whatever是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为pron. 无论什么a. 无论什么样的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- (Supplied by a Sub-Sub-Librarian)It will be seen that this mere painstaking burrower and grub-worm of a poor devil of a Sub-Sub appears to have gone through the long Vaticans and street-stalls of the earth, picking up whatever random allusions to whales he could anyways find in any book whatsoever, sacred or profane.
-- Stammering out something, I knew not what, I rolled away from him against the wall, and then conjured him, whoever or whatever he might be, to keep quiet, and let me get up and light the lamp again.
-- "Landlord," said I, "tell him to stash his tomahawk there, or pipe, or whatever you call it; tell him to stop smoking, in short, and I will turn in with him.
-- I was also aware that being a green hand at whaling, my own lay would not be very large; but considering that I was used to the sea, could steer a ship, splice a rope, and all that, I made no doubt that from all I had heard I should be offered at least the 275th lay that is, the 275th part of the clear net proceeds of the voyage, whatever that might eventually amount to.
-- I say, Quohog, or whatever your name is, did you ever stand in the head of a whale-boat?
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Light is so diffuse, so subtle, that it permeates everywhere, and whatever little may remain, the retina of the eye will succeed in finding it.
-- Whatever was the cause, it was a phenomenon upon the duration of which we could calculate with certainty.
-- Whatever be the truth, it is certain that not many leagues distant there must be some very extraordinary phenomenon, for as we advance the roar becomes something mighty and stupendous.
-- Whatever position we forced the needle into, it returned invariably to the same unexpected point.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Or for no reason at all, except that they are discontented children, and can't be satisfied whatever they get, let a woman do what she may.
-- Whatever happened, nothing happened, because she was so beautifully out of contact.
-- 'Whatever is the matter?'
-- There was no mistake that the woman was in some way in love with him: whatever force we give to the word love.
-- Why, whatever should we do if Tevershall shut down ?
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Pet had to translate this passage to Mr Meagles, who never by any accident acquired any knowledge whatever of the language of any country into which he travelled.
-- But whatever Tip went into, he came out of tired, announcing that he had cut it.
-- It was too early for her brother; to have seen him once, was to have seen enough of him to know that he would be sluggish to leave whatever frowsy bed he occupied at night; so, as Arthur Clennam walked up and down, waiting for the gate to open, he cast about in his mind for future rather than for present means of pursuing his discoveries.
-- Turning himself as slowly as he turned in his mind whatever he heard or said, he led the way up the narrow stairs.
-- 'Will you allow Me to walk a little way in whatever direction you may be going?
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Whatever shall I do?
-- The atmosphere of the whole house being summerlike, Laurie led the way from room to room, letting Jo stop to ex-amine whatever struck her fancy.
-- Hope and keep busy, and whatever happens, remember that you never can be fatherless.'
-- The old lady likes me, and I'll be as sweet as possible to her, so she won't peck at us, whatever we do.'
-- whatever shall we do?'
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