whichever

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which·ev·er /wɪtʃˈevə $ -ˈevər/ determiner , pronoun

1 NO MATTER WHAT/HOW MUCH ETCused to say that it does not matter which thing or person is chosen because the result will be the same 无论哪个；无论哪些

It will be a difficult operation, whichever method you choose.

不管你选择哪种方法，手术都会很复杂。

Whichever way you look at it, things are pretty bad.

不管你怎么看，情况都相当糟。

2 DETAILused to refer to the member of a group of people or things that does something, is wanted, is possible etc …的那个人[物]

Whichever player scores the highest number of points will be the winner.

得分最高的一方获胜。

You can either have the double room or the family room, whichever you want.

你们可以住双人房或家庭套房，随你们喜欢。

‘Do you want tea or coffee?’ ‘I don’t mind – whichever one you’re making.’

“你要茶还是咖啡？”“我无所谓，你弄什么我喝什么。”

Examples from the Corpus

whichever one• Meet the funeral director or the wedding lady and set up for whichever one is on the schedule.• Normally this is not a matter for negotiation: whichever one the parent picks is the priority.• Citizens choose between different teams of politicians and whichever one wins enacts the programme on which it campaigned.• You know perfectly well that your shares won't suffer whichever one you go to.

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