whatever

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ whatever /wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ pronoun

¹ whatever

/wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/

pronoun

Learner's definition of WHATEVER

: anything or everything that任何，每一（事物）

Say whatever you want, my opinion won't change. [=nothing you can say will change my opinion]你想说什么就说吧，我的想法不会改变。
Take whatever you need.你要什么就拿吧。

: no matter what : regardless of what无论什么；不管什么

Whatever he says, don't believe him. [=do not believe him at all]无论他说什么都不要相信他。
“What's that smell?” “I don't know, but whatever it is, it's awful!”“那是什么味道？”“我不知道，不过不管是什么，这味儿都很难闻。”
Whatever you do, don't press that button!无论你做什么都不要按那个按钮！

— used in questions that express surprise or confusion究竟是什么（用于疑问句，表惊讶或困惑）

informal : whatnot

I enjoy all kinds of sports—skiing, biking, (or) whatever.我喜欢各种运动，如滑雪、骑自行车，（或）诸如此类的运动。

² whatever /wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ adjective

² whatever

/wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/

adjective

Learner's definition of WHATEVER

always used before a noun

a : all the所有的

b : any任何

: any…that任何…的

We are willing to take whatever action is needed. [=to take any action that is needed]我们愿意采取任何必要的行动。

c — used to refer to something that is not known不知什么的

For whatever reason, he refused to speak to us. [=he refused to speak to us for some reason that we don't know]不知道出于什么原因，他拒绝和我们说话。

not used before a noun : of any kind or amount at all : whatsoever任何（种类或数量）

³ whatever /wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ adverb

³ whatever

/wɑtˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/

adverb

Learner's definition of WHATEVER

informal

— used to show that something said or done is not important无所谓；没有什么关系；不重要

“Jen forgot to print out extra copies.” “You mean Jean.” “Whatever—you know who I mean.”“珍忘记去再多打印几份副本了。”“你是说琼吧。”“无所谓了—你知道我说的是谁。”
We could go see a movie, watch TV—whatever. [=it makes no difference to me what we do]我们可以去看电影、看电视——随便什么都可以。