wherever

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wher·ev·er /weərˈevə $ werˈevər/ S2 adverbadv

1 EVERYWHEREto or at any place, position, or situation 无论去哪里；无论在哪里；无论什么情况下

Children will play wherever they happen to be.

小孩子走到哪里玩到哪里。

Sit wherever you like.

随便坐吧。

... or wherever (=used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and not a specific place) …或其他任何地方〔用于强调所述的并非一个特定的地方〕

Dublin people dress more individually than people in London or wherever.

都柏林人比伦敦或任何其他地方的人都穿得有个性。

2 in all places that 在任何地方

She is shadowed by detectives wherever she goes.

她走到哪里都有警探跟踪。

I feel I ought to be nice to them wherever possible (=at all times when it is possible).

我觉得自己应该尽可能对他们好一点。

3 SURPRISEDused at the beginning of a question to show surprise 究竟在哪儿〔用在疑问句句首，表示惊讶〕

‘Wherever did she find that?’ Daisy wondered.

“她究竟是在哪儿弄到那东西的呢？”黛西自忖道。

4 wherever that is/may be NOT KNOWused to say that you do not know where a place or town is or have never heard of it 不知道是个什么地方〔表示不知道某个地方或城镇在哪里或从没有听说过〕

She wants to move to Far Flatley, wherever that is.

她想搬到法芙莱特里去，不知道是个什么地方。

Examples from the Corpus

wherever• Wherever did you get that idea?• I wonder if the law would require him to go home -- wherever home is -- after three years or so.• None the less, start out with a master plan and wherever possible, use it.• Free treatment through the Poor Law was still avoided by the poor wherever possible.• They thus called for a managerial policy to facilitate promotion earlier in life, linked to flexible retirement wherever possible.• It was the urban mob which ended the hesitations of the official classes wherever resistance was a possibility.• You can use the cell phone wherever the cell sites are in use.• The one Moon reflects itself wherever there is a sheet of water.• Mary Jo, wherever you are, this is dedicated to you.• You can sit wherever you want.

... or wherever• The key they found under the floor-mat in the car, or wherever.• You can study at home or wherever else is convenient to you, at the time and pace you choose.• The hens made their nests in the barn or wherever else they could, and you searched for the eggs as necessary.• The computer in Ogden, or wherever, finds the supply nearest to where it is needed.• Tomorrow, she would have to find him, there or wherever he was hiding.• People had no option but to sit on desks or wherever they could find behind the counter.

wherever possible• Congressional Republicans are tempted to pull the rug out from under Bill Clinton wherever possible.• However it is important to standardise wherever possible.• The early canals were narrow and followed the contours of the land avoiding changes in land level wherever possible.• Their leader, Radovan Karadzic, pronounced the plan dead, though Lord Owen vowed to see it implemented wherever possible.• We will continue to simplify social security forms wherever possible.• Keep on the move wherever possible as there is much to be gained from flitting here and there.• Wherever possible, get the best medical insurance available.• None the less, start out with a master plan and wherever possible, use it.• This entails taking notes wherever possible, without being too obvious about it.

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