whom

英 [huːm]

美 [huːm]

pron.  (与who同义，作为动词或介词的宾语)谁，什么人

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.775 / COCA.1018

牛津词典

pron.

• （与who同义，作为动词或介词的宾语）谁，什么人
  used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition
  1. Whom did they invite?
     他们邀请谁了？
  2. To whom should I write?
     我应该把信写给谁？
  3. The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply.
     你在评论中批评的那位作者已经回信答复了。
  4. Her mother, in whom she confided, said she would support her unconditionally.
     她向母亲坦露心扉，母亲说将无条件地支持她。

柯林斯词典

Whom is used in formal or written English instead of ‘who’ when it is the object of a verb or preposition. 用作动词或介词的宾语时，whom 比 who 更加正式，且多用于书面语。


• QUEST (用于疑问句，询问人的姓名或身份)谁
  You usewhomin questions when you ask about the name or identity of a person or group of people.
  1. 'I want to send a telegram.' — 'Fine, to whom?'...
     “我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？”
  2. Whom did he expect to answer his phone?...
     他希望由谁来接电话？
  3. 'You're too sensitive.' — 'Too sensitive for whom?'
     “你太敏感了。”——“对谁太敏感了？”
• CONJ-SUBORD (尤用于某些动词和形容词后，引导谈论某人或某一群人的姓名或身份的从句)谁
  You usewhomafter certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the name or identity of a person or a group of people.
  1. He asked whom I'd told about his having been away...
     他问我把他曾离开的消息告诉过谁。
  2. He likes to know whom you've met...
     他想知道你见了谁。
  3. I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place.
     我已经辞职了，他们可以放开手脚任命他们喜欢的人来顶替我的位置。
• PRON-REL (用于进行限定说明或提供更多信息的关系从句的句首)
  You usewhomat the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them.
  1. One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky...
     我感兴趣的其中一位作家是伊曼纽尔·韦利科夫斯基。
  2. The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time.
     我所认识的霍姆伍德的居民没多少钱也没多少闲暇时间。
  3. ...generations of women for whom work provided an escape from family life.
     通过工作来逃离家庭生活的一代又一代的女性

双语例句

• He married a wife by whom he had two daughters.
  他娶了妻子并跟她生了两个女儿。
• There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story
  有一些官员会听他讲述整个故事。
• The soldiers — all of whom we knew as neighbours — stood around pointing guns at us.
  那些士兵——我们都视之为邻居的人——站在四周用枪指着我们。
• The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time.
  我所认识的霍姆伍德的居民没多少钱也没多少闲暇时间。
• There should be someone to whom you can turn for any advice or to clear up any problems
  应该有个你可以事事请教或帮助你解决一切难题的人。
• The man with whom she maintains a relationship provides nothing by way of support.
  和她长期保持关系的那个男人并没有提供任何帮助。
• Soldiers took away four people one of whom was later released.
  士兵们抓走4个人，其中1个随后被放了回来。
• 'I want to send a telegram.' — 'Fine, to whom?'
  “我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？”
• It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide
  关键是，青春期的男孩身边应该有一个可以交心的成年人。
• Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
  一些银行还列出一个黑名单，威胁要控告这些人，要求赔偿损失。