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'Whom' is the object form of 'who', used in formal or written English when referring to the object of a verb or preposition.

Whom is used in formal or written English instead of 'who' when it is the object of a verb or preposition.

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Whom is used in formal or written English instead of ‘who’ when it is the object of a verb or preposition. 用作动词或介词的宾语时,whom 比 who 更加正式,且多用于书面语。
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[QUEST 疑问词](用于疑问句,询问人的姓名或身份)谁 You use whom in questions when you ask about the name or identity of a person or group of people.
  • 'I want to send a telegram.' — 'Fine, to whom?'...

    “我想发份电报。”——“好的,发给谁?”

  • Whom did he expect to answer his phone?...

    他希望由谁来接电话?

  • 'You're too sensitive.' — 'Too sensitive for whom?'

    “你太敏感了。”——“对谁太敏感了?”

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[CONJ-SUBORD 连词](尤用于某些动词和形容词后,引导谈论某人或某一群人的姓名或身份的从句)谁 You use whom after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the name or identity of a person or a group of people.
  • He asked whom I'd told about his having been away...

    他问我把他曾离开的消息告诉过谁。

  • He likes to know whom you've met...

    他想知道你见了谁。

  • I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place.

    我已经辞职了,他们可以放开手脚任命他们喜欢的人来顶替我的位置。

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[PRON-REL 关系代词](用于进行限定说明或提供更多信息的关系从句的句首) You use whom at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them. →see usage note at:
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  [oft prep PRON]
  • One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky...

    我感兴趣的其中一位作家是伊曼纽尔·韦利科夫斯基。

  • The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time.

    我所认识的霍姆伍德的居民没多少钱也没多少闲暇时间。

  • ...generations of women for whom work provided an escape from family life.

    通过工作来逃离家庭生活的一代又一代的女性


Oxford whom ★ / huːm ; NAmE huːm / pronoun ( formal) used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition (与 who 同义,作为动词或介词的宾语)谁,什么人 ◆ Whom did they invite? 他们邀请谁了? ◆ To whom should I write? 我应该把信写给谁? ◆ The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply. 你在评论中批评的那位作者已经回信答覆了。 ◆ Her mother, in whom she confided, said she would support her unconditionally. 她所信赖的母亲说将无条件地支持她。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 whom ■ Whomis not used very often in spoken English. Whois usually used as the object pronoun, especially in questions. 在英语口语中,whom 不常用,通常用 who 作宾格代词,尤其在疑问句中: ◆ Who did you invite to the party? 你邀请了哪些人来参加聚会? ■ The use of whomas the pronoun after prepositions is very formal. *whom 作代词置于介词后的用法非常正式: ◆ To whom should I address the letter? 这封信我该写给谁呢? ◆ He asked me with whom I had discussed it. 他问我和谁讨论过此事。 In spoken English it is much more natural to use whoand put the preposition at the end of the sentence. 在英语口语中,疑问词用 who,将介词置于句末更自然: ◆ Who should I address the letter to? 这封信我该写给谁呢? ◆ He asked me who I had discussed it with. 他问我和谁讨论过此事。 ■ In defining relative clauses the object pronoun whomis not often used. You can either use whoor that,or leave out the pronoun completely. 在限定性关系从句中,宾格代词 whom 不常用,可用 who 或 that 或干脆省去代词 : ◆ The family (who/that/whom) I met at the airport were very kind. 我在机场接的这家人非常友好。 ■ In non-defining relative clauses whoor, more formally, whom(but not that) is used and the pronoun cannot be left out. 在非限定性关系从句中,要用 who 或更正式的 whom (但不能用 that),而且此代词不能省略: ◆ Our doctor, who/whom we all liked very much, retired last week. 我们的医生上周退休了,我们都很爱戴他。 This pattern is not used very much in spoken English. 此句型在英语口语中不很常用。 whom / huːm ; NAmE huːm /
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whomwhom /huːm/ ●●● W1 pronoun
Word Origin
Examples
the object form of ‘who’, used especially in formal speech or writing:  Desperate for money, she called her sister, whom she hadn’t spoken to in 20 years. She brought with her three friends, none of whom I had ever met before.RegisterIn everyday spoken or written English, people usually use who rather than whom:· Who did you send it to?Whom is usually used only in the phrases one of whom, none of whom, some of whom etc.
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Spoken:

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pron.谁(who的宾格)

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