单词 | whoever |
释义 | whoever (huːevəʳ ) 1. conjunction B2 You use whoever to refer to someone when their identity is not yet known. Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished. Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet. Ben, I want whoever's responsible to come forward. 2. conjunction B2 You use whoever to indicate that the actual identity of the person who does something will not affect a situation. You can have whoever you like to visit you. Everybody who goes into this region, whoever they are, is at risk of being taken hostage. 3. adverb You use whoever in questions as an emphatic way of saying 'who', usually when you are surprised about something. [emphasis] Whoever thought up that joke? Ridiculous! Whoever suggested such a thing? 4. or whoever phrase [noun PHRASE] You say or whoever to refer vaguely to another person or organization, especially when you are not sure if you have mentioned the right person or organization. [informal, vagueness] We're not just some big business like Mobil or IBM or whoever. The police, or whoever, would not think of looking for him here. Translations: Chinese: 任何人 Japanese: 誰でも |
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