单词 | where |
释义 | where UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction ESSENTIAL ■to, at or in what place 去哪里;在哪里 •Where does he live?他住在哪里? •"I put it on your desk." "Where? I can't see it?"“我把它放在你书桌上了。”“在哪里?我怎么没看到?” •Where are we going?我们要去哪里? •Now where did I put my glasses?我把眼镜放在哪里了? •Where's the party being held?聚会在哪里举行? •Could you tell me where Barker Drive is please?你能告诉我巴克大街怎么走吗? •Where did you put my umbrella?你把我的雨伞放在哪里了? •I've left my keys somewhere and I don't know where.我把锁匙放在甚么地方了,我想不起来放哪里了。 •You've found my diary - where on Earth •I've been meaning to ask you where you get your hair cut.我一直想问你是在甚么地方剪的头发。 •Bradford, where Bren comes from, has a lot of good curry restaurants.布拉德福德,布伦的家乡,有很多不错的咖喱饭店。 •She lived in Rome for a couple of years, where she taught English.她在罗马生活了几年,其间在那里教英语。 •You see where Mira is standing? Well, he's behind her.你看到米拉站在哪里了吗?嗯,他在她的后面。 •I like to have him next to me where I can keep an eye on him.我想让他跟着我,这样我就可以顺便照顾他了。 •I read it somewhere - I don't know where (= in which book, newspaper, etc.).我在甚么地方读过——我不记得是在哪里了。 ESSENTIAL ■used when referring to a particular stage in a process or activity 处于某种阶段;到了某种地步 •You reach a point in any project where you just want to get the thing finished.做任何专案计划时都会有那么一个阶段,就是只想赶快完成。 •I've reached the stage where I just don't care any more.我已经到了甚么也不再在乎的地步了。 ESSENTIAL ■in what situation 处于何种情况 •You're not available on the 12th and Andrew can't make the 20th - so where does that leave us?你12号没时间,而安德鲁20号不行——那我们还能选哪个时间呢? •Where do you see yourself five years from now?你觉得自己五年之后会是甚么样? UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction be where it's at slightly old-fashioned ■to be very fashionable and popular 非常时髦;非常流行 •In the classical music world these days, authentic instruments are where it's at.在当今的古典音乐界,原生乐器备受青睐。 UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction know/see where sb is coming from ■If you say to someone you know or see where they are coming from, you mean you understand why they have a particular opinion, often although you do not have that opinion. 明白/知道(某人)为甚么会那样想 •I could see where they were coming from when they started quoting the Bible at me.当他们开始引用《圣经》时,我就明白他们为甚么那样想了。 UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction Common Learner Errors where or were?Warning: Choose the right word!These two words look similar, but they are spelled differently and have completely different meanings. UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction Common Learner Errors where or when?Warning: choose the correct conjunction!When using a relative clause to talk about what happened at a particular time, don't say 'where', say when : ✗ I worked there until 2001, where the company went bankrupt.I worked there until 2001, when the company went bankrupt. UK [weər] US [wer] adverb conjunction Common Learner Errors whereWarning: check your word order!When where is used in a main clause to ask a question, the verb comes before the subject:Where is the nearest hospital?When where is used in a subordinate clause to talk about what place something is at/in, or moving towards, do not put the verb before the subject: ✗ I don't know where is the nearest hospital.I don't know where the nearest hospital is. |
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