新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

when

英 [wen]

[CONJ, PRON]

词汇频率：

CONJ. 连词

1. （表示两件事同时发生）当…的时候
If something happens when something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time.
双语例句
例：
When eating a whole cooked fish, you should never turn it over to get at the flesh on the other side.
吃一整条鱼时，切忌把鱼翻过来吃另一边的肉。
2. 当…时（引导从句，表示从句中提到的事发生在另一活动、事件或情况期间）
You use when to introduce a clause in which you mention something that happens at some point during an activity, event, or situation.
双语例句
例：
When I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
结识吉尔一家时，我已从事园艺工作近十年。
3. 在…情况下（引导从句，表示从句中提到的情况是主句中已经发生或即将发生的事的前提）
You use when to introduce a clause where you mention the circumstances under which the event in the main clause happened or will happen.
双语例句
例：
When he brought Imelda her drink she gave him a genuine, sweet smile of thanks.
当他给艾梅尔达拿来一杯饮料时，她以真诚、甜美的微笑表示感谢。
4. 什么时候（用在某些词尤其是动词和形容词后，引导从句说明某事发生的时间）
You use when after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you mention the time at which something happens.
双语例句
例：
I asked him when he'd be back to pick me up.
我问他什么时候回来接我。
5. 既然（用于引入观点、评论、或问题的原因）
You use when to introduce the reason for an opinion, comment, or question.
双语例句
例：
How can I love myself when I look like this?
我这个样子，怎么能自我欣赏呢？
6. 而（引出令人吃惊的事实或评论）
You use when in order to introduce a fact or comment which makes the other part of the sentence rather surprising or unlikely.
近义词
although
双语例句
例：
Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, when all we really wanted to do was to make a mess.
我们的母亲让我们坐下读书、画画，而我们真正想要做的却是打打闹闹。

PRON. 代词

1. 当…的时候（引导表示某事发生的具体时间的从句）
You use when to introduce a clause that specifies or refers to the time at which something happens.
双语例句
例：
He could remember a time when he had worked like that himself.
他还记得自己一度工作起来也是那个样子。

QUEST. 疑问词

1. 什么时候（用于疑问句，询问某事发生的时间）
You use when to ask questions about the time at which things happen.
双语例句
例：
When are you going home?
你什么时候回家？
例：
When did you get married?
你是什么时候结婚的？