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Time Conj Subord 连词 Refer I When·Ever Wenˈevə(R Wenˈevər

Whenever, as a conjunction, means "at any time" or "every time" something happens or is true. It can also be used to refer to an unknown or uncertain time.

Whenever 用作连词,表示“无论什么时候”或“每当”,指任何发生或为真的时间。它也可用作连词,表示一个未知或不确定的时间。

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[CONJ-SUBORD 连词]无论什么时候;每当 You use whenever to refer to any time or every time that something happens or is true.
  • She always called at the vicarage whenever she was in the area...

    只要她在那一带,她总会去拜访教区牧师。

  • You can have my cottage whenever you like...

    只要你愿意,随时都可以去我的乡间小屋住。

  • I recommend that you avoid processed foods whenever possible.

    我建议你尽量不要食用加工好的食品。

2
[CONJ-SUBORD 连词]不知什么时候 You use whenever to refer to a time that you do not know or are not sure about.
  • He married Miss Vancouver in 1963, or whenever it was.

    他好像在1963年还是什么时候娶了当时的温哥华小姐。


Oxford when·ever ★ / wenˈevə(r) ; NAmE wenˈevər /
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adverb
conjunction ★ 1 ★ at any time that; on any occasion that 在任何…的时候;无论何时;在任何…的情况下 ◆ You can ask for help whenever you need it. 你如果需要帮助随时可以提出来。 2 ★ every time that 每当;每次 ◆ Whenever she comes, she brings a friend. 她每次来都带着个朋友。 ◆ The roof leaks whenever it rains. 屋顶每逢下雨就漏。 ◆ We try to help whenever possible. 只要有可能我们都尽量帮忙。 3 used when the time when sth happens is not important 别的什么时候(也可以);任何时间(都行) ◆ ‘When do you need it by?’ ‘Saturday or Sunday. Whenever.’ “你什么时候需要这个东西?”“星期六或星期日。哪一天都行。” ◆ It's not urgent—we can do it next week or whenever. 这不着急,我们可以在下星期或别的什么时候做。 adverb used in questions to mean ‘when’, expressing surprise (用于问句,表示惊奇)究竟什么时候 ◆ Whenever did you find time to do all that cooking? 你怎么有时间做了这么多菜? when·ever / wenˈevə(r) ; NAmE wenˈevər /
LDC
wheneverwhen‧ev‧er /wenˈevə $ -ˈevər/ ●●● S2 W3 adverb, conjunction
Thesaurus
Collocations
1every time that a particular thing happens:  Larry always blames me whenever anything goes wrong. Whenever I hear that tune, it makes me think of you.2at any time:  Come and visit me whenever you want. a policy of using recycled paper whenever possible3spoken used as a reply to say that it does not matter what time something happens:  ‘I’ll call you tomorrow or the day after.’ ‘Okay. Whenever.’
WDF

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每当(71%),无论何时(19%),随时(10%)
conj.每当;无论何时
adv.不论何时;随便什么时候

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