| 单词 | whom |
| 释义 | whom (huːm ) language note: Whom is used in formal or written English instead of 'who' when it is the object of a verb or preposition. 1. pronoun B2 You use whom in questions when you ask about the name or identity of a person or group of people. 'I want to send a telegram.'—'Fine, to whom?' Whom did he expect to answer his phone? 'You're too sensitive.'—'Too sensitive for whom?' 2. conjunction B2 You use whom after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the name or identity of a person or a group of people. He asked whom I'd told about his having been away. He likes to know whom you've met. I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place. 3. pronoun B2 You use whom at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them. One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky. The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time. ...generations of women for whom work provided an escape from family life. Translations: Chinese: 谁 Japanese: 誰を |
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