarkable[as determiner][as predeterminer]
    ［用于感叹］多少；多么
    what luck!.
    多么走运啊。
    what a fool she was.
    她多傻啊。
interrogative adverb
  1. to what extent?
    到何程度
    what does it matter?.
    这有什么关系。
  2. used to indicate an estimate or approximation
    ［表示估计或近似］如何
    see you, what, about four?.
    大约4点钟再见面，可以吗。
  3. (informal, dated)used for emphasis or to invite agreement
    (非正式，旧)［用于强调或请求同意］
    pretty poor show, what?.
    相当拙劣的表演，是吧。
常用词组
and (或 or) what have you
  1. (informal)and/or anything else similar
    (非正式)诸如此类的事物，等等
    for a binder try soup, gravy, cream, or what have you.
    装订工尝尝汤、肉汁、奶油和其他类似的东西。
and what not
  1. (informal)and other similar things
    (非正式)诸如此类，等等
give someone what for
  1. 见 give
what about —?
  1. used when asking for information or an opinion on something
    ［询问消息或征求意见］…怎么样
    what about the practical angle?.
    从实用的角度看怎么样？。
  2. used to make a suggestion
    ［提出建议］…怎么样；…好不好
    what about a walk?.
    去散散步怎么样？。
what-d'you-call-it (或 what's-its name)
  1. (informal)used as a substitute for a name not recalled
    (非正式)某某人（或东西），那个不知叫什么的人（或东西）
what for?
  1. (informal)for what reason?
    (非正式)为什么
what if —?
  1. what would result if —?
    如果…将会怎样
    what if nobody shows up?.
    如果没人到场将会怎样？。
  2. what does it matter if —?
    即使…又有什么关系
    what if our house is a mess? I'm clean.
    即使我们房子乱糟糟又有什么关系呢？我是干净的。
what is more
  1. and as an additional point; moreover
    而且，加之
what next
  1. 见 next
what of —?
  1. what is the news concerning —?
    情况怎么样
what of it?
  1. why should that be considered significant?
    有什么值得重视的？
what's-his (或 -its) -name
  1. another term for what-d'you-call-it
    同 what-d'you-call-it
what say —?
  1. used to make a suggestion
    ［用于提出建议］怎么样
    what say we call a tea break?.
    我们休息一下怎么样？。
what's what
  1. (informal)what is useful or important
    (非正式)有用（或重要）之事
    I'll teach her what's what.
    我将教她有用的东西。
what with
  1. because of (used typically to introduce several causes of something)
    ［尤用于引导多个原因］因为，由于
    what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition.
    由于干旱，加上疏于管理，花园的情况十分糟糕。
语源
  1. Old English hwæt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wat and German was, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quod
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