① what with常在句中重復(fù)使用,表示“部分原因”,what這里用作副詞,相當(dāng)于partly。what with…what with意為“一半因?yàn)?由于……一半因?yàn)?由于”,有時(shí),后一個(gè)what with可省。
What with overwork and what with lack of sleep he fell ill. 因?yàn)檫^度勞累,又睡眠不足,他病倒了。
What with the cold I had and what with the snowstorm,I stayed at the hotel for a whole week. 我感冒了,又加上下大雪,我在旅館里待了整整一周時(shí)間。
What with illness and (what with)losses,he is almost ruined. 半因生病,半因虧損,他幾乎被整個(gè)毀了。
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what with…what with 有時(shí)可換成what between…what between。
What between drink and what between fright he did not know much about the facts. 半由酒醉,半由恐怖,他對(duì)于事實(shí)真相知道得甚少。
② what's with意為“出了什么事?有何???情況如何?”。
You look worried. What's with you?你看起來愁眉苦臉,怎么啦?
What's with your father?你父親怎樣了?