where
/weə(r)/
adv. / conj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
在哪里；到哪里；在……的地方；到……的地方
释义与例句
adv.
在哪里；到哪里
in, at or to what place, used in direct or indirect questions
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Where did you buy those handmade cups?
你在哪里买的那些手工杯子？
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Could you tell me where the nearest cash machine is?
你能告诉我最近的自动取款机在哪里吗？
展开其余 1 条例句
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Nobody seems to know where the spare keys are kept.
似乎没有人知道备用钥匙放在哪里。
conj.
在……的地方；到……的地方
in, at or to the place or situation in which something happens
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This is the house where my grandparents once lived.
这就是我祖父母曾经住过的房子。
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We stopped where the path divides into two.
我们在小路分成两条的地方停了下来。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Students work best where they have access to natural light.
学生在能接触自然光的地方学习效率最高。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
where 在间接疑问句中仍用陈述语序：where the office is；关系从句中 where 常等于 in/at which，但前面有介词时用 which。
词族与关联词
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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in which 在其中；在该处where 引导地点关系从句时常相当于 in/at which；若前面已有介词，通常用 which，不再叠加 where，如 the room in which we met，不写 the room in where we met。地点名词后也不一定总用 where，从句缺宾语时应用 which 或 that。That is the laboratory in which the first tests were conducted. 那就是最初开展实验的实验室。
常见搭配
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where possible 在可能的情况下Where possible, the company uses materials that can be recycled. 在可能的情况下，该公司使用可回收材料。
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where necessary 在必要的地方；必要时The editor corrected errors and shortened sentences where necessary. 编辑改正了错误，并在必要处缩短了句子。
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where to go 去哪里The information desk can advise visitors where to go for their interviews. 咨询处可以告诉访客该去哪里参加面试。