英语释义

1. who sense 1 —used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity of a person

2. the thing or things that
What you need is a vacation. What angered us was the tone of the article.

3. that which the one or ones that
no income but what he gets from his writings —sometimes used in reference to a clause or phrase that is yet to come or is not yet complete
gave also, what is more valuable, understanding

4. whatever sense 1a
say what you will

5. whoever

6. that entry 4 sense 1, which sense 3, who sense 3

7. for what purpose or reason why —usually used with the other words of a question between what and for
What did you do that for? except when used alone

8. harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand
… gave him what for in violent Spanish …
— New Yorker

9. whatnot
novels, plays, short stories, travelogues, and what have you
— Haldeen Braddy

10. what will or would be the result if

11. what does it matter if
So what if he doesn't like it.

12. what is the situation with respect to

13. what importance can be assigned to

14. in addition furthermore

15. the true state of things
knows what's what when it comes to fashion

16. what does it matter if
What though the rose have prickles, yet 'tis plucked …
— William Shakespeare

17. in what respect how
What does he care?

18. why

19. how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities —used especially in exclamatory utterances and dependent clauses
What mountains!Remember what fun we had?What a suggestion!What a charming girl!

20. the … that as much or as many … as
rescued what survivors they found

21. whatever sense 1a

22. any
ornament of what description soever

23. in what way

24. which thing or things
What happened?

25. which sort of thing or person
What is this? What are they, doctors? … “what could be more important than doing unimportant things?”
— Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

26. that which
Do what you're told. From what he said, I guessed he was new.

27. whatever entry 1 sense 1
Take what you need.

28. why entry 1
He seemed in a very bad temper … though I could not tell what for.
— Anna Sewell, Black Beauty

29. what would happen if
What if they find out?

30. what does it matter if
So what if they do? I don't care.

31. in what way how
What does it matter?

32. how remarkable or surprising
What an idea!

33. whatever entry 2 sense 1
I don't know what else to say.

片语

et cetera等等；（法）及其他

what not等等；其他种种

英汉例句

• So what have you learned in the past year?

  那么你在过去的一年里学到了什么？

• But what have you done that I should forgive you?

  但你作了什么事情，要我饶恕你呢？

• Speaking of fun, what have you done for fun while you「ve been here in Orlando?

  谈到乐趣，你有什么做的乐趣，您在奥兰多期间有什么事情值得一乐呢？

• Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?

  你为艺术牺牲了哪个人或什么事吗？

• That」s the spirit of folk remedies: They may or may not work, but what have you got to lose?

  这就是平民疗法的精神：它们可能有效也可能无效，(如果无效)那你又能有什么损失呢？