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单词 why
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whyadverb

uk/waɪ/us/waɪ/

A1 for what reason:

"I'm going home." "Why?"
Why did you choose to live in London?
Why wait? Let's leave now.
Why should I help him - he never helps me?
Why is it that I find chocolate so addictive?
The police asked me to explain why I hadn't reported the accident sooner.
I don't know why she isn't here.
Quite why he isn't here today is a mystery.
There is no reason why we shouldn't succeed.

More examples

  • She cited three reasons why people get into debt.
  • I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.
  • It's easy to see why he's so popular.
  • She marched into my office demanding to know why I hadn't written my report.
  • My usual train was cancelled. That's why I'm so late.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Linguistics: question words & expressions

  • come
  • devil
  • extent
  • how about...? idiom
  • how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
  • in God's/heaven's name idiom
  • interrogative
  • shall
  • what the blazes...? idiom
  • what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
  • what's the score? idiom
  • what/where/how/why the devil idiom
  • when
  • whenever
  • where
  • which
  • whither
  • whose
  • world
  • would you like...? idiom

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Idiom(s)

why don't you...?
why not...?

whyexclamation

uk/waɪ/us/waɪ/mainly US or old-fashioned

used to express surprise or anger:

Why, if it isn't old Georgie Frazer!
Why, I've never seen anything like it!

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Linguistics: interjections

  • (well) what do you know! idiom
  • aiyo
  • alas
  • aw shucks
  • awesomesauce
  • bam
  • bless
  • boo
  • charming
  • good show idiom
  • goodness
  • heck
  • hot dog! idiom
  • talk
  • use your loaf idiom
  • voilà
  • wake up! idiom
  • watch out
  • what an idea! idiom
  • yes

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whynoun

uk/waɪ/us/waɪ/
the whys and (the) wherefores

the reasons for something:

I know very little about the whys and the wherefores of the situation.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Motives and reasons

  • cause 1
  • drive
  • first principles
  • ground
  • hidden agenda
  • impulse
  • in the name of sth idiom
  • inclination
  • justification
  • mainspring
  • motivation
  • motive
  • name
  • object
  • peg
  • rationale
  • reason
  • should
  • wherefores
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