however
adverb
uk/ˌhaʊˈev.ər/us/ˌhaʊˈev.ɚ/howeveradverb(DEGREE)
B2
despitewhateveramountordegree:
不管怎样，无论如何HoweverhungryI am, I neverseemto beabletofinishoff awholepizza.无论有多饿，我似乎都吃不下一整个比萨饼。
If Emmalikessomething she'llbuyit however much itcosts.如果埃玛喜欢某个东西，那无论多贵她都会买的。
I'llseeyou after the show and give you £20 for thetickets, or however much(= whatever)theycost.演出结束后我们再见面，我会给你20英镑或者是实际的门票钱。
- He isunlikelytosucceedin getting hisbillthroughCongress, howeverworthyit is.
- If you're anostrichaboutyourdebts, you're only going to makemattersworse: it would be muchbetterto takeyourheadout of thesandandfacefacts, howeverunpleasant.
- You have tosittheexams, however much you don'tfeellike doing them.
- However much Irespecthim, I can'tagreewith him on thisoccasion.
- I mustn't have any morechocolate, however much Ifeellike it.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
- when
howeveradverb(WAY)
used toexpresssurprise:
（用于表示惊讶）究竟怎样，到底如何However did youmanageto get him toagreeto that?你究竟是怎样设法让他同意的？
C2
in whatever way:
不管怎样，无论如何However youlookat it, it's still amess.无论你怎么看，它仍是一团糟。
You can do it however you like, it really doesn'tmatter.你想怎么做就可以怎么做，真的没什么关系。
- However did you get thatsofathrough thedoor?
- We'llcookyoursteakhowever you like it.
- However did youmanagetopersuadeSteve to come?
- However much youofferedme, I'm not going tosellit.
- However much youdisagreewith him, it's hard not tofindhimcharming.
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- question tag
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- when
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
howeveradverb(DESPITE THIS)
A2
despitethis:
然而，但是This is onepossiblesolutionto theproblem. However, there areothers.这是该问题的一种可能的解决办法，但还有其他的办法。
There may, however, be otherreasonsthat we don'tknowabout.然而，可能还有其他我们不知道的原因。
- Although it's been a verydifficultyearfor Britishbusiness, there are, however, one or twoitemsof goodnewstobrightentheeconomicpictureabit.
- She washighlycreativeandtalented;success, however,remainedelusivefor her.
- Thegardenisbeginningtolookmorerespectable- there'slotsmoreworkto be done, however.
- However, theteamcould still get through to thequarter-finalround if theyplaytheirbestfrom now on.
- I'mafraidTim can'tjoinourCubgroupuntil he's eight. However, we'll put hisnameon thewaitinglist.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
- when