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why
英：【waɪ】美：【hwaɪ, waɪ】
英：
美：
int.
咳, 哎呀
n.
理由, 谜
conj.
... 的理由, 为什么
adv.
为什么
名词复数:
whys
Why=What have you?
-你有什么(东西出售)?(商业用语)
Why so?
-为什么这样? 有什么根据?
go into the whys and wherefores(=have the why and the wherefore)
-追根究底
Why, so!
-【古】就这样吧! 好吧!
whys and wherefores(=whyand wherefore)
-理由, 原因
Every why has a 【its】 wherefore.
-【谚】凡事均有因; 有理由必有原因。
1 、Why did he suddenly change his tune?───他为什么突然改变了态度?
2 、Why are you phoning at this ungodly hour (of the night)?───你为什麽在(夜里)这个时候打**来?
3 、The key question is in focus;
why
not reach a decision?───主要问题已非常明显，为何不作出结论呢？
4 、Why not stop them (from) polluting the river?───为什么不阻止他们污染这条河呢？
5 、"I dont see
why
I must not go, " he burst in angrily.───他气愤地**嘴说："我不明白为什么我不能去。"
6 、Why do some children like slopping around in puddles?───为什麽有些儿童爱在水坑里泼水玩?
7 、Why dont you come up to Scotland for a few days?───你怎麽不北上到苏格兰来住几天?
8 、Why do you represent the matter in this way?───你为什麽把这事说成这样?
9 、Given sufficient goodwill on both sides, theres no reason
why
this dispute shouldnt be resolved.───只要双方都有充分的善意，这种纠纷是没有理由解决不了的。
10 、Dont let Tony walk all over you like that;
why
dont you assert yourself more?───别让托尼盛气凌人地对待你，你为何不更多地显示威力呢？
11 、Why do you hammer at the subject day after day?───你为何日复一日地钻研那个科目?
12 、If you want to sell your old car,
why
not put an advertisement in the newspaper?───你要卖掉你的旧汽车，为什么不在报上登个**呢？
13 、Must you dash off? Why not stay for a cup of tea?───你一定要急急忙忙走吗？为何不留下喝杯茶呢？
14 、Who do you think you are? ie Why are you behaving in this overbearing, etc way?───你以为你很了不起吗?
15 、He runs 3 miles every morning; thats
why
he is so fit.───他每天早晨跑三哩路，因此才那么健康。
16 、Why should the handicappedbe segregated from the able-bodied?───为什么要把伤残人士和身体健康的人分开?
17 、Why on earth didnt you tell me the truth?───你到底为什么不跟我说实话？
18 、Everybody else accepts the decision. Why must you be so bloody-minded?───别人都同意这个决议，你为甚麽偏要故意刁难？
19 、Why didnt you catch the last bus as I told you to?───你怎么不听我的话赶乘末班公共汽车呢?
20 、I dont know
why
, but I took a strong dislike to him as soon as I saw him.───也不知为什麽，我一见他就十分讨厌他。
21 、Why is it that he rarely mentions his childhood?───他为什么很少提到他的儿童时代呢？
22 、If you wanted me to go
why
didnt you say so in plain English instead of making vague hints?───你想叫我走，为什麽拐弯抹角而不直说?
23 、He doesnt want any ties; thats
why
he never married.───他不愿受束缚，所以不结婚。
24 、Why not just wait and see what happens?───何不静观其结果呢?
25 、Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes?───你自己犯了愚蠢的错误，为什麽向我抱怨?
26 、Why dont you come over to England for a holiday?───你怎麽不到英国来度假呢?
27 、Why dont you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?───你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说?
28 、He expounded the reasons
why
he did it.───他阐述了他做这件事的理由。
29 、And that is
why
in this field, I have made recommendations.───为此，我在这方面提出了一系列建议。
30 、Hes not in;
why
dont you ring back after6 oclock?───他不在; 你能在6点钟后再来个**吗？
31 、Why should I get up at this unearthly hour?───为什麽我得这麽早起床?
32 、Why dont you come round (to my flat) this evening?───今晚你来(我家), 好吗?
33 、If you want to sell your old sofa,
why
not put an advertisement in the local paper?───你若打算卖掉旧沙发，何不在本地报纸上登个**呢?
34 、Why dont you shave your beard off?───你怎麽不把胡子刮掉?
35 、Now,
why
dont you children beetle off into the garden and play?───你们这些孩子为什么现在还不赶快跑到花园里去玩？
36 、Why did he fling dirt at such an innocent girl?───他为什么要中伤一位如此天真的姑娘呢?
37 、Why are you poking about among my papers?───你为什麽乱翻我的文件?
38 、People have propose all sort of hypotheses to explain
why
dinosaur have become extinct.───人们提出种种假设，试图说明恐龙为什么会灭绝。
39 、Why do modern people chase material possessions?───为什么现在的人们追求物质财富？
40 、Why give these people licence to enter the place at will?───为什麽允许这些人随意进入该地?
41 、Do you know
why
Mr Brown has a heavy heart?───你知道为什么布朗先生心情不愉快吗？
42 、Why not let her do as she likes?───为什么不让她想怎么做就怎么做呢？
43 、The reasons
why
he did it are obscure.───他做那事的理由还不清楚。
44 、Why are you always biting your nails?───你为什么老是咬指甲?
45 、Why dont you set your ideas down on paper?───你怎麽不把你的想法写在纸上呢?
46 、The detective tried to dope out
why
the man was murdered.───**们试图搞清那人被害的原因。
47 、Why dont you mosey round to my place?───你溜达著到我这儿来好吗?
48 、Why are you forever asking questions?───你怎麽老是问问题?
49 、Dissected the plan afterward to learn
why
it had failed.───事后仔细分析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因
50 、Youre obviously worried about something;
why
not get it off your chest?───你显然有心事，何不一吐为快?
51 、He didnt quite understand
why
the deal fell through.───他不十分理解为什么这场交易失败了。
52 、Why have they delayed opening the school?───他们为什麽延期开学?
53 、You dont like your job? In that case
why
dont you leave?───你不喜欢这份工作? 那你怎麽不辞掉呢?
54 、One wonders also
why
Nature, with some snakes concocted poison of such extreme potency.───人们也不知道大自然为何在一些蛇身上调制出这样高效的毒液来。
55 、Tell you what;
why
dont we have a picnic this afternoon?───你听我说，今天下午我们为什么不搞一次野餐呢？
56 、Why did you stay away from school?───你为什么缺课?
57 、Do you ask
why
I, the queen of the gods, have left the heavenly plains and sought your depths.───他们问她来访的目的，她向他们阐明了来意：你们问我这个众神之后为什么要从天上的平原下到深海中来。
58 、Why should I trouble to explain it all?───为什麽我得费事都解释一遍呢?
59 、Why should we give you special treatment?───凭什麽要我们对你特殊照顾?
60 、He omitted to explain
why
he had been late.───他没有解释他为什么迟到。
61 、Why are you all turning on me (ie criticizing or blaming me)?───你们为什麽都突然冲我来了(批评或责备我)?
62 、It seems uncertain
why
he lost the election.───他落选的原因似乎并不清楚。
63 、Why dont you go for a walk? Itll give you an appetite for your lunch.───你怎麽不出去散散步? 散散步午饭时就有食欲了。
64 、Why does he have to wrap it all up in such complicated language?───他为什麽非得用这麽艰深的语言说话呢?
65 、Why didnt you tell me the truth?───你为什么没跟我说实话?
66 、Why he went there is a mystery to me.───他为什么到那里去，这对我来说是个谜。
67 、Why is it that I always land up cleaning the bath?───为什麽总是该我来洗刷浴缸?
68 、Why did you do that, you cretin?───你为什麽做那事，你这个笨蛋?
69 、Do you know
why
she is so strange to him?───你知道她为什么对他如此冷淡吗？
70 、Why are you looking so lugubrious?───你怎麽看上去这样忧郁?
71 、Why did you drop on to your son?───你为什么责备你的儿子?
72 、"Why dont we just yet married without any fuss and bother, " Dick said suddenly, as they were discussing what form the wedding reception should take.───"为什么我们不能只是结婚，而不搞那些多余的、令人烦恼又消耗精力的麻烦事呢？"迪克突然说。他们正在讨论婚礼的形式。
73 、Why dont you lay that problem aside for a while and work at it later?───你为什么不先把问题放在一边过会儿再说?
74 、Why are you nodding (your head) if you disagree?───你若不同意为什麽要点头呢?
75 、If your riches were yours,
why
do not take them with you to the other world?───假如你的财产是你的东西，为什么不带着它们到黄泉去？
76 、His extravagance explains
why
he is always in debt.───他挥霍无度，难怪总欠债。
77 、Why did you do that, you nitwit?───你这傻瓜，为什麽做那种事?
78 、Why dont you look in (on me) next time youre in town?───你下次进城来顺便来串门儿好吗?
79 、Its beyond me
why
he married her.───他怎么会娶了她，这我就不懂了。
80 、Why dont you ever run the water off after youve had a bath?───你洗完澡後为什麽老是不把水放掉?
why是什么意思
why
【(h)wai】
adv.
为什么, ...的(理由)
int.
(表吃惊, 满意等)哎呀!什么?
Why
的问句时, 只能用because不能用for。再者, for不能跟
why
【waI; (?@) hwaI】
adv.
为什么
They ask, Why did it happen? What should we do about it?
大家问,为什么会发生这样的事?我们该怎么办?
Why did you do it?
你为什么这样做？
Why dont we come more often?
咱们干吗不经常不这里呢?
I cant tell you why she is crying.
我不能告诉你她为什么哭。
why
conj.
为什么；…的理由
Do you know why he was late?
你知道他为什么迟到吗？
Geoffrey asked her why she was not amused.
杰弗里问她为什么不喜欢他的讲演。
That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields.
这就是为什么在新英格兰用石头墙而不用栅栏的原因。
why
中古英语hwi
why是什么意思
why
【(h)wai】
adv.
为什么, ...的(理由)
int.
(表吃惊, 满意等)哎呀!什么?