where

adv.

1. 在哪里；到哪里；处于哪种情形
   in or to what place or situation
   1. Where do you live?
      你住在哪儿？
   2. I wonder where they will take us to.
      我不知道他们要把我们带到哪里去。
   3. Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations?
      我计算中什么地方出了差错？
   4. Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that?
      你在哪儿读到的？
   5. Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us?
      这一切到底是要将我们引向何处？
2. （用于表示地点或情况的词语后）在那（地方），到那（地方）
   used after words or phrases that refer to a place or situation to mean ‘at, in or to which’
   1. It's one of the few countries where people drive on the left.
      这是为数不多的几个靠左行驶的国家之一。
3. 在那里；在该处；在该情况下
   the place or situation in which
   1. We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years.
      我们随后移居巴黎，在那里住了六年。

conj.

1. （在）…的地方；（在）…情况下
   (in) the place or situation in which
   1. This is where I live.
      这是我住的地方。
   2. Sit where I can see you.
      坐在我能看到你的地方。
   3. Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low.
      涉及人的事情，他便极易感到厌烦。
   4. That's where (= the point in the argument at which) you're wrong.
      这就是你的错误所在。

Usually pronounced /weə/ for meanings 2 and 3. 义项2和3在句中通常不作重读。


1. QUEST （用于疑问句）在哪里，从哪里，到哪里
   You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to.
   1. Where did you meet him?...
      你在哪里见过他？
   2. Where's Anna?...
      安娜在哪里？
   3. Where are we going?...
      我们要去哪里？
   4. 'You'll never believe where Julie and I are going.' — 'Where?'
      “你肯定想不到我和朱莉要去哪里。”——“去哪里啊？”
2. CONJ-SUBORD (尤用于动词和形容词后引导从句，表示某物所在或某事发生的地点)那里，那儿
   You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens.
   1. People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from...
      人们开始四下察看，想弄清楚那声响来自何处。
   2. He knew where Henry Carter had gone...
      他知道亨利·卡特去了哪里。
   3. If he's got something on his mind he knows where to find me...
      如果他有什么想法的话，他知道去哪儿能找到我。
   4. Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.
      欧内斯特·布朗住在离骚乱发生处几个街区远的地方。
   5. Where is also a relative pronoun.
      
   6. ...available at the travel agency where you book your holiday...
      可以在你预订度假游的旅行社查到
   7. Wanchai boasts the Academy of Performing Arts, where everything from Chinese Opera to Shakespeare is performed.
      湾仔拥有香港演艺学院，从京剧到莎士比亚的各种剧目都在这里上演。
3. QUEST (用于疑问句)在哪一地点,在哪一阶段，在哪方面
   You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
   1. Where will it all end?...
      它会在哪儿全部结束？
   2. If they get their way, where will it stop?...
      如果他们找到路，那路的尽头又会在哪里？
   3. It's not so simple. They'll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be?
      事情不是那么简单的。他们必须让征兵局了解情况，那接下来我们又会怎么样呢？
4. CONJ-SUBORD (尤用于某些动词和形容词后，引导表示地点、某事物所处状态、阶段等的从句)在哪儿，从哪儿
   You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something.
   1. It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself...
      不难看出她从何处获得的这种自我感觉。
   2. She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead...
      她觉得自己已经知道这次谈话寓意何在。
   3. I didn't know where to start.
      我不知该从哪儿着手。
   4. Where is also a relative pronoun.
      
   5. ...that delicate situation where a friend's confidence can easily be betrayed...
      容易辜负朋友信任的微妙情形
   6. The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone.
      政府现在几乎愿意与任何人对话。
5. CONJ-SUBORD (用于引导从句进行对比)然而
   You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.
   1. Where some people learned to play the accordion for dances in their community, others took music lessons...
      一些人学习弹手风琴，为他们社区里的舞蹈表演进行伴奏，而其他人则上音乐课。
   2. Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
      有时教师的话会听，而父母的话可能就不听。

1. You see where I'm coming from?
   你明白我的意思了吗？
2. This shows where the foot and shoe are in contact.
   这显示了脚和鞋接触的地方。
3. He took her to jail, where she was fingerprinted and booked.
   他把她带到监狱，在那里对她提取了指纹并进行了登记。
4. Where the hell have you been?
   你到底去哪里了？
5. Here's my card. You know where to find me
   这是我的名片。你知道哪里能找到我。
6. He went to Toronto, where he leased an apartment
   他去了多伦多，在那儿租了一间公寓。
7. Now, let's see. Where did I leave my bag?
   嗯，我想想。我把包放哪儿了？
8. I'm afraid I'm a little muddled. I'm not exactly sure where to begin.
   恐怕我有点糊涂了，我不确定该从何处着手。
9. You will see exactly where you are slipping up.
   你会确切地知道自己哪里出了错。
10. I had at last found a sport where I could compete on equal terms with able-bodied people
    我终于发现了一个可以和体格健全的人平等竞争的体育项目。
11. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is
    对不起打扰了，但我想打听一下您是否知道他在哪里。
12. Where did you meet him?
    你在哪里见过他？
13. Where's Anna?
    安娜在哪里？
14. Where are we going?
    我们要去哪里？
15. 'You'll never believe where Julie and I are going.' — 'Where?'
    “你肯定想不到我和朱莉要去哪里。”——“去哪里啊？”
16. People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from
    人们开始四下察看，想弄清楚那声响来自何处。
17. He knew where Henry Carter had gone
    他知道亨利·卡特去了哪里。
18. If he's got something on his mind he knows where to find me
    如果他有什么想法的话，他知道去哪儿能找到我。
19. Ernest Brown lives about a dozen blocks from where the riots began.
    欧内斯特·布朗住在离骚乱发生处几个街区远的地方。
20. Where will it all end?
    它会在哪儿全部结束？
21. If they get their way, where will it stop?
    如果他们找到路，那路的尽头又会在哪里？
22. It's not so simple. They'll have to let the draft board know, and then where will we be?
    事情不是那么简单的。他们必须让征兵局了解情况，那接下来我们又会怎么样呢？
23. It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself
    不难看出她从何处获得的这种自我感觉。
24. She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead
    她觉得自己已经知道这次谈话寓意何在。
25. I didn't know where to start.
    我不知该从哪儿着手。
26. Where some people learned to play the accordion for dances in their community, others took music lessons
    一些人学习弹手风琴，为他们社区里的舞蹈表演进行伴奏，而其他人则上音乐课。
27. Sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not.
    有时教师的话会听，而父母的话可能就不听。
28. Where are you going?
    你上哪儿去？
29. Where are you from?
    你是什么地方人？
30. I don't recall where I met him.
    我记不起在哪儿见到他的了。