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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

however [hau'εvər]
  1. 1. adverb (but) 但是
    I hoped he might offer me a job. However, he didn't.
    希望他能给我一份工作但是他并没有这么做。
  2. 2. adverb (with adj,adv) 不管怎样
    However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work.
    不管怎样努力,都不行
  3. 3. adverb (in questions) 究竟怎样
    However did you find me?
    究竟怎样找到我的
  4. 4. conjunction (no matter how) 无论
    Wear your hair however you want.
    你想梳什么发型都行。
    I will wait for you however late you are.
    无论多晚我都会等你。

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

however [haʊˈevər]
  1. 1. adverb 然而但是不过尽管如此
    Although I'm a little afraid,however I'd like to try it.
    尽管有些害怕,我仍然愿意一下
  2. 2. adverb 相反,相比之下,另一方面
    The first part was easy; the second,however,took hours.
    第一部分非常容易但是第二部分却用了数小时完成
  3. 3. adverb 不管怎样
    They have begun,however reluctantly,to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns.
    不论多么不愿意他们开始承认反对派关注问题合理性
    The results,however general,are important.
    结果无论如何都是很重要的。
  4. 4. adverb 无论如何
    Victory,however it was brought about,was sweet.
    胜利不管怎样取得总是甜蜜的。
    However he did it,it was very clever.
    不管他是怎么做的,他都做得很聪明
  5. 5. adverb 怎样究竟怎么

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

however [haʊˈevər]
  1. 1. adverb, conjunction used when you are saying something that seems surprising after your previous statement, or that makes your previous statement seem less true
  2. 2. adverb, conjunction used when you are changing the subject
  3. 3. adverb, conjunction used for saying that it makes no difference how good, bad, difficult, etc. something is or how much there is of something
  4. 4. adverb, conjunction used instead of “how” in questions for emphasizing that you think something is surprising
  5. 5. adverb, conjunction in whatever way someone chooses

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The judge, however, said he has wide powers to accept or reject their returns.
但法官说他有足够大的权利接受或者拒绝他们的裁决。
This is a very good house; however, the location is not convenient.
房子不错,但所处位置交通不方便。
You can use it however you want.
你可以尽情使用。
However, they were put off by the disturbance.
他们还是被那阵骚乱给干扰了。
In the desperation of elections however, calculating politicians will often play the race card.
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。
Most children like to bring a cake; however, fruit can make a lovely change.
很多孩子都喜欢带蛋糕来,但可以换个口味,水果也不错。
In the week and a half since the election, however, many more questions have been raised about this reportedly "clean" election.
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。
However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work.
不管她怎样努力,都不行。

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