whoever

英 [huːˈevə(r)]

美 [huːˈevər]

pron.  …的那个人(或那些人); …的任何人; 无论谁; 不管什么人; (用于问句，表示惊讶)究竟是谁，到底是谁

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4304 / COCA.4240

牛津词典

pron.

• …的那个人（或那些人）；…的任何人
  the person or people who; any person who
  1. Whoever says that is a liar.
     说那话的人都是骗子。
  2. Send it to whoever is in charge of sales.
     把这寄给负责销售的人。
• 无论谁；不管什么人
  used to say that it does not matter who, since the result will be the same
  1. Come out of there, whoever you are.
     不管你是谁，从那里出来吧。
  2. I don't want to see them, whoever they are.
     无论他们是谁，我都不想见。
• （用于问句，表示惊讶）究竟是谁，到底是谁
  used in questions to mean ‘who’, expressing surprise
  1. Whoever heard of such a thing!
     究竟有谁听说过这种事！

柯林斯词典

• CONJ-SUBORD (表示身份不确定)无论是谁
  You usewhoeverto refer to someone when their identity is not yet known.
  1. Whoever did this will sooner or later be caught and will be punished...
     不管是谁干的这事，早晚要被抓住并受到惩罚。
  2. Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet...
     不管是谁赢得了大选，都将面临恢复经济的严峻任务。
  3. Ben, I want whoever's responsible to come forward.
     本，我希望不管是谁的责任，他都能够站出来。
• CONJ-SUBORD (指与人的身份无关)无论是谁
  You usewhoeverto indicate that the actual identity of the person who does something will not affect a situation.
  1. You can have whoever you like to visit you...
     你想要谁来拜访你都可以。
  2. Everybody who goes into this region, whoever they are, is at risk of being taken hostage.
     进入这个地区的人，不管是谁，都有被劫为人质的危险。
• QUEST (用在疑问句中代替who作为强调，通常表示惊讶)究竟是谁
  You usewhoeverin questions as an emphatic way of saying 'who', usually when you are surprised about something.
  1. Whoever thought up that joke?...
     到底是谁想出的这个笑话？
  2. Ridiculous! Whoever suggested such a thing?
     荒唐！究竟是谁提出了这样的建议？
• PHRASE (表示不确定)或是别的什么人（或组织）
  You sayor whoeverto refer vaguely to another person or organization, especially when you are not sure if you have mentioned the right person or organization.
  1. We're not just some big business like Mobil or IBM or whoever...
     我们并不仅仅是某个像美孚、IBM或别的什么公司一样的大公司。
  2. The police, or whoever, would not think of looking for him here.
     无论是警方还是其他什么人都不会想到来这里找他。

双语例句

• You may select whoever you think is suitable.
  大家看谁合适就选谁。
• Whoever did him in removed a man who was brave as well as ruthless.
  无论谁杀了他，都是除掉了一个既勇猛又残忍的人。
• Ben, I want whoever's responsible to come forward.
  本，我希望不管是谁的责任，他都能够站出来。
• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates.
  墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。
• Whoever finds a cure for cancer will render a great service to mankind.
  谁要是能够找到治疗癌症的方法，那真是功德无量。
• The police, or whoever, would not think of looking for him here.
  无论是警方还是其他什么人都不会想到来这里找他。
• Whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump?
  有谁听说过篮球运动员不需要跳跃的吗？
• Whoever this woman is, she's made of sterner stuff than I am.
  不管这个女人是谁，她都比我坚强。
• Whoever denies this is not a materialist.
  谁要是否定这一点，就不是一个唯物主义者。
• No one is allowed to break the regulations, whoever he is.
  任谁也不能违反这些规定。