单词 | which |
释义 | which (hwɪtʃ ) 1. pronoun & determiner A1 You use which in questions when there are two or more possible answers or alternatives. Which do they want me to do, declare war or surrender? Which are the ones you really like? 'You go down that passageway over there.'—'Which one?' Which vitamin supplements are good value? 2. determiner A1 You use which to refer to a choice between two or more possible answers or alternatives. I wanted to know which school it was you went to. I can't remember which teachers I had. Scientists have long wondered which parts of the brain are involved in musical tasks. Which is also a conjunction. In her panic she couldn't remember which was Mr Grainger's cabin. There are so many diets on the market, how do you know which to choose? 3. pronoun B1+ You use which at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the thing that you are talking about or when giving more information about it. Soldiers opened fire on a car which failed to stop at an army checkpoint. He's based in Banja Luka, which is the largest city in northern Bosnia. Colic describes a whole variety of conditions in which a horse suffers abdominal pain. He was rushed to the hospital and put in a little room which had dust all over the bed. 4. pronoun B1 You use which to refer back to an idea or situation expressed in a previous sentence or sentences, especially when you want to give your opinion about it. Since we started in September we have raised fifty thousand pounds, which is pretty good going. Visited Park West. Viewed a flat, no. 76. Which I like. Which is also a determiner. Some people are allergic to the gelatine in the capsule, in which case you can get drops. 5. which sth is which phrase If you cannot tell the difference between two things, you can say that you do not know which is which. They all look so alike to me that I'm never sure which is which. It's essential to know which is which as treatments will be quite different. 6. any which way phrase Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods. [US, also British, informal, emphasis] He re-ran the experiment every which way he could. They are just happy to sell their inventory any which way they can. 7. every which way phrase Every which way is used to emphasize that things move in a lot of different directions or are arranged in a lot of different positions. [US, also British, informal, emphasis] ...cars parked every which way. Translations: Chinese: 哪个, 哪个 Japanese: どの, どれ |
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