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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- however
[hau'εvər]
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1.
adverb
(but) 但是
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I hoped he might offer me a job. However, he didn't.
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我希望他能给我一份工作。但是他并没有这么做。
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2.
adverb
(with adj，adv) 不管怎样
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However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work.
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不管她怎样努力，都不行。
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3.
adverb
(in questions) 究竟怎样
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However did you find me?
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你究竟怎样找到我的？
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4.
conjunction
(no matter how) 无论
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Wear your hair however you want.
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你想梳什么发型都行。
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I will wait for you however late you are.
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无论多晚我都会等你。
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- however
[haʊˈevər]
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1.
adverb
然而，但是，不过，尽管如此
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Although I'm a little afraid，however I'd like to try it.
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尽管有些害怕，我仍然愿意试一下。
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2.
adverb
相反，相比之下，另一方面
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The first part was easy; the second，however，took hours.
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第一部分非常容易，但是第二部分却用了数小时才完成。
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3.
adverb
不管怎样
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They have begun，however reluctantly，to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns.
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不论多么不愿意，他们都开始承认反对派所关注的问题的合理性。
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The results，however general，are important.
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结果无论如何都是很重要的。
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4.
adverb
无论如何
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Victory，however it was brought about，was sweet.
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胜利不管是怎样取得的总是甜蜜的。
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However he did it，it was very clever.
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不管他是怎么做的，他都做得很聪明。
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5.
adverb
怎样，究竟怎么
Collins English-English Dictionary
- however
[haυ'εvə]
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1.
sentence connector
still; nevertheless
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2.
sentence connector
on the other hand; yet
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3.
adv
by whatever means; in whatever manner
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4.
adv
[used with adjectives expressing or admitting of quantity or degree]
no matter how
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however long it takes, finish it
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5.
adv
an emphatic form of how
Examples
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The judge, however, said he has wide powers to accept or reject their returns.
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但法官说他有足够大的权利接受或者拒绝他们的裁决。
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You can use it however you want.
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你可以尽情使用。
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In the desperation of elections however, calculating politicians will often play the race card.
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但如果选举结果让人绝望，精明的政客就会打出民族主义这张牌。
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In the week and a half since the election, however, many more questions have been raised about this reportedly "clean" election.
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选举已经开始了一周半了，大家都提出了很多问题，质疑这个据称“公证”的选举。
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However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work.
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不管她怎样努力，都不行。
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