whatever

形容词 whatever:

1. one or some or every or all without specification
   同义词：any, whatsoever

1. Keep calm, whatever happens.
   无论发生什么事都要保持冷静。
2. Whatever I say, he always disagrees.
   不管我说什么，他总是不同意。
3. Anyone seen carrying boxes, bags, or whatever, was stopped by the police.
   谁如果带什么袋子、盒子什么的，被警察看见了都要被叫住。
4. Goats eat whatever they can find.
   山羊什么都吃。

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pron.（代词）
Everything or anything that:
无论什么，任何东西，一切事物：
例句：
Do whatever you please.
你喜欢做什么就做什么

What amount that; the whole of what:
不管多少，所有总体：
例句：
Whatever is left over is yours.
剩下来的所有的都是你的

No matter what:
不管什么：
例句：
Whatever happens, we`ll meet here tonight.
不管发生什么事情，我们今晚都在这儿碰头

Also what ever Informal Which thing or things; what:
也作 what ever 【非正式用语】 究竟是什么：
例句：
Whatever does he meanô
他到底是什么意思ô

adj.（形容词）
Of any number or kind; any:
任何的：任何数目或种类的，任何的：
例句：
Whatever requests you make will be granted.
你提的任何请求都会得到许可

All of; the whole of:
所有的；凡是…全都的：
例句：
She applied whatever strength she had left to the task.
她将所有剩下的精力都用到这项任务上

Of any kind at all:
丝毫的，根本的：
例句：
No campers whatever may use the lake before noon.
不管什么宿营者都不许在中午前使用这个湖

Bothwhatever and what ever can be used in sentences such as Whatever (or What ever ) made her say thatô Critics have occasionally objected to the one-word form,but it is supported by extensive precedent in reputable writing.The same is true of the formswhoever, whenever, wherever, and however when these expressions are used similarly. In adjectival uses only the one-word form is used:Take whatever (not what ever ) books you need. ô When a clause beginning withwhatever is the subject of a sentence, no comma should be used: Whatever you do is right. Otherwise, a comma may be used:Whatever you do, don`t burn the toast. ô When the phrase preceding a restrictive clause is introduced bywhichever or whatever, that should not be used in formal writing. It is regarded as incorrect to writewhatever book that you want to look at; one should write insteadWhatever book you want to look at will be sent to your office or Whichever book costs less (not that costs less ) is fine with us. See Usage Note at however ,that
whatever 和 what ever 这两个词都可用在例如 Whatever （或 What ever ) made her say thatô（究竟是什么使得她说那样的话ô） 这样的句子里。 批评家们经常反对单一词形，但有声望作品的大量先例却支持了单词形式。同样地，当whoever, whenever, wherever 及 however 这些表述被用于类似情况时，其情形也是如此。 用作定语时只用单词形式：Take whatever （不是 what ever ） books you need。（拿那些你要的书） ？ whatever 为句首的从句作句子主语时，不能用逗号： Whatever you do is right（无论你做什么都是对的）。 在其他情况可以用逗号：Whatever you do, don`t burn the toast（不管你做什么，不要烤糊了吐司） ô 当先于一限定性从句的短语是由whichever 或 whatever引入时， that不能用在正式文体中。 这样的句子：whatever book that you want to look at（无论哪本你想看的书） 是被看作不正确的； 相反应该是Whatever book you want to look at will be sent to your office（你想看的任何一本书都将会送到你的办公室去） 或者 Whichever book costs less （不是 that costs less ) is fine with us（花费少一些的书比较适合我们） 参见 however,that