英语词汇“who”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whowho /hu/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun

ETYMOLOGYwho

Origin: Old English hwa

COLLOCATIONS► Who else

Who else did you tell?

1used to ask or talk about which person or people: Who was that on the phone? Who wants another beer? Someone told them, but I don’t know who. Who else did you tell?2used especially after a noun to give information about which person or people you are talking about: The talk was given by a man who used to live in Russia. Oh, now I know who he is!3used to add more information about a specific person or specific people you have already mentioned: Ron, who usually doesn’t drink alcohol, had two beers.4used to ask a question that shows you think something is true of everyone or of no one: Yeah, we fight. Who doesn’t?5who is somebody to do something? spoken used to say that someone does not have the right or the authority to say or do something: Who are you to tell me what to do?6who’s who used to talk about the problem of knowing or remembering who each person in a group is: At parties, I can never remember who’s who.7something is a who’s who of something used to say that something includes all the important people within a particular organization or group: The list of musicians she has appeared with reads like a who’s who of jazz. [Origin: Old English hwa]WORD CHOICE: who, whom, that• In informal English, you can use who as an object, especially in questions: Who did you see there? Who are you talking about? In formal English, it is considered better to use whom: Whom did you see there? Whom are you talking about?• You use whom after a preposition, but this still sounds formal: To whom are you sending that letter? It is much more natural to say: Who are you sending that letter to?• In informal or spoken English, it is common to use that instead of who when it is the subject of a relative clause: I hate people that don’t know when to leave. In writing, however, you should use who: I hate people who don’t know when to leave.• In spoken or informal English, you can also use that, or nothing at all, instead of whom when it is the object of a relative clause: He’s the guy (that) I was talking about. In writing it is better to use whom: He is the person whom I was talking about.

单词	who
释义	whowho /hu/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun Etymology ETYMOLOGYwho Origin: Old English hwa Collocations COLLOCATIONS► Who else Who else did you tell? 1used to ask or talk about which person or people: Who was that on the phone? Who wants another beer? Someone told them, but I don’t know who. Who else did you tell?2used especially after a noun to give information about which person or people you are talking about: The talk was given by a man who used to live in Russia. Oh, now I know who he is!3used to add more information about a specific person or specific people you have already mentioned: Ron, who usually doesn’t drink alcohol, had two beers.4used to ask a question that shows you think something is true of everyone or of no one: Yeah, we fight. Who doesn’t?5who is somebody to do something? spoken used to say that someone does not have the right or the authority to say or do something: Who are you to tell me what to do?6who’s who used to talk about the problem of knowing or remembering who each person in a group is: At parties, I can never remember who’s who.7something is a who’s who of something used to say that something includes all the important people within a particular organization or group: The list of musicians she has appeared with reads like a who’s who of jazz. [Origin: Old English hwa]WORD CHOICE: who, whom, that• In informal English, you can use who as an object, especially in questions: Who did you see there? Who are you talking about? In formal English, it is considered better to use whom: Whom did you see there? Whom are you talking about?• You use whom after a preposition, but this still sounds formal: To whom are you sending that letter? It is much more natural to say: Who are you sending that letter to?• In informal or spoken English, it is common to use that instead of who when it is the subject of a relative clause: I hate people that don’t know when to leave. In writing, however, you should use who: I hate people who don’t know when to leave.• In spoken or informal English, you can also use that, or nothing at all, instead of whom when it is the object of a relative clause: He’s the guy (that) I was talking about. In writing it is better to use whom: He is the person whom I was talking about.
随便看	postgame postgraduate posthaste post hoc posthumous posthumously posthypnotic suggestion postindustrial posting Post-it postlude postman postmark postmaster postmaster general postmenopausal postmodern postmodernism postmodernist postmodifier post-mortem postnasal postnatal post office post office box