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whom

/huːm/

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pronoun

谁，哪一个

(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.

Examples :

"To whom should I give this letter? "

这封信我应该交给谁？

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pronoun

谁，某人，这些人.

(relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.

Examples :

"My teacher, whom I admire greatly, gave us a challenging assignment. "

我的老师，我非常敬佩的那一位，给我们布置了一项很有挑战性的作业。

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pronoun

谁，哪一个，某人

(fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.

Examples :

"To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne."

敬启者：John Smith 有限公司的所有业务现已转让给弗洛吉特和润尼公司。

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