Word · Frequency #38
what
由于；因为
核心释义
used before a phrase (usually with 'with') to introduce something as a cause or reason
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用于介词短语前,强调某事被视为原因或理由；通常与“with”结合使用(见what with),很少与其他介词结合使用
Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
用于介词短语前,强调某事被视为原因或理由；通常与“with”结合使用(见what with),很少与其他介词结合使用；到什么程度
用法In use
What with the rain and the traffic, we arrived late.
用法提示：这里 what with 作副词用法，引出原因，表示‘由于’。
I couldn't sleep, what with all the noise from the party next door.
用法提示：what with 引导原因状语，说明难以入睡的原因。
What with exams and a part-time job, she has no free time.
用法提示：what with 在句首表示‘因为、由于’，后接并列原因。
what with + sth
通常放在句首，用来列举一个或多个原因，后面可并列几个名词。
What with the rain and the traffic, we were late.
由于下雨，再加上堵车，我们迟到了。
what with + sth and (what with) + sth
列举多个原因时可以重复 what with，也可以只说一次，即 what with ... and ...。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- what with
- 由于；因为（引出原因）
- What with the rain and the traffic, we arrived late.由于下雨和堵车，我们到得很晚。
- what with one thing and another
- 由于这样那样的事情
- What with one thing and another, I never got around to calling her.由于这样那样的事情，我一直没抽出空给她打电话。
- what with ... and ...
- 一来因为…，二来因为…
- What with the heat and the humidity, nobody wanted to go outside.一来因为高温，二来因为潮湿，谁都不想出门。
- what with all
- 由于所有这些…
- What with all the noise, I couldn't concentrate on my work.由于所有这些噪音，我无法专心工作。
学习提示Learner notes
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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