whatever

[wɔt'evə]

pron.无论什么, 任何事物
adj.不管怎样的, 所有的, 丝毫的

pron.

1. 任何……的事物; 凡是……的东西

You must do whatever is best for you.

什么对你最有利你就得做什么。

2. 不管什么

He'll push on with his project whatever the difficulties may be.

不管有什么困难, 他都要继续推行他的计划。

I'll post that letter whatever Wilson says.

不管威尔逊讲什么, 我都要寄出那封信。

3. 【口】究竟什么

Whatever do you mean by that?

你说这话究竟是什么意思?

4. 诸如此类

I don't really want to be a poet, dramatist, or whatever.

我并不真想当诗人, 剧作家, 或其他诸如此类的人。

a.

1. 任何……的; 凡是……的

He read whatever books he could get.

他不论什么书都看。

2. 不管什么样的, 无论怎么的

Whatever excuse he makes will not be believed.

不管他找什么借口都没有人相信。

3. (用在与no, any连用的名词之后)一点……都(不), 任何……都(不); 毫不(=at all)

He hasn't got any brains whatever.

他一点脑筋都没有。

I know nothing whatever about him.

我对他一无所知。

词义辨析

同义参见:

however  

英英释义

形容词 whatever:

one or some or every or all without specification

同义词：any, whatsoever

补充

whateverwhatever英:[hwɔtˈevə] 美:[hwɑtˈɛvɚ, hwʌt-, wɑt-, wʌt-]pron.1.任何(事物), 每样(事物)I will do whatever you wish.我会对你言听计从。2.无论什么, 不管什么We will never give up working, whatever happens.无论发生什么事, 我们都不会放弃工作。adj.1.任何, 什么…adv.1.任何

例句

1. We can help with whatever problems you have.我们可以帮你解决所有问题。 2. whatever doubts he might have had about Ingrid were all over now.他对英格丽德可能存有的疑虑现在全都烟消云散了。 3. Do whatever is necessary.做一切必要的事。 4. Franklin could do pretty much whatever he pleased.富兰克林几乎可以做自己喜欢做的任何事情。 5. You're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens.你最好做好心理准备, 应对可能发生的一切。 6. He's good at whatever he does.他做事样样出色。 7. We'll go in your car, Billy. — whatever you say.比利, 我们要坐你的车。——随便。 8. People will judge you whatever you do.不论你做什么, 人们都会品头论足。 9. whatever the weather不管什么天气 10. I thought that my upbringing was 'normal', whatever that is.我认为我的成长过程不管怎么说还算“正常”。 11. 'I love you', he said. 'whatever that means', she said.他说：“我爱你。”她说：“随便你什么意思吧。” 12. Don't tell Carl, whatever you do.无论如何也不要告诉卡尔。 13. whatever you do, don't touch that switch.无论如何也不要碰那个开关。 14. whatever is the matter?这到底是怎么回事？ 15. whatever are you crying for?你到底在哭什么？ 16. whatever can you mean?你到底是什么意思？ 17. There is also no evidence whatever that he intends to do anything about it.没有任何证据表明他打算对此采取任何行动。 18. There's no doubt whatever about it.这件事绝对没有什么可质疑的。 19. There's nothing whatever we can do about it.我们对此无能为力。 20. You need to get some help, a doctor, a counsellor, whatever.你需要寻求帮助, 找医生也好, 律师也好, 都可以。 21. More likely it was kids playing a prank or a wrong number or whatever.这更有可能是孩子们在搞恶作剧, 或是拨错了电话, 诸如此类。 22. That attitude is completely unacceptable!—Yeah, yeah, whatever.这种态度是完全不能接受的！——好, 好, 无所谓。 23. [as pronoun]do whatever you like.你想干什么就干什么。 24. [as determiner]take whatever action is needed.采取一切必要的行动。 25. [as pronoun]you have our support, whatever you decide.你的任何决定都会得到我们的支持。 26. [as determiner]whatever decision he made I would support it.无论他作什么决定我都支持。 27. whatever is the matter?.究竟是怎么回事？。 28. they received no help whatever.他们没有得到任何帮助。 29. we told him we'd back him whatever.我们告诉他，无论如何我们都将支持他。 30. ‘I'll call you later.’ I shrugged. ‘whatever.’. “我以后会给你打电话的，”我耸耸肩说。“随便。”。 31. use chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or whatever.使用剁碎的草药、坚果、大蒜，或其他类似的东西。 32. You can say whatever you like.你想说什么就说什么。 33. He took whatever help he could get.能够得到的帮助他都接受了。 34. I still love you, whatever you may think.不管你怎么想，我仍然爱你。 35. whatever she says, she doesn't really mean it.不管她说什么，她都不是当真的。 36. whatever could have happened to them?他们到底会发生什么事？ 37. I've no reason whatever to doubt him.我根本没有理由怀疑他。 38. ‘Any questions?’ ‘None whatsoever.’“有问题吗？”“一个都没有。” 39. You don't need to wear anything smart -- jeans and a sweater or whatever.你不用穿漂亮的衣服─牛仔裤、套头毛衣什么的都可以。 40. Don't touch the red switch, whatever you do.你无论如何不要碰那个红色开关。 41. "Say whatever you want, my opinion won't change. [=nothing you can say will change my opinion]"你想说什么就说吧，我的想法不会改变。 42. Take whatever you need.你要什么就拿吧。 43. "whatever he says, don't believe him. [=do not believe him at all]"无论他说什么都不要相信他。 44. "“What's that smell?” “I don't know, but whatever it is, it's awful!”"“那是什么味道？”“我不知道，不过不管是什么，这味儿都很难闻。” 45. "whatever you do, don't press that button!"无论你做什么都不要按那个按钮！ 46. whatever made you do something as foolish as that?究竟是什么让你做出那种蠢事？ 47. whatever did she mean (by that)?她（那样讲）究竟是什么意思？ 48. "I enjoy all kinds of sports—skiing, biking, (or) whatever."我喜欢各种运动，如滑雪、骑自行车，（或）诸如此类的运动。 49. Take whatever supplies you need. [=take any supplies that you need]你需要什么就拿吧。 50. She will buy the painting at whatever price.无论花多少钱她都会买下这幅画。 51. We are willing to take whatever action is needed. [=to take any action that is needed]我们愿意采取任何必要的行动。 52. "For whatever reason, he refused to speak to us. [=he refused to speak to us for some reason that we don't know]"不知道出于什么原因，他拒绝和我们说话。 53. There's no food whatever.没有任何食物。 54. There's no evidence whatever to support your theory.没有任何证据支持你的理论。 55. “Jen forgot to print out extra copies.” “You mean Jean.” “whatever—you know who I mean.”“珍忘记去再多打印几份副本了。”“你是说琼吧。”“无所谓了—你知道我说的是谁。” 56. "We could go see a movie, watch TV—whatever. [=it makes no difference to me what we do]"我们可以去看电影、看电视——随便什么都可以。