when

adv
英音 [wen]
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词频 5口语 3书面 3

英文释义

  • [疑问副词] 什么时候:
    • When did you come here?

      你什么时候到这儿来的?

  • [连接副词,引导名词性从句] 什么时候:
    • When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.

      延误的航班何时起飞主要取决于天气状况。

    • I’d like to know when they’ll come back.

      我想知道他们什么时候回来。

  • [关系副词,引导定语从句] 在那时:
    • This was the moment when I made my decision.

      这是我作出决定的时刻。

    • The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.

      我上次去苏格兰是在五月份,那时的天气好极了。


when

conj
英音 [wen]
美音 [wen]
词频 5口语 3书面 3

英文释义

  • 当...时:
    • When I was a child, my family lived in Beijing.

      我小的时候,全家人都住在北京。

    • When in Rome do as the Romans do.

      入乡随俗。

  • 一...就...;那时:
    • We were about to go for a picnic when it began to rain.

      我们正要去野餐,这时天突然下起雨来。

    • Jack was working in the lab when the power cut occurred.

      停电时,杰克正在实验室里工作。

    • He had just fallen asleep when the telephone rang.

      他刚睡着电话就响了。

  • [引导条件状语从句,相当于if] 如果:
    • Turn off the switch when anything goes wrong with the machine.

      如果机器发生故障,就关上开关。

  • 既然;考虑到:
    • Why use metal when you can use plastic?

      既然能用塑料,为什么要用金属呢?

  • 虽然;可是 even though sth is true:
    • She claimed to be 18, when I knew she was only 16.

      她自称18岁,可是据我所知她才16岁。


when

pron
英音 [wen]
美音 [wen]
词频 5口语 3书面 3

英文释义

  • [疑问代词,用作since, until, till等介词的宾语]什么时候:
    • Till when can you stay?

      你能待到什么时候?

  • [关系代词] 那时:
    • We came back on Tuesday, since when we have been working in the repair shop.

      我们星期二回来的,从那时起就一直在修理车间工作。