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I Place Conj Subord 连词 Introduce Clause Stage Quest

英语单词 where
英美音标 英 [weə(r)] 美 [wer]
中文释义 adv.在哪里;在那个地方
conj.在 ... 地方
英语例句 (1) Where did she get the news?
(2) I know a place where you can have a picnic.
(3) Don't leave it where the kids can reach it.
(4) This is where he lives.
(5) No matter where she may be, she will be happy.
中文例句 (1) 她从哪儿得到这个消息的?
(2) 我知道一个你可以野餐的地方。
(3) 不要把它放在孩子们能够到的地方。
(4) 这就是他居住的地方。
(5) 不管她在哪里,她都会是幸福的。
柯林斯解释
Usually pronounced /weə/ for meanings 2 and 3. 义项2和3在句中通常不作重读。
1
[QUEST 疑问词](用于疑问句)在哪里,从哪里,到哪里 You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to.
  • Where did you meet him?...

    你在哪里见过他?

  • Where's Anna?...

    安娜在哪里?

  • Where are we going?...

    我们要去哪里?

  • 'You'll never believe where Julie and I are going.' — 'Where?'

    “你肯定想不到我和朱莉要去哪里。”——“去哪里啊?”

2
[CONJ-SUBORD 连词](尤用于动词和形容词后引导从句,表示某物所在或某事发生的地点)那里,那儿 You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens.
  • People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from...

    人们开始四下察看,想弄清楚那声响来自何处。

  • He knew where Henry Carter had gone...

    他知道亨利·卡特去了哪里。

  • If he's got something on his mind he knows where to find me...

    如果他有什么想法的话,他知道去哪儿能找到我。

  • Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.

    欧内斯特·布朗住在离骚乱发生处几个街区远的地方。

  • Where is also a relative pronoun.
    • ...available at the travel agency where you book your holiday...

      可以在你预订度假游的旅行社查到

    • Wanchai boasts the Academy of Performing Arts, where everything from Chinese Opera to Shakespeare is performed.

      湾仔拥有香港演艺学院,从京剧到莎士比亚的各种剧目都在这里上演。

3
[QUEST 疑问词](用于疑问句)在哪一地点,在哪一阶段,在哪方面 You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
  • Where will it all end?...

    它会在哪儿全部结束?

  • If they get their way, where will it stop?...

    如果他们找到路,那路的尽头又会在哪里?

  • It's not so simple. They'll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be?

    事情不是那么简单的。他们必须让征兵局了解情况,那接下来我们又会怎么样呢?

4
[CONJ-SUBORD 连词](尤用于某些动词和形容词后,引导表示地点、某事物所处状态、阶段等的从句)在哪儿,从哪儿 You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
  • It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself...

    不难看出她从何处获得的这种自我感觉。

  • She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead...

    她觉得自己已经知道这次谈话寓意何在。

  • I didn't know where to start.

    我不知该从哪儿着手。

  • Where is also a relative pronoun.
    • ...that delicate situation where a friend's confidence can easily be betrayed...

      容易辜负朋友信任的微妙情形

    • The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone.

      政府现在几乎愿意与任何人对话。

5
[CONJ-SUBORD 连词](用于引导从句进行对比)然而 You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.
  • Where some people learned to play the accordion for dances in their community, others took music lessons...

    一些人学习弹手风琴,为他们社区里的舞蹈表演进行伴奏,而其他人则上音乐课。

  • Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.

    有时教师的话会听,而父母的话可能就不听。

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