how
[hau]
adv.怎样, 多么, 如何
conj.如何, 怎样, 以 ... 方式
n.方式
例句与用法:
He doesn't know how to use the computer.
他不知道怎样使用计算机。
How far is the school from here?
学校离这里多远?
ad.
1. (指方式、方法)怎样, 怎么
How did you climb to the top of that building?
你是如何爬上楼顶的?
2. (指健康等情况)怎样
How is Mrs. Smith?
史密斯太太身体好吗?
3. (指数量、程度)多少
How many students are there in your class?
你班里有多少学生?
4. (表感叹)多么
How I wish to have a long vacation these days!
这些天我多么希望去度一次长假啊!
5. (通常于can连用)(表理由)为何
How can you do such a thing to her?
你怎么能对她做出这种事来?
conj.
1. (用于间接陈述中, 意义和作用与that相仿)
This is how we became acquainted.
我们就是这样认识的。
2. 【口】=however
n.
方法, 做法[the S]
The book tells you about the how and the why of flight.
这本书告诉你飞行的方法和原理。
how
名词复数:hows
how1[hau]adv.1.■如何,怎样,怎么;用什么手段(或方法)2.■(指数量、程度)几何,多少;多么3.■价钱多少4.■(指情况、状态)怎么样5.■(指原因、目的)怎么;为什么6.■什么(=what)7.■以为如何,什么意思8.■[用作加强语气词]多么,何等9.■用什么称呼(或称号、名称)10.■不管用什么方法(或方式)11.■[用作不定式、名词短语的前置词]如此,多么12.■[在间接引语或口语中作关系副词,相当于that]13.■[作副词短语的前置词]尽可能conj.1.■怎样,如何:I wondered how he came here.我想知道他是怎样来到这儿的。2.■以…的方式(或状态、方法):That is how it happened.事情就是这样发生的。I don't care how you spend your holidays.我不管你怎么度假。3.■随便怎样:Do it how you can.你尽可能试着做做看。n.1.■方式,方法2.■关于方式(或方法)的问题and how[美国俚语]…极了,那还用说,可不是[亦作And how!]any (old) how[口语]粗枝大叶地,胡乱地;无论如何;反正Here's how!敬你一杯!祝你健康!干杯!How about…?[口语]你看…怎么样?,你以为(或觉得)…怎么样了?,你看…好不好?那么为什么…?,…又是怎么回事呢?How about that![口语]太好了!,太妙了!How are you?[口语]你好![招呼用语]你好吗?,你身体怎么样?How… can you get?这是最…不过了!How(或How's)come…?见comeHow do (you do)?(或Howd'ye do?)你好!How do you like them apples![美国俚语]你们看棒不棒![炫耀用语]How goes it?见goHow is that for…?多么…!难道不…吗?How much?见muchHow now?那是怎么回事?这是什么意思?How's about…?(你觉得)…怎么样?How so?怎么会这样?为什么?怎么搞的?How's that?[口语]怎么会那样呢?为什么?你说什么?再说一遍好吗?…怎么样?【板球】(询问裁判员)算不算出局?How's tricks?[美国俚语]你好吗?你的情况怎么样?How then?这是怎么回事?这是什么意思?后来怎样?还有什么?How they hanging?[美国俚语、粗俗语](男子间的问候语)你好吗?the how and the why(做某事的)方法及理由 how2[hau]interj.1.■[美国英语][印第安人的问候语]好哇! how3[hau]n.1.■[美国方言]小丘[主要用于地名]
howhow[hau]adv.1.■[作疑问副词, 引起问句]如何, 怎样How is he ?他近况如何?How does he do it?他是怎样做的?How do you manage to do such a thing?你是怎么设法做这样的事?2.■[作连接副词, 引起从句]如何, 怎样That is how we parted.我们就是这样分手的。I asked how he was getting on.我问他近来怎么样。3.■[作连接副词, 和不定式连用]如何, 怎样I told her how to find me.我告诉她怎样才能找到我。I should like to know how to do it well.我很想知道怎样才能做好这件事。4.■[和many, much, long 等连用]多少, 多久How many books do you have?你(共)有多少本书?How long have you been waiting?你已经等了多久?5.■[用于感叹句]何等, 多么How beautiful it is!多么美丽呀!How kind of you!你真客气!6.■[用作强调语气的收尾词], 如:He is sick... and how!他病啦, 而且病得很重啊!
词性变化how[hau]n.1.■方法the how and the why of it...它的方法和理由...
adverb
[usu. interrogative adverb]
- in what way or manner; by what means
怎样,怎么,如何
how does it work?.
它怎么起作用的?。
he did not know how he ought to behave.
他不知他该如何表现。
[with infinitive]he showed me how to adjust the focus.
他给我示范如何调焦。 - used to ask about the condition or quality of something
[用于询问某事的条件,状态或质 量]怎么样,如何
how was your holiday?.
你的假期怎么样?。
how did they play?.
他们表现得怎么样?。
■used to ask about someone's physical or mental state
[用于询问某人的身体或精神状 况]怎么样,好吗
how are the children?.
孩子们好吗?。
I asked how he was doing.
我问他过得怎么样。 - [with adj. or adv.]used to ask about the extent or degree of something
[用于询问某事的范围或程度]多,几
how old are you?.
你多大了?。
how long will it take?.
需要多少时间?。
I wasn't sure how fast to go.
我不确定有多远。
■used to express a strong feeling such as surprise about the extent of something
[用于对某事的范围表示强烈的感情,如惊 讶]多么,何等
how kind it was of him.
他是多么善良啊。
how I wish I had been there!.
我多么希望到过那儿啊!。 - [relative adverb]the way in which; that
以该种方式;如何
she told us how she had lived out of a suitcase for a week.
她告诉我们她如何在衣箱外生活了一个星期。
■in any way in which; however
不管用什么方法;无论如何
I'll do business how I like.
我爱怎么做事,就怎么做。
and how!
- (informal)very much so (used to express strong agreement)
(非正式)[用于表达强烈同 意]当然啦!那还用说!可不是!
‘Did you miss me?’ ‘And how!’.
“想我吗?”“当然啦!”。
- (dated)said when drinking someone's health
(旧)(祝酒用语)祝您身体健康!
- used to make a suggestion or offer
[用于提出建议或提供某 物]如何,怎么样
how about a drink?.
喝一杯怎么样?。 - used when asking for information or an opinion on something
[用于询问信息或对某事的意 见](你以为)…怎么样
how about your company?.
你的公司怎么样?。
- the methods and reasons for doing something
(做某事的)办法和原因,如何和为何
tonight's edition demystifies the how and why of television ratings.
今晚的节目阐明了计算电视收视率的办法和原因。
- 见 come
- an informal greeting on being introduced to a stranger
[被介绍给陌生人时的非正式问 候]你好!
- a formal greeting
[正式问候语]你好!
- what number
多少
how many books did you sell?.
你卖了多少本书?。
- what amount or price
多少数量(或价钱)
how much did I win?.
我赢了多少?。
- (archaic)what is the meaning of this?
(古)这是怎么回事?这是什么意思?
- how can you show that that is so?
怎么会这样?为什么?为何如此?
- (Cricket)is the batsman out or not? (said to an umpire)
(板球)(对裁判说)击球手出局了吗?
- isn't that a remarkable instance of—?
难道这不是…的一个显著例子吗?
how's that for stereotypical thinking?.
难道这不是定势思维的一个显著例子吗?。
- Old English hū, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoe, also to who and what
how2
exclamation
- a greeting attributed to North American Indians (used in humorous imitation)
(原为北美印第安人的问候语)好哇! [用于幽默的模仿]
- early 19th cent.: perhaps from Sioux háo or Omaha hou
how
how
■How much would I get for300 Japanese yen?
300日元可兑换多少钱?
■How much of that forty yuan have you left?
40块钱用得还剩多少了?
■"How are you?" is a conventional greeting.
“你好”是一个习惯问候语。
■How much is a jar of peanut butter?
一瓶花生酱多少钱?
■How many calories can an ounce of sugar supply?
一盎司糖可以供给多少卡热量?
■No matter how hard he may try, he will not succeed.
不管他怎么努力去干都不会成功的。
■How many dynasties are there in China's history?
中国历史上有多少个朝代?
■It beats the Dutch how Jordan always makes a basket.
乔丹投篮百发百中,真令人叫绝。
■How long will it take to go there by ship?
乘船到那里去要花多长时间?
■How do you explain this strange turn of events?
事情出现这种异常变化,你作何解释?
■How would you feel about going to a baseball game tonight?
今天晚上去看一场棒球赛怎么样?
■How many students are absent today?
今天有多少学生缺席?
■His resignation is a measure of how angry he is.
从他辞职一事可见其气愤的程度。
■I know from my own experience how difficult the work can be.
从我自己的经验我明白这项工作会有多难。
■He maddened at the thought of how he had been betrayed.
他一想起自己被人出卖时就感到恼火。
■He has no idea of how to run a business.
他不知如何经商。
■How on earth do they manage to rob the bank?
他们到底怎么抢了银行的?
■They bleated about how miserable they were.
他们哀诉自己处境悲惨。
■How they long to get a sight of their native land!
他们多么渴望看一看故乡啊!
■How did they react to your suggestion?
他们对你的建议有什么反应?
■How they laid about them to fulfill the task!
他们是何等竭尽全力来完成这一任务啊!
■How odd they have gone through the eccentric thing!
他们经历了多么离奇古怪的事!
■How much interest do they charge on loans?
他们贷款收多少利息?
■How do they manage to subsist on such a low wage?
他们这点工资怎么糊口?
■How distant those times seemed now, he reflected.
他在想那些日子现在已显得多麽遥远。
■How long does it take him to drive to work?
他开车去上班要用多长时间?
■How dare he distort the facts so brazenly!
他怎么敢如此肆无忌惮地歪曲事实!
■How can he give us such a tedious lecture.
他怎么能做这么沉闷乏味的演讲。
■How can he reconcile it to his conscience?
他怎能问心无愧呢?
■He's always sounding off about how he would manage the firm.
他总是大言不惭地说他能把公司经营好。
■He knew how to put over the ideas skilfully.
他懂得怎样巧妙地把这些意思讲清楚。
■He showed me how to use the tape recorder.
他教我如何使用这台卡式录音机。
■He taught Tom how to make a model airplane.
他教汤姆作模型飞机的方法。
■How much territory does he travel over?
他旅行的地方有多大?
■How did he find a way to sneak out of the house?
他是怎么设法从房子里溜出来的?
■He has no idea how to manage people.
他根本不知道如何做人事工作。
■He gave me explicit directions on how to get there.
他清清楚楚地告诉我怎样到达那里。
■It is unbelievable how stupid he is.
他真是笨得令人难以置信。
■He knows how to take a joke and make one.
他经得起别人开自己的玩笑,也会开别人的玩笑。
■His ashen face showed how shocked he was.
他面如土色,说明他多么惊骇。
■How can you get rid of this oxide coating?
你们该怎样除去这些氧化皮?
■How's your son getting on with his French?
你儿子的法语学得好吗?
■You will never know how much your encouragement meant to me.
你决不会知道你的鼓励对我多么有意义。
■How old are you? I am twelve (years old).
你几岁?我十二岁。
■How much did it cost you to study abroad?
你出国深造花了多少钱?
■How on earth did you manage that?
你到底是怎么做的?
■How much money are you riding on the red horse?
你在那匹红马身上押了多少钱?
■How did your story sit with your mother?
你妈妈怎么能接受你的谎言呢?
■How can you wink at what they are doing?
你对他们正在做的事怎么可以睁只眼闭只眼呢?
■How do you react to this modern artist's paintings?
你对这位现代艺术家的画有何评价?