| 单词 | what |
| 释义 | Word Frequency what(wɒt, unstressed wət) determiner 1. a. used with a noun in requesting further information about the identity or categorization of something what job does he do? b. (as pronoun) what is her address? c. (used in indirect questions) does he know what person did this? tell me what he said 2. a. the (person, thing, persons, or things) that we photographed what animals we could see b. (as pronoun) bring me what you've written come what may 3. (intensifier; used in exclamations) what a good book! adverb 4. in what respect ? to what degree ? what do you care? pronoun 5. not standard which, who, or that, when used as relative pronouns this is the man what I saw in the park yesterday 6. what about 7. what for 8. what have you 9. what if 10. what matter 11. what's what exclamation ▶ USAGE The use of are in sentences such as what we need are more doctors is common, although many people think is should be used: what we need is more doctors12. informal don't you think ? don't you agree ? splendid party, what? Word origin Old English hwæt; related to Old Frisian whet, Old High German hwaz (German was), Old Norse hvatr |
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