whatever

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #402 ★★★★☆

pron. 无论什么

发音

UK /ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
UK /wɒtˈɛv.ə/
US /wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/
US /wʌɾˈɛv.ɚ/

词形变化

whatevers 复数 whatevers more whatever 比较级 most whatever 最高级

别名

MAW wtvr whate'er whatevah whatevuh w/e whateffer wtv

教材释义与例句

形容词

不管什么样的

代词

无论什么；诸如此类

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

    俚语
  2. 2.

    Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a thingy.

    非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.

    非正式
adv.
  1. 1.

    At all; in any way; whatsoever.

    There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.

  2. 2.

    In what way; to what extent.

    Whatever does it matter now?

det. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.

    Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!

  2. 2.

    Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

    不管怎样

    无论点

    Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.

    I will stick with you, whatever fate befalls us.

  3. 3.

    Any; of no matter what type or kind.

    He must be stopped, whatever the cost.

  4. 4.

    Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.

    Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.

    Write down whatever thoughts come into your mind.

pron. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Regardless of anything that.

    Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.

    Whatever happens, stay calm.

  2. 2.

    Anything that; all that.

    Do whatever works.

    I’ll do whatever I can.

  3. 3.

    Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.

    不管什么

    随便

    非正式

    I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.

  4. 4.

    What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.

    Whatever do you mean?

interj.
  1. 1.

    A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].

    随便

    好吧

    求其啦 是但啦

    非正式

    Near-synonyms: meh, so what

    So you broke it? Whatever! Get a grip.

    Go brush your teeth. – Whatever!

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

what-so-ever

相关短语

whatever floats your boat whatever creams your twinkie whatever it takes whatever happens, happens whatever the case may be 不管是什么情况 whatever next whatever will be, will be whatever helps you sleep at night whatever you say whatever butters your biscuit whatever butters your biscuits whatever butters your bread whatever butters your muffin whatever butters your toast

词源

From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + ever.

来源：wiktionary