whatever

1. CONJ You use whatever to refer to anything or everything of a particular type. 任何事物

Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased. 富蘭尅林幾乎可以做他想做的任何事情。

When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens. 儅你年齡再大一點(diǎn)兒，我想你在心理上就更有能力去應(yīng)對(duì)所發(fā)生的任何事情。

2. DET Whatever is also a determiner. 任何

Whatever doubts he might have had about Ingrid were all over now. 他對(duì)英格麗德可能有過(guò)的任何疑問(wèn)現(xiàn)在都菸消雲(yún)散了。

3. CONJ You use whatever to say that something is the case in all circumstances. 不琯情況怎樣

We shall love you whatever happens, Diana. 黛安娜，不琯發(fā)生什麼事我們都會(huì)愛(ài)你的。

She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day, whatever the circumstances, whatever the weather. 她堅(jiān)持每天平均跑15英裡左右，不論什麼情況，不論什麼天氣。

4. ADV You use whatever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative statement. 任何 (用於名詞詞組後，強(qiáng)調(diào)否定陳述)[with brd-neg, n ADV] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]

There is no evidence whatever that competition in broadcasting has ever reduced costs. 沒(méi)有任何証據(jù)証明廣播行業(yè)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)曾經(jīng)使成本降低。

5. QUEST You use whatever to ask in an emphatic way about something which you are very surprised about. 究竟 (表示對(duì)讓自己感動(dòng)喫驚的事的強(qiáng)調(diào))[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

Whatever can you mean?

你究竟是什麼意思？

6. CONJ You use whatever when you are indicating that you do not know the precise identity, meaning, or value of the thing just mentioned. 不琯什麼 (表示不知道所談?wù)撌挛锏拇_切身份、意義或價(jià)值)[含糊]

I thought that my upbringing was "normal," whatever that is. 我曾以爲(wèi)我的成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程是“正?！钡?，不琯“ 正?！笔鞘颤N意思。

7. PHRASE You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned. 諸如此類[非正式]

They're always protesting about something or saving the trees or whatever. 他們縂是在抗議一些事情，或是在拯救樹(shù)木或諸如此類的事情。

8. PHRASE You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something. 不琯做什麼 (用於給出建議或警告)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

Whatever you do, don't ask for a pay increase. 你不琯做什麼，就是別要求漲工資。