whatever1/wɑtˋɛvɚ; wɒtˈevə/determiner , pron 1 any or all of the things that are wanted, needed, or possible 任何…的事物﹔什么…都: Just take whatever you need. 你需要什么就尽管拿。He needs whatever help he can get. 他需要能够得到的任何帮助。2 used to say that it is not important what happens, what you do etc because it does not change the situation 无论什么﹐不管什么: Whatever I say, she always disagrees. 无论我说什么﹐她总是不同意。3 … or whatever spoken used to refer to other things of the same kind【口】任何类似的东西〔用于已经提及的一两个东西之后表示同类的其他东西〕: You can go swimming, scuba diving, or whatever. 你可以去游泳﹑水肺潜水或诸如此类的活动。4 spoken used in a question when you are surprised or annoyed【口】究竟什么〔表示惊讶或生气〕: Whatever are you talking about? 你究竟在说些什么?5 spoken used when you do not know exactly what something is【口】什么来着〔用于表示不十分清楚某物是什么〕: He's doing Communication Studies, whatever that is. 他正在学习传播研究什么的。
whatever2/͵wɑtsoˋɛvɚ; ˌwɒtsəʊˈevə/ also 又作 whatsoever adv used to emphasize a negative statement 任何﹐丝毫〔用于强调否定的陈述〕: She had no money whatsoever. 她一分钱都没有了。