why是什么意思？

why

英[waɪ] 美[hwaɪ, waɪ]

• adv. （用于问句）为什么，为何，（反问，表示不必）何必，（说明理由）为什么；
• int. 呵唷，哎呀，嗨；
• n. 理由，原因，说明，难解的问题；

复数：whys;

例句

• why do you just hang out in bars?Do you want to hang out with me instead 你只呆在酒吧玩吗？何不跟我一起去玩？
• I heard from your teacher why you had refused to take the exam. 我从你老师那里了解到你拒绝参加考试的理由。
• When everything is running smoothly, why must he step in and foul thing up? 一切正在顺利进行时, 为什么他一定要插进去把事情弄糟呢?
• Why didn't you walk away with your father when he left?Y ou didn't have to stay. 你父亲离开时, 你为什么不和他一块儿走呢?你并不是非留下不可。
• Why did you tear the letter away from her hand? 你为何要从她手中夺走那封信?
• Why are they knocking down the wall? 他们为什么在拆墙?
• Why don't you set your chair back a little to get a better view? 你怎么不把椅子向后移一下好看得更清楚点儿?
• Why did he do that experiment once again? 为什么他再次做那个实验?
• Why are you in such a hurry? 你为什么这样急呢?
• He didn't quite understand why the deal fell through. 他不十分明白为什么这场交易失败了。

词组

• why so?
  for what reason or purpose? 为什么这样？

英语四级真题

Oh… Why don't you use the ladder?
出自-2014年6月听力原文
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?
出自-2010年6月听力原文

英语六级真题

The College Essay: Why Those 500 Words Drive Us Crazy
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Question 15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?
出自-2013年12月听力原文
Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young?
出自-2010年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• QUEST
  （用于提问原因）为什么
  You use why in questions when you ask about the reasons for something.
  例句
  Why hasn't he brought the whisky?... 他为什么没把威士忌拿来？ Why didn't he stop me?... 为什么他没阻止我？
• CONJ-SUBORD
  (用于从句句首)为什么
  You use why at the beginning of a clause in which you talk about the reasons for something.
  例句
  He still could not throw any further light on why the elevator could have become jammed... 对于电梯为什么会卡住他仍旧给不出更多的解释。 Experts wonder why the US government is not taking similarly strong actions against AIDS in this country... 专家们对为什么美国政府没在这个国家采取类似的强硬措施来对抗艾滋病而感到疑惑。
• PRON-REL
  (用于reason后引导关系从句)
  You use why to introduce a relative clause after the word 'reason'.
  例句
  There's a reason why women don't read this stuff; it's not funny... 女人不读这种东西是有原因的，它并不好笑。 Unless you're ill, there's no reason why you can't get those 15 minutes of walking in daily. 除非你病了，否则你没有理由每天连走15分钟都做不到的。
• QUEST
  (问句中与 not 连用表示建议)为什么(不)
  You use why with 'not' in questions in order to introduce a suggestion.
  例句
  Why not give Claire a call?... 为什么不给克莱尔打个电话？ Why don't you come home with me until you sort things out?... 你何不先和我一起回家，等事情解决了再走？
• QUEST
  (问句中与 not 连用表示恼怒或气愤)为什么(不)
  You use why with 'not' in questions in order to express your annoyance or anger.
  例句
  Why don't you look where you're going?... 走路怎么不看着点儿道呢？ Why don't they just leave it alone? 他们就不能别管了吗？
• CONVENTION
  (表示同意别人的建议)为什么不呢，好，行
  You say why not in order to agree with what someone has suggested.
  例句
  'Want to spend the afternoon with me?' — 'Why not?'... “想和我共度这个下午吗？”——“好啊！” 'Shall I tell them about poor Mrs Blair?'—'Why not?' “我应该告诉他们可怜的布莱尔太太的情况吗？”——“为什么不呢？”
• EXCLAM
  (用于句首表示惊讶、震惊或生气)哎呀，哟，嗨
  People say 'Why!' at the beginning of a sentence when they are surprised, shocked, or angry.
  例句
  Why hello, Tom... 哎呀，你好，汤姆。 Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup... 啊，这只不过是普通的蔬菜汤而已。

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  （用于问句）为什么，为何
  Why are you late? 你为什么迟到? Why not call on me tomorrow? 你干吗不明天就来看我呢? That is why I'm working hard at my lesson. 就是这个原因, 我要努力学习。 I can't understand why he failed. 我不明白他为什么失败了。 That is the reason why we must go now. 那就是我们现在必须走的理由。 Why ever didn't you tell us before? 你怎么不早告诉我们呢?
• interj.
  呵唷, 哎呀, 嗨
  Why, what's the harm? 嗨, 这又有什么害处呢?

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• Adverb
  1. question word; what is the reason (`how come' is a nonstandard variant);
  "why are you here?""how come he got an ice cream cone but I didn't?"