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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- where
[wεər]
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1.
adverb
(in or to what place) 在哪里
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Where's Jane?
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简在哪里？
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2.
conjunction
(the place in which) 哪里
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Do you know where he is?
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你知道他在哪里吗？
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People looked to see where the noise was coming from.
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人们想弄清噪音是从哪里传来的。
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3.
conjunction
(relating to phase) 在…阶段
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The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk.
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政府正处于乐于进行会谈的阶段。
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That's where you're wrong!
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那就是你的错误所在！
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4.
conjunction
(whereas) 然而
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Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
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有时老师的话听得进去，而父母的可能就不行了。
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where are you from?
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你是哪里人？
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where will it all end?
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到哪儿才是个头？
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this is where...
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[lit] 这是…的地方
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5.
conjunction
[fig]
这是…之处
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where possible
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如有可能的话
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- where
[weər]
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1.
pronoun
哪里，什么地方
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2.
pronoun
在……地方，该处
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3.
conjunction
在……地方
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4.
conjunction
在那里，在该处
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5.
conjunction
在……位置；在……情况
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6.
conjunction
到任何地方
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7.
adverb
在哪里，从哪里，到哪里
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8.
adverb
处于何种情况；以何种方法
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9.
n.[c]
地点，场所
Collins English-English Dictionary
- where
[wεə]
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1.
adv
in, at, or to what place, point, or position?
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where are you going?
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2.
adv
(used in indirect questions)
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I don't know where they are
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3.
adv
in, at, or to which (place)
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the hotel where we spent our honeymoon
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4.
adv
[subordinating]
in the place at which
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where we live it's always raining
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5.
n
[usually plural]
a question as to the position, direction, or destination of something
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English hwær, hwar(a); related to Old Frisian hwer, Old Saxon, Old High German hwar, Old Norse, Gothic hvar
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7.
n
[Usage]
It was formerly considered incorrect to use where as a substitute for in which after a noun which did not refer to a place or position, but this use has now become acceptable: we now have a situation where/in which no further action is needed
Examples
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Where else can I go?
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我还能去别的什么地方吗？
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where the road forks
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岔路口
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Let me see, where did I put it?
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让我想想，我把这个放到哪里去了？
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Where in thunder is he?
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他究竟在哪里呢？
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Where is the car?
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汽车在哪里？
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