why
英[waɪ]
美[waɪ]
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adv.
为什么
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conj.
... 的理由;为什么
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int.
咳;哎呀
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n.
理由;谜
CET4 TEM4 考 研 CET6
- why adv.为什么conj....的理由;为什么int.咳;哎呀n.理由;谜
adv. (副词)
- 为什么
- 为何
- 为什么…原因
- 为什么…的缘故
- 何必
- 究竟为什么
- 好哇
- 为什么不呢
- 何故
conj. (连词)
- 为什么
- …的理由
- 因为
- 由于
int. (感叹词)
- 哦
- 唔
- 哎呀
- 咦
- 当然
- 啊
- 什么
- 嗨
- 呦
- 哟
- 呵唷
- 噢
- 咳
n. (名词)
- 理由
- 原因
- 难解的问题
- 谜
- 说明
- 哎呀
- 当然
- 缘故
adv….
- 的原因
adv. (副词)
- 为什么 for what reason
int. (感叹词)
- 唉,噢,唔 (used for expressing surprise or slight impatience or annoyance)
Noun:
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
- 1. You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
- 你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气?
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?
- 为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠?
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right.
- 他不明白为什么他的计算器上面的数字向右倾斜。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Why not retrain for a job which will make you happier?
- 为什么不接受新的培训,找一份让你更快乐的工作?
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?
- 为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢?
来自柯林斯例句
用作连词 (conj.)
- The reasons why he did it are obscure.
他做那事的理由还不清楚。
- That is why I am not in favour of the plan.
那是我不赞成这个计划的理由。
- He expounded the reasons why he did it.
他阐述了他做这件事的理由。
- She knows why the metal is the good conductor.
她知道金属为什么是好的导体。
- Why he went there is a mystery to me.
他为什么到那里去,这对我来说是个谜。
用作感叹词 (int.)
- Why, it's nearly nine o'clock.
啊, 快要九点了。
- Why,it's Bill,as I live and breathe!
哎呀,原来是比尔啦!
- Why,he is the one of all others I have wanted to see.
哎呀,他就是我最想见的人!
用作名词 (n.)
- I cannot explain why.
我说不出理由。
- I don't need to hear all the whys and the wherefores, I just want to know what happened.
我无需听那些大道理,我只想知道是怎么了。
- Why he went there is a mystery to me.
他为什么到那里去,这对我来说是个谜。
- I'm going to tell you why this conundrum exists.
我打算告诉你们为什么这个谜题存在。
用作副词 (adv.)
- Why did you buy a spade?
你买铁锨干什么?
- Why didn't you go there?
你为什么没去那儿?
- Why spend such a lot of money?
为什么要花这么多钱呢?
- Why argue with him?He never changes his mind.
和他争论什么?他固执得很。
- Why risk breaking the law?
为什么冒犯法的危险呢?
- I don't think that room is big enough.—Why not?
我认为那个房间不够大。——为什么呢?
- “I won't go.”“Why not?”
“我不去。”“为什么?”
- Why not fresh up with a hot bath?
为什么不洗个热水澡提提神呢?
- Why not apologize and ask his pardon?
为什么不道个歉,请求他原谅呢?
- Why not ask somebody else?
为什么不问问别人呢?
- Why not write a note and put it up on the wall?
为什么不写张条子贴在墙上呢?
- “I'm going to put this whole weekend down,minute by minute.”“Why not?”
“我准备把这个周末的情况一分钟一分钟地记下来。” “对嘛。”
- I wonder why you're interested in such things.
我真想知道你为什么对这样的事感兴趣。
- That is why I'm working hard at my lesson.
就是这个原因,我要努力学习。
- I can't understand why she allows her children to walk over her as they do.
我不明白她为什么会允许她的子女对她那样傲慢无礼。
- I do not quite understand why you asked me these questions.
我不大明白,您为什么要问我这些问题。
- They could not understand why he spent all his time in the laboratory.
他们不理解为什么他要把全部时间用在实验室里。
- It is easy to understand why he was angry.
很容易理解他发怒的原因。
- I often wonder about why she treated me like that.
我时常纳闷她为什么要那样对待我。
- That is the reason why we must go now.
这就是我们现在必须走的理由。
- The reason why he changed his mind is not clear.
他改变主意的原因还不清楚。
- Tell me the reason why you came.
告诉我你为什么来。
- There were two main reasons why.One was his attitude toward the presidency.The second reason was his private life.
有两个原因:第一个原因是他对总统职务的态度,第二个原因是他的私生活。
用作感叹词 (int.)
- Why,that's John over there.
噢,约翰在那儿呢。
- Why,even a child knows that!
哎呀!这连小孩子都知道。
- Why!It's all gone!
哎呀!全完了!
- Why, what have you done with it?
什么,你们怎么处理它了。
- “Who wrote Hamlet ?”“Why,Shakespeare.”“《
哈姆雷特》是谁写的?”“什么,莎士比亚。”
- Why, what's the harm?
嗨,这又有什么害处呢?
- Why, what, what of it?
嗯,这又怎么样?
- No good woman would act as she has done.Why, she's after your money.
良家妇女没有人会像她那样做,你难道不知道,她追求的是你的金钱。
- Why,don't you know me?
啊,难道你不认识我吗?
- You say he's only forty!Why,I know he's at least fifty.
你说他只有40岁!嗨,我知道,他至少有50岁。
- Why,of course,that was it.
唉,是的,对啦。
- “Do you really like him?”“ Why, yes,I think he's all right.”
“你真喜欢他吗?”“唔,对,我觉得他不错。”
- Why,of course,I'll do it.
噢,当然可以,我要做的。
- Why,you're right,maybe.
啊,你是对的,也许吧。
- If silver will not do, why, we must try gold.
倘若银子不行,那么,我们必须用金子试一试。
adv. (副词)
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why的意思是“为什么”,可用作疑问副词,也用作关系副词,还用作连接副词,可以引导名词从句。
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why作为疑问副词,引导特殊疑问句或省略的特殊疑问句,表示疑问,意思是“为什么”; 后面跟不带to的动词不定式,意思是“为什么要…”,表示某一动作是不必要的或无意义的。
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why not有三重含义:①表示“为什么不”,②表示建议,③表示同意。why not跟不带to的动词不定式,用来提出建议,表示“为什么不…”, why not也可用来对前面的否定句进行提问。
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why用作关系副词,意思是“为什么,为了什么的缘故、理由或目的”。可引导定语从句,可以单独用在reason的后面作为修饰语。
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why作为连接副词,可引导主语从句,也可引导宾语从句或表语从句。
int. (感叹词)
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why用作感叹词时,主要表示吃惊、承认、认可,如果对方提的问题过于简单,回答时可以用why来表示轻微的惊异,有时用来表示不耐烦、抗议或异议。
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why在口语中还可以用来表示踌躇或踌躇后再继续往下说。
用作副词 (adv.)
- why ever
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为什么(表示惊讶) (used to express surprise) why