单词详解
1. pron.
A.(用作疑问代词)什么
What did you want to say? 你想说什么?
What are you having for dinner? 你晚饭吃什么?
What do you think of my picture? 你认为我的画怎么样?
B.(用作关系代词)所……的事物 (或人)
You must decide what to do next. 你们必须决定下一步做什么。
I don’t care what she thinks and does. 我不管她怎么想,要做什么。
The girl is not what she used to be. 这个女孩与过去不同了。
2. adj.
A.(表示疑问) 什么
What day is it today? 今天星期几?
What lessons can we learn from this accident? 从这次事故中我们能吸取什么教训呢?
B.(表示感叹) 多么,何等
What a good heart you have! 你的心肠真好!
What a fine day today! 今天真是一个好天气。
3. adv.
在哪一方面,到什么程度
What does it count? 这有什么关系?
相关词组
1. A is to B what C is to D. A对B而言正如C对D一样。
Air is to us what water is to fish. 空气对于我们犹如水对于鱼儿。
2. so what那又怎样,这又有什么关系呢
—Tom won’t like it, you know. 你知道汤姆不会喜欢的。
—So what? I don’t care what he thinks. 那又怎样?我不在乎他怎样想。
3. what a pity/shame 真遗憾
What a pity/shame that you can’t come to my party. 你不能来参加我的聚会真是遗憾。
4. What about + n./doing sth.?怎么样?
What about going out for a picnic? 出去野餐怎样?
5. what becomes of ……的境遇,结果
What becomes of us when we have all our answers?
如果我们找到了答案的时候,我们会成为什么样呢?
6. what do you mean by 你做……是什么意思,你做……用意何在
What do you mean by saying such words? 你说这些话是什么意思?
7. what if 如果……怎么办呢
What if the plane is late?飞机要是晚点怎么办?
8. what is called 所谓的
He is, what is called, a living dictionary. 他就是所谓的活词典。
9. what is more而且
The car is very expensive, and what’s more, its shape is too unique.
这辆车非常昂贵,而且外形也非常独特。
10. what is worse 更糟的是
Our car was broken on the way, what is worse, it began to rain.
我们的车在中途抛锚了,更糟的是,天开始下雨了。
11. what is wrong (with)有什么不好,怎么了,出了什么毛病
What is wrong with your watch? 你的表出了什么毛病?
12. What to do? 怎么办?
The poor mouse didn’t know what to do. 可怜的小老鼠不知道如何是好。
13. what’s on上演什么,发生了什么事
I wonder what’s on tonight. 我想知道今晚上演什么。
14. what’s up 怎么回事,出什么事了
—Are you free this Sunday? 这个周末你有时间吗?
—I think so. What’s up? 我想应该有,怎么了?