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whether

/hweth-er, weth-/US // ˈʰwɛð ər, ˈwɛð- //UK // (ˈwɛðə) //

是否,是否有,是否为,是否有可能

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Definitions

conj.连词 conjunction
  1. 1
    • : : It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same.
    • : : See whether or not she has come. I doubt whether we can do any better.
    • : Archaic..
pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : which or whichever?

Phrases

  • whether or not
  • not know whether

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.

  • Will we discover whether or not Krieger is a clone this season, and will that be an ongoing plotline?

  • Take the chief metric of the war in Vietnam—body counts, which ultimately did not answer whether the strategy was working.

  • Instead, the man and woman in the truck wanted to know where the crash site was and whether would I show them.

  • In February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman.

  • Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.

  • "I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.

  • Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?

  • Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes, manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?

  • In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.