【whether音标】 英[ˈweðə(r)] 美[ˈweðər]
【单词释义】 whether是什么意思：
conj.是否；不论
pron.其中的哪一个
n.可能的选择
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【whether形近词/近似词】
altogether adv.全部地；完全地；总共；总计
bellwether n. 征兆；前导；领导者；系铃的公羊
together adv.同时；一起；在一起
【常用短语】
whether or 是…还是…
【单词例句】
◇ Competent and dynamic, I never feel passive while diving into the identifications of whether applications are valid and practical according to the new version of the criteria.
我工作起来既称职又有活力，在投身于根据新版的申请标准鉴定专利申请，以防他们无效或不实用时，我从未感觉到消极没劲。
---- Strange Patent Applications
◇ Second, she assesses whether they are deliberately hiding the truth. If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case herself.
接着，她对受采访的人是否有故意隐瞒真相作出评估。如果她怀疑他们的话，就会亲自调查案件；
◇ Princesses he found in plenty; but whether they were real Princesses it was impossible for him to decide, for now one thing, now another, seemed to him not quite right about the ladies.
公主倒有的是，不过他没有办法断定她们究竟是不是真正的公主。她们总是有些地方不大对头。
---- The Real Princess
◇ At the church door stood an old soldier with a crutch, and with a wonderfully long beard, which was more red than white, and he bowed to the ground, and asked the old lady whether he might dust her shoes. And Karen stretched out her little foot.
教堂门口有一个残废的老兵，拄着一根拐杖站着。他留着一把很奇怪的长胡子。这胡子与其说是白的，还不如说是红的——因为它本来就是红的。他把腰几乎弯到地上去了；他回老太太说，他可不可以擦擦她鞋子上的灰尘。珈伦也把她的小脚伸出来。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ The impostors requested him very courteously to be so good as to come nearer their looms; and then asked him whether the design pleased him, and whether the colors were not very beautiful; at the same time pointing to the empty frames.
那两个骗子请求他走近一点，同时问他，布的花纹是不是很美丽，色彩是不是很漂亮。他们指着那两架空空的织机。
◇ But while you zap your food, you may wonder how close you can safely stand next to a microwave, and whether any radiation could escape from the device and potentially harm you.
但是当你用微波炉加热食物的时候，你可能会想知道站在微波炉旁边多远才安全，以及设备是否会泄漏一些辐射并伤害到你。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ You want to be the first one in, the first one out, and at the very head of the pack in the left hand lane, whether it's rush hour or 3 a.m. Your impatience also extends to your temper.
无论是高峰时间还是下午3点，你通常都是第一个来，也是最先离开的那个。急性子的你很容易发脾气。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ She added that one of her biggest concerns is whether the planet will have enough resources to meet people's basic needs. Population growth, combined with climate change, could strain agriculture and access to clean drinking water even more.
她补充说，一个最大的担忧是地球上是否有足够的资源来满足人们的基本需求。人口增长加之气候变化可能会给农业生产和获取清洁饮用水带来更多困难。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ This question helps the employer understand whether the candidate has done their research into what the job requires of them on an everyday basis, and whether they can marry their skill set up with it.
这一问题有助于雇主了解求职者是否对这份工作的日常要求做过功课，求职者的技能和岗位要求是否匹配。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ They also had blood tests to measure several inflammatory biomarkers, which indicate how much plaque has built up in the blood vessels, and whether people are at risk of heart attack or stroke. The results showed that these inflammatory markers had significantly reduced compared with the control group.
这些人还抽血检测了几个炎症生物指标，这些指标能显示出血管中积聚了多少斑块，以及是否有心脏病发作或中风的风险。结果显示，相比对照组，这些人的炎症指标都显著降低。