| 词汇 | why |
| 释义 | why | BrE wʌɪ, AmE (h)waɪ | A. adverb ① (in direct or indirect questions) 为什么 ▸ why do you ask? 你为什么问呢？ ▸ I'm annoyed — why is that? 我很恼火──为什么呢？ ▸ why me? 为什么是我呢？ ▸ why not? 为什么不呢？ ▸ I wonder why she said that 我不明白她为什么说那样的话 ② (making suggestion) [用于提建议]▸ why not sell the car? 何不把汽车卖了呢？ ▸ why don't I give you a lift? 搭我的车吧 ▸ let’s eat out — why not? 咱们到外边吃吧──好哇 ▸ I don't see why not 可以呀 ③ (expressing lack of necessity) 何必 ▸ why get upset? 何必生气呢？ ④ (expressing surprise, irritation, defiance) [表示惊讶、不耐烦或反抗]▸ why didn’t you tell me before? 你为什么不早告诉我？ ▸ sit down — why should I? 坐下──我为什么要坐下？ ▸ why can't you be quiet? 你难道不能安静一点吗？ ▸ why ever not? British 究竟为什么不呢？ ⑤ (the reason for which) [用于说明原因]▸ one of the reasons why he left 他离开的原因之一 ▸ to know the reason why 知道原因 ▸ that's not why I asked 那不是我问的理由 ▸ so that's why! 原来如此！ ▸ why? — because you're stubborn: that's why! 为什么？──因为你太倔，就是因为这个！ B. noun 原因 ▸ the why and how of sth 某事的原因和方法 ▸ the whys and (the) wherefores (of sth) （某事的）前因后果 ▸ the whys and the wherefores of the situation 这一情况的来龙去脉 C. exclamation US informal dated [表示惊讶、不耐烦等]▸ why, we've only walked a mile! 嗨，我们才走了1英里！ ▸ you think so? — why, yes! 你是这么想的吗？──呃，是的！ |
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