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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

when [wεn]
  1. 1. adverb (interrogative) 什么时候
    when did it happen?
    什么时候发生的？
  2. 2. pronoun the day when (relative) 当...的那一天
  3. 3. conjunction (in time clauses) 当...时
    when you've read it, tell me what you think
    当你读过之后，告诉我你是怎么想的
    be careful when you cross the road
    过马路时要当心
    that was when we needed you
    那是我们需要你的时候
    she was reading when I came in
    当我进来时她正在阅读
    I know when it happened
    我知道什么时候发生的
  4. 4. conjunction (whereas) 而
    you said I was wrong when in fact I was right
    你说我是错的而事实上我是对的
  5. 5. conjunction (considering) 既然
    why did you buy that when you can't afford it?
    既然你买不起为什么还要买？

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

when [hwεn] [wen]
  1. 1. adverb 什么时候；何时
    When did they leave?
    他们什么时候走的?
    He asked when he should go.
    他问他应该什么时候走。
  2. 2. adverb 在…情况下
    When do you double the final consonant?
    在什么情况下双写词尾的辅音字母?
  3. 3. adverb 在什么时候
    When shall I stop pouring?
    我什么时候停止倒(水)?
  4. 4. adverb 从前；以前；当年
    I knew him when.
    我以前就认识他了。
  5. 5. conjunction 什么时候
    He told us when to eat.
    他告诉我们什么时候吃饭。
  6. 6. conjunction 届时；在那时
    He came at six, when the sun was setting.
    他六点钟到，那时太阳正落山。
  7. 7. conjunction 是…的时候了
    a time when men must speak out
    是人们大胆发表意见的时候了
  8. 8. conjunction 当…时；在…的时候
    when we were at college
    当我们还在上大学的时候
  9. 9. conjunction 一…就…；当即
    The runners started when the gun went off.
    枪一响，赛跑运动员就起跑了。
  10. 10. conjunction 每逢；每当
    She smiles when you praise her.
    每当你夸她的时候，她就笑。
  11. 11. conjunction 相反；而；却
    to complain of one's lot when one might change it
    本来可以改变自己的命运，但却自怨命苦
  12. 12. conjunction 既然；鉴于
    How can he help when they won't let him?
    既然他们不让他帮，他怎么能去干呢?
  13. 13. pronoun 什么时候
    Until when will you remain?
    你能呆到什么时候?
    We came a week ago, since when we've had no rest.
    我们一周前就来了，自那以后就没休息过。
  14. 14. noun 时间
    the when and where of his arrest
    他被捕的时间和地点

Collins English-English Dictionary

when [wεn]
  1. 1. adv at what time? over what period?
    when is he due?
  2. 2. adv (used in indirect questions)
    ask him when he's due
  3. 3. adv [subordinating] at a time at which; at the time at which; just as; after
    I found it easily when I started to look seriously
  4. 4. adv although
    he drives when he might walk
  5. 5. adv considering the fact that
    how did you pass the exam when you'd not worked for it?
  6. 6. adv at which (time); over which (period)
    an age when men were men
  7. 7. n [usually plural] a question as to the time of some occurrence
  8. 8. n [Etymology] Old English hwanne, hwænne; related to Old High German hwanne, hwenne, Latin cum
  9. 9. n [Usage] when should not be used loosely as a substitute for in which after a noun which does not refer to a period of time: paralysis is a condition in which (not when) parts of the body cannot be moved
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Examples

when they cleared the building, they searched the building and unfortunately, that's when they found two more victims.
遣散楼里所有的人之后，他们又搜遍了整幢楼，不幸又发现了两位受害人。
I did rather well when I last had my IQ tested, which was when I was about 7.
最后一次测IQ还是7岁时的事，我表现得非常不错。 → do
The man built houses mornings, with help, when he had money, etc.
这个人当他有钱时，每天上午在(别人)帮助下盖房子(句中斜体部分为状语)。 → adverbial
The program was well along when he arrived.
当他到场时，节目早已开演了。 → along
when dinosaurs were around
当恐龙活着的时候 → around
When will the wedding be?
婚礼何时举行? → be
He does well when treated well.
有好待遇才有好表现。 → do
(when) duty calls
(当)责任感(或义务)要求这样做(的时候) → duty
when next we meet
当下次我们再见面的时候 → next
when the opportunity offers
有机会时 → offer
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