【why音标】 英[waɪ] 美[waɪ]
【单词释义】 why是什么意思：
adv.（用于问句）为什么；为何；（反问，表示不必）何必；（说明理由）为什么
int.呵唷，哎呀，呦，嗨
n.理由；原因；说明；难解的问题
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] whys
【单词例句】
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At the time Mr. Horse goes by and sees it. “Why do you set it free?” He asks.
这时候马先生路过，看见这一切，就问她：“为什么你把鱼放了?”
---- I Can’t Cook It
◇ "Why, one can see that easily enough," said the other. "That's Paris, or some other great city,for they're all alike. It's a great city!"
"这很容易就可以看得出来！"魔法师说。"这就是哥本哈根的缩影，或者某个别的大城市──因为它们都是一样的。这就是大城市！"
---- The Drop of Water
◇ One day he had gone into the forest to gather wood, where he was approached by an old man, whom he had never seen before, and who said, "Why do you torment yourself with chopping wood? I will make you rich if you will promise me that which is standing behind your mill."
有一天，他到森林里去砍柴，一个他从没见过的老头走近前来对他说：“你何苦这么辛苦地砍柴呀？只要你答应把你磨房后的东西给我，我就让你过富人的日子。”
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ Then the old mother began to weep, saying, "You wicked man, why did you write to me that I was to put two innocent souls to death,"
他年迈的妈妈哭着对他说：“你这个坏傢伙，为甚么写信要我杀那两个无辜的人？”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 years of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn’t understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce.
律师极其艰难地为他们拟造了一份离婚协议书，因为他觉得，经过婚后40年的相濡以沫现在两个老人都70多岁了，他就是弄不明白为什么这对老夫妇仍然坚持要离婚。
---- Life Together
◇ When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed. There were pieces of me all over the tidy, tan tiles. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, explaining it was for the best, I could do better, it was his fault and not mine.
当他告诉我他要离开的时候，我感觉自己就像花瓶裂成了碎片，跌落在茶色瓷砖地板上。他一直在说话，解释着为什么要离开，说什么这是最好的，我可以做得更好，都是他的错，与我无关。
---- A Little Piece of Me
◇ As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?
有天晚上烫衣服时，想着这位仁兄的近况，我突发奇想，也想找个妻子。为什么要找妻子呢？我为什么希望有个老婆呢？
---- I Want a Wife
◇ "Well, then," said the wolf. "Why did you call me bad names this time last year?"
“那么，”狼见此计不成，又说道，“你去年的今天为什么说我的坏话？”
◇ The afternoon between 2-3pm marks a low energy point. "This makes sense why many cultures take naps during the afternoon," he says.
下午2点到3点人们最精神不振。他说：“所以在有些地方人们会睡午觉。”
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ So why do we favor a finger on a cursed hand to symbolize lasting love?
那么，为什么我们会选择用被诅咒的那只手的手指来象征永恒的爱情呢？