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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CLEAR/NOT CLEAR〕It is not clear why the disease affects some people and not others. 不清楚为什么有些人会染上这种病，有些人则不会。朗文写作活用〔ESPECIALLY〕Why is Jennifer Stern, of all people, so important? 在这么多人当中，为什么偏偏珍妮弗·斯特恩就这么重要呢？朗文写作活用〔EXPERIENCED/NOT EXPERIENCED〕If Glover lacks experience of management, why was he put in charge? 格洛弗缺乏管理经验，那为什么叫他来主管？朗文写作活用〔HERE/NOT HERE〕Why aren't the scissors here where they belong? 剪刀为什么没了？它应该放在这里的。朗文写作活用〔HURRY〕Why are they in such a rush to sell the house? 他们为什么这样急着要卖房子？朗文写作活用〔NEWSPAPERS〕I don't know why you buy a paper - you only read the television pages. 我不明白你为什么去买一份报纸—你只看电视版。朗文写作活用〔PURPOSE〕I can't see the point of travelling all that way and then only staying for one day. 我不明白为什么那么远跑来只住一天。朗文写作活用〔SITUATION〕Why start an argument? You're in enough trouble as it is! 为什么还要吵架？现在这样子你已够麻烦的了！朗文写作活用〔SPREAD〕Why don't you scatter a few cushions around the room? 你为什么不在房间里放几个垫子呢？朗文写作活用〔SUPPORT〕Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up? 我们为什么不用这些木头来撑一撑呢？朗文写作活用〔TELEPHONE〕Why don't you call up Jackie and apologize? 为什么你不打电话给杰姬跟她道歉呢？朗文写作活用〔TELL〕Why is everyone so upset? Has George been throwing his weight around again? 为什么大家都不开心了？乔治又对他们呼来喝去了吗？朗文写作活用〔UNFRIENDLY〕I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic. 我不明白他为什么有这么大的敌意。朗文写作活用〔UNSUITABLE〕The Christmas decorations looked somehow out of place in Waikiki. 不知为什么圣诞装饰看上去与怀基基海滩格格不入。朗文写作活用〔UPSET〕If there's nothing you can do, why get yourself all worked up, honey? 要是你无能为力的话，为什么让自己那么难过，亲爱的？朗文写作活用〔across〕There's Brendan. Why don't you go across and say hello? 那是布伦丹，你为什么不过去打个招呼呢？朗文当代〔adult〕Why can't you two act like civilized adults? 你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？牛津高阶〔anxiety〕That explains his anxiety over his health.那就是他为什么会担心自己健康的原因了。剑桥高阶〔ask〕Why don't you ask him for his advice? 你为什么不征求他的意见？牛津高阶〔badly〕Why do you think you did so badly in your test? 你认为你为什么考得这么差？麦克米伦高阶〔baffled〕The referee remains baffled as to why his decision caused so much anger.裁判员仍然不明白为什么他的判决引起了如此大的愤怒。牛津搭配〔beach〕Experts are unable to explain why the whales beached themselves.专家们无法解释为什么这些鲸会搁浅在海滩上。柯林斯高阶〔boss〕Why don't you ask your boss for a raise? 你为什么不向老板要求加薪呢？韦氏高阶〔chase〕Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase.各位好, 大家都知道今天我们为什么聚到这里, 那就让我们废话少说吧。外研社新世纪〔collective〕Why do Watergate culprits keep collective silence? 为什么水门事件的罪犯们全都保持沉默?英汉大词典〔come〕Why don't you come by train?你为什么不乘火车来呢？外研社新世纪〔consult〕Why wasn't I consulted about this? 这件事为什么没有人征得我的同意？麦克米伦高阶〔crook〕I wonder what he's going crook about.我不知道他为什么在发脾气。英汉大词典〔cry〕For crying out loud! Why did you have to do that? 真是岂有此理！你为什么非得干那种事？牛津高阶〔disinterest〕The fact Liberia has no oil seems to explain foreign disinterest in its internal affairs.利比里亚没有石油，这一事实似乎解释了为什么外部势力无意过问其内政。柯林斯高阶〔dissociate〕Why is the organization choosing to dissociate itself from its founder? 这个组织为什么会选择脱离其创始者呢？韦氏高阶〔done〕Why not tell her you're quitting and have done with it? 为什么不告诉她你打算辞职，尽快把这件事了结呢？牛津高阶〔do〕Why were you sent to see the headmaster? What have you done now? 为什么让你去见校长？你又干了什么事？剑桥高阶〔dramatics〕Why all these dramatics?为什么要这么装腔作势啊？外研社新世纪〔drunk〕Stewart could not remember exactly why he had done it because he was so drunk.斯图尔特记不清他为什么要那样做了,因为他烂醉如泥。柯林斯高阶〔easy〕It was all too easy to forget why we had been sent there.很容易会忘记我们为什么被派往那里。牛津搭配〔explain〕Explain why you didn't telephone.说说你为什么没有打电话。柯林斯高阶〔extraordinarily〕Why had James behaved so extraordinarily? 为什么詹姆斯的行为那么古怪？朗文当代〔face〕What's the long face for? 为什么拉着一张脸？朗文当代〔fail〕I fail to see why you can't work on a Saturday.我不懂为什么你星期六不能工作。剑桥高阶〔fair〕Why should I have to do all the cleaning? It's not fair! 为什么我要做所有的打扫工作？这不公平！剑桥高阶〔fashion〕Why are they behaving in such a ridiculous fashion? 他们为什么如此不可思议地行事？牛津搭配〔finish off〕Why not finish off your meal with one of our special liqueur coffees?在用餐结束前为什么不来一杯我们特制的利口咖啡呢？外研社新世纪〔fuss〕I don't know why everybody makes such a fuss about a few mosquitoes.我不知道为什么大家对几只蚊子大惊小怪的。柯林斯高阶〔get〕I don't really get why she couldn't do it herself.我没有真正明白她为什么不能亲自做这件事。麦克米伦高阶〔googly〕Eventually, an irreverent questioner bowled a googly by asking: 'Why are the arts important?'最后, 一个无礼的提问者问了个让人措手不及的问题：“艺术为什么重要？”外研社新世纪〔habit〕Why break the habit of a lifetime and start being cautious now? 为什么改掉多年的习惯，开始变得小心谨慎了？朗文当代〔half-moon glasses〕She peered over her half-moon glasses at me and asked why I was so late.她透过半月形眼镜看着我，问我为什么来得这么迟。剑桥高阶〔hate〕Why do you hate me so much? 你为什么那么恨我？朗文当代〔have against〕What have you got against him? 你为什么不喜欢他？韦氏高阶〔have〕What have you got against Ruth? She's always been good to you.你为什么不喜欢鲁思？她一直对你很好。牛津高阶〔hear out〕Perhaps, when you've heard me out, you'll appreciate the reason for secrecy.也许当你听我把话讲完后，你就会明白为什么要保密了。柯林斯高阶〔heaven〕He won't tell me what he thinks. Heaven knows why.他不告诉我他怎么想，谁知道是为什么。朗文当代〔hop off〕Do you know why she hopped off so soon?你知道她为什么那么快就走了吗?21世纪英汉〔hot-blooded〕Both of these dancers knew full well why they attracted the attentions of two hot-blooded young men.这两个舞蹈演员都非常清楚为什么她们会引起两个血气方刚的年轻男子的注意。外研社新世纪〔initiative〕Why don't you take the initiative and ask him out? 为什么你不主动请他外出约会呢？朗文当代〔kid〕Why don't you become a teacher?—You must be kidding, it's far too much hard work.你为什么不当老师呢？——你一定是在开玩笑吧, 那可太辛苦了。外研社新世纪〔let〕Let me explain why.让我来解释为什么。柯林斯高阶〔let〕Why don't you let the child be when he's not feeling well! 孩子身体不舒服,你为什么不让他独自安静一会儿! 英汉大词典〔lip〕Yes, we do know why he's gone, but at present our lips are sealed.是呀,我们确实知道他为什么离开,不过现在我们不能讲。英汉大词典〔mad〕What are you so mad about? 你为什么这么生气？韦氏高阶〔mean〕What did she mean by leaving so early(= why did she do it)? 她为什么这么早就走了？牛津高阶〔midwinter〕Why do the girls go round with bare midriffs in midwinter?为什么女孩子们在深冬还只穿着露脐装到处跑？外研社新世纪〔more〕Why not think about it some more?为什么不再考虑一下呢？外研社新世纪〔neckline〕Why was she wearing such a low neckline? 她为什么穿一件领口开得那么低的衣服?英汉大词典〔out〕Just out of curiosity, why did you take that job? 只是出于好奇问一问，你为什么接受了那份工作？朗文当代〔paper〕Why don't you put an ad in the local paper? 为什么不在当地报纸上刊登一则广告？朗文当代〔pass〕He did not know why she passed him by.他不知道为什么她走过他身边时不理他。英汉大词典〔persecute〕Why are the media persecuting him like this? 新闻媒体为什么总这样揪住他不放？牛津高阶〔pick〕Why should you pick on me to do the chores?你为什么非要挑我去干那些杂事呢?21世纪英汉〔picnic〕Why don't you take a picnic with you? 你为什么不带上野餐时吃的东西？剑桥高阶〔point〕I just don't see the point in doing this.我只是不理解为什么要这样做。外研社新世纪〔point〕Is there a point to/for all of this paperwork? 为什么要做这些文书工作？韦氏高阶〔pre-eminently〕That is why we say Christmas is pre-eminently a time of giving.那就是为什么我们说圣诞节首先是付出和赠与的日子。外研社新世纪〔quarrel〕What did you quarrel about/over? 你们为什么而争吵？剑桥高阶〔relate〕We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life.我们需要解释为什么这些问题很重要并且和他们的日常生活相关。剑桥高阶〔rest up〕Why don't you take a nap to rest up for the party? 你为什么不睡一会儿，养足精神去参加聚会？剑桥高阶〔rip〕There's hardly any traffic on this road — why don't you let her rip? 这条路上没有什么车辆——你为什么不让车子全速前进? 英汉大词典〔score〕Why does she constantly try to score off her sister? 她为什么总想跟她妹妹抬杠？麦克米伦高阶〔scowl〕What are you scowling about? 你为什么这样怒气冲冲?英汉大词典〔stare〕Why are you staring?你为什么瞪大眼睛？牛津同义词〔telephone〕Why didn't you telephone last night?你昨天晚上为什么没打电话?21世纪英汉〔thing〕The thing I don't understand is why the car costs so much.我不明白的是这辆车为什么那么贵。韦氏高阶〔try〕Why not give the library a try? He's usually there on Tuesdays.为什么不去图书馆找找看？他星期二一般都在那儿。麦克米伦高阶〔use your head〕Why didn't you use your head and cover the furniture before you started painting? 你为什么不动脑筋想想，在粉刷前把家具罩上？剑桥高阶〔us〕Why didn't you tell us?你为什么不告诉我们呢？外研社新世纪〔well〕That's all well and good, but why didn't he call he r to say so? 那好倒是好，可是他为什么不给她打电话这样说呢？牛津高阶〔why〕All right, why not?好吧, 为什么不呢？外研社新世纪〔why〕I don't know why.我不知道为什么。外研社新世纪〔why〕Why should I help him - he never helps me? 我为什么要帮他——他从来都没帮过我？剑桥高阶〔wonder〕They wondered aloud why she had ever chosen Joe at all.他们都满腹狐疑地说,她为什么竟选中了乔呢。英汉大词典〔work out〕I can't work out why …我不理解为什么…外研社新世纪〔young〕Why do police officers seem to be getting younger? 为什么警察好像越来越年轻了？牛津高阶Apparently he didn't have another job to go to and mystery surrounds his reasons for leaving.看来他没有其它工作可做，他为什么离去是个谜。剑桥国际Gordon Bennett, Chris, why did you have to do that! 天啊，克里斯，你为什么要干那个！剑桥国际I can't understand why the date written on her letter doesn't correspond with the date stamped on the envelope.我不理解为什么她信中的日期和信封邮戳上的日期不符。剑桥国际I don't know what you're looking so pleased about--you can wipe that smile off your face (= stop smiling) this instant.我不知道为什么你看上去那么高兴----你现在别再笑了。剑桥国际I don't know why she puts up with him (= is willing to accept his unpleasant behaviour).我不知道她为什么要容忍他。剑桥国际They couldn't see the point of (= understand the importance of or the reason for) further training.他们不懂得为什么要进一步训练。剑桥国际Why don't you bring a six-pack (= a set of six CANS or bottles of a drink, esp. beer, sold in a plastic or cardboard container) round and we'll watch football on television.你为什么不带一盒六瓶装啤酒来，我们好一起看电视上的足球比赛。剑桥国际 |
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