释义
[ hwen-ev -er, wen-, hwuh n-, wuh n- ] SHOW IPA
/ ʰwɛnˈɛv ər, wɛn-, ʰwən-, wən- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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conjunction at whatever time; at any time when: Come whenever you like.
when? (used emphatically): Whenever did he say that?
Origin of whenever Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at when, ever
Words nearby whenever whenas, whence, whencesoever, when'd, whene'er, whenever , When in Rome, do as the Romans do, when-issued, when it comes to, When it rains, it pours, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”
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Example sentences from the Web for whenever I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
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For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”
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Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.
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This is just the way we consume TV now: our favorite shows, whenever we want them, wherever we want them.
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Whenever you do business, you have to follow the local rules and laws.
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I really saw little of him as, whenever he called at the house, he came to see one or the other of my daughters, or both.
The Red Seal | Natalie Sumner Lincoln
It recurred every Sunday whenever the weather was fine and warm.
Frederic Lord Leighton | Ernest Rhys
I know you'll think I'm foolish, but whenever I look at her portrait I think of him.
The Music Master | Charles Klein
The latter usually came to Foma whenever the old man was pleased with something and laughed.
Foma Gordyeff | Maxim Gorky
I don't know what is to be done next; play cards, I suppose; they do, whenever they get together, and lots of drinking.
Little Fishers: and their Nets | Pansy
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British Dictionary definitions for whenever conjunction (subordinating) at every or any time that; when I laugh whenever I see that
adverb Also: when ever no matter when it'll be here, whenever you decide to come for it
informal at an unknown or unspecified time I'll take it if it comes today, tomorrow, or whenever
an intensive form of when, used in questions whenever did he escape?
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