到底

exactly, all the way to the end, ultimately; after all

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adverb Very common #630
exactly Used in questions to press for the real answer, as in “what exactly?”
CH: 乔到底在想什么?
EN: What exactly is Qiao thinking?

别问我第一次独自驾驶诺斯塔尔出海时到底多大。

Don’t ask me how old I was the first time I sailed the Nostar out to sea by myself.

到底有多少本书?

How many books are there exactly?

我们看看他们到底玩什么花样…

Let's see what tricks they're really pulling...

— 阿基拉 (1988)

到底他妈在哪呢!

Where the fuck is he?!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

要是其他人也一样睡着了就表示情况相当不利到底该怎麽做

If everyone else has fallen asleep too, that means things are looking pretty bad. What on earth should we do?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

到底怎么他妈回事儿?

What the fuck is going on?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

您到底想要什么?

What exactly do you want?

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

人到底在哪

Where on earth is he?

— 满江红 (2023)

到底是多少?

How much is it, exactly?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

到底缺了什么?

What exactly is missing?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

我到底都干了些什么啊

What on earth have I done?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

他们到底干啥?

What are they actually doing?

— 野蛮入侵 (2003)

这他妈到底说啥呢?

What the fuck is this even saying?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

我们到底决定了什么?

What did we decide, exactly?

— 大病 (2017)

宫殿到底有多大?

Just how big is the palace?

— 豹 (1963)

式到底是男是女?

Is Shi actually male or female?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

到底发生什么事情?

What on earth happened?

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

你跟嫂子说斌斌现在到底跟谁在一起?

Ask your sister-in-law who Binbin is with right now.

— 三峡好人 (2006)

到底怎么样了

So, what happened in the end?

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

就问一点什么那家伙为什么到底因为什么会这样做因你女儿的父亲犯了罪

I’m just asking one thing: why exactly would that guy do this? Because your daughter’s father committed a crime.

— 哭声 (2016)

皇子殿下到底怎么…皇子殿下?

What on earth is His Highness the Prince… His Highness?

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

到底在哪呢?

Where on earth is it?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

就给你这么一点到底偷了多少

They only gave you this little bit—how much did they actually steal?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

有时间你真要好好告诉我外面的世界到底是什么样的?

When you have time, you really need to tell me what the outside world is truly like.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

到底什么事儿?

What on earth is going on?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

我到底几岁

How old am I, anyway?

— 几近成名 (2000)

它到底什么意思?

What does it really mean?

— 朱诺 (2007)

她到底在干什么?

What on earth is she doing?

— 歌剧红伶 (1981)

柯贝特战舰到底搞什么!

What the hell is the Corbett battleship doing?!

— 风之谷 (1984)

请问到底哪里有问题?

May I ask what exactly the problem is?

— 寄生虫 (2019)

到底有多糟?

How bad is it, exactly?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

到底会发生什么?

What exactly is going to happen?

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

我想知道罗希到底什么意思

I want to know what Roshi really means.

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

到底怎么啦

What's wrong, anyway?

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

她到底要去哪里?

Where on earth does she want to go?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

不过我还是不明白到底这和唱片有什么关系

But I still don’t understand what this has to do with records.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

看你这儿到底有多少民团

Let's see exactly how many militia groups you have here.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

先生…播出这个故事的意义到底是为了什么

Sir... what exactly is the point of airing this story?

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

到底行不行啊

Can you do it or not?

— 阿基拉 (1988)

到底发生了什么事情?

What exactly happened?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

现在到底要怎么办

What are we supposed to do now?

— 寄生虫 (2019)

你他妈的到底怎么了?

What the fuck is wrong with you?

— 好家伙 (1990)

我们到底在哪?

Where are we, exactly?

— 摩托日记 (2004)

到底跑到哪里去了呢

Where on earth did it run off to?

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

怎么…人呢到底去哪了

Where on earth did they go?

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

到底怎么样啊

So, how is it?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

搜他的身你的日记里到底写了什么东西?

Search him. What exactly did you write in your diary?

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

到底…到底怎么回事

What on earth is going on?

— 阿基拉 (1988)

为了清醒过来我到底必须砍什麽

What exactly do I have to cut to wake up?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

不知道到底算不算?

I'm not sure if it counts.

— 海角七号 (2008)

乘务员到底发生什么了

Flight attendant, what on earth happened?

— The Captain (2019)

到底什么时候了,你还叫他去送信?

At a time like this, you're still asking him to deliver a letter?

— 海角七号 (2008)

告诉我丽贝卡到底长什么样

Tell me what Rebecca really looks like.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

你至今到底都在搞什么啊

What the hell have you been up to all this time?

— 天气之子 (2019)

这先生到底还能不能回来

Can this gentleman even come back or not?

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

可恶,家的钥匙到底放哪去了?

Darn it, where on earth did I put the house keys?

它到底在东京的什么地方那里显然也有一扇巨大的后门

Where exactly in Tokyo is it? There’s clearly also a huge back door there.

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

但我花了更多时间才知道自己和别人到底有何不同

But it took me more time to figure out how I was different from other people.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

我们可以先把它逼进另外一具义体我要亲眼确认一下那里到底有什么

We can force it into another body first. I want to see for myself what’s really in there.

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

我刚才到底讲了什么?

What exactly did I just say?

— 落水狗 (1992)

到底是你做的吗?

Was it really you who did it?

— 白丝带 (2009)

那么安娜他们到底出价多少

So, Anna, how much did they bid, after all?

— 水瓶座 (2016)

这家伙到底在扯什么?

What on earth is this guy talking about?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

到底做没做?

Did you do it or not?

— 密阳 (2007)

我到底缺少了什么

What am I missing?

— 白蛇:缘起 (2019)

他们到底在做什麽?

What on earth are they doing?

— 黑店狂想曲 (1991)

你演奏的时候到底在想什么

What on earth are you thinking about while you play?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

到底怎么啦?

What on earth is going on?

— 红磨坊 (2001)

她到底需要多久?

How long does she actually need?

— 调音师 (2018)

那他到底弄清楚没有?

So, did he ever figure it out or not?

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

这到底是什么意思

What does this actually mean?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

但到底为什么…有什么目的…

But why, exactly…? What’s the point…?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

告诉我到底发生什麽事

Tell me what exactly happened.

— 白丝带 (2009)

那我到底该吃不吃?

So should I eat it or not?

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

孩子们到底都怎么样的?

What are the kids really like?

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

怎么了到底?

What’s going on, exactly?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

到底还他妈的要多久?

How much fucking longer is this going to take?

— 智利说不 (2012)

好像是上帝和拉屎吧,到底他想说什么?

It sounds like he’s talking about God and taking a dump—what on earth is he trying to say?

— 怒火青春 (1995)

到底哪个是?

Which one is it, anyway?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

好吧,我到底哪像她?

Okay, how exactly do I resemble her?

— 镜子 (1975)

到底怎麽回事?

What on earth is going on?

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

您现在到底觉得怎么样

How do you really feel now?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

得让观众看看,这地方到底怎么了!

We have to show the audience what’s really happened to this place!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

伤亡人数到底是多少?

What is the actual number of casualties?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

给我讲讲,美国佬,到底是谁演奏的?

Tell me, you Yankee, who exactly performed it?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

到底世界上有金山吗?

Is there really a mountain of gold somewhere in the world?

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

踢足球踢得到底有多激烈啊连手腕都会断掉

How intense can a soccer game get that even wrists end up broken?

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

到底多久

How long is it going to take?

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

你回来到底干什么

What exactly did you come back for?

— 洗澡 (1999)

公爵到底是什么意思?

What exactly does “duke” mean?

— 红磨坊 (2001)

那边到底他妈的怎么回事

What the hell is going on over there?

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

到底有什么急事?

What’s so urgent?

到底什么时候联系啊?

When are you going to get in touch, anyway?

— 密阳 (2007)

我到底哪里不舒服?

What exactly is wrong with me?

这个世界到底他妈的怎么了

What the fuck is wrong with this world?

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

您到底

What exactly are you...

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

这个…到底让不让我上去!

So... are you going to let me up or not?!

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

我真的不明白这一切到底是怎么发生的

I really don’t understand how any of this happened.

— Suzhou River (2000)

史麦戈到底对他做了什么?

What on earth did Sméagol do to him?

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

到底写了什么

What does it actually say?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

还有您到底在看着哪里说话

And where exactly are you looking when you say that?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

我到底被骗了什么

What exactly was I deceived into believing?}

— 入殓师 (2008)

他们到底在哪?

Where are they, anyway?

— 母亲 (2009)

你们这些学生到底在干什么

What on earth are you students doing?

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

那孩子到底跑哪去了

Where on earth did that child run off to?

— 龙猫 (1988)

你来到底为了什么?

What exactly are you here for?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

那两个小鬼到底在搞什么鬼啊

What the hell are those two little brats up to?

— 天空之城 (1986)

乔到底在想什么?

What on earth is Joe thinking?

— 落水狗 (1992)

你俩到底在几楼?

What floor are you two on, anyway?

— 死亡录像 (2007)

到底发生什么了

What on earth happened?

— 巴克劳 (2019)

他们到底算不算男人?

Are they even men?

这戏法到底怎么变的?

How on earth did you do that trick?

— 我是谁:没有绝对安全的系统 (2014)

我们到底该怎么抓他?

How exactly are we supposed to catch him?

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

这到底算什么算什么

What is this supposed to be, anyway?

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

到底在哪儿呢

Where on earth is it?

— 月升王国 (2012)

汤姆不知道玛丽到底让他做什么。

Tom doesn't know what Mary is really asking him to do.

阿和到底是什么样的人?

What kind of person is Ah He, really?

— A Sun (2019)

"我想记起这一切到底是怎么发生的"

I want to remember how it all happened.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

到底怎麽回事?

What on earth is going on?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

到底为什么?

Why, though?

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

我到底做了…什么坏事了?

What bad thing did I even do…?

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

到底多少?

How much is it, exactly?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

她到底住哪儿?

Where does she live, anyway?

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

是的,我们到底要去哪里?

Yes, where are we going, anyway?

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

到底有什么意义

What’s the point, anyway?

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

很难讲清楚我们生活的这个世界到底是真实的还是梦境

It’s hard to say whether the world we live in is real or just a dream.

— 空房间 (2004)

到底什么让你感到幸福啊?

What is it that really makes you happy?

— 密阳 (2007)

刚才的声音到底是什么意思?

What did that sound just now mean?

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

都要惊呆了文件里到底写了什么

I’m absolutely stunned—what on earth does the document say?

— 利维坦 (2014)

以便将其排除是你潜入了他,还是他潜入了你到底怎么样了?

So we can rule out whether you infiltrated him or he infiltrated you. What actually happened?

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

那个在厕所里的老头到底想说什么?

What on earth was that old man in the bathroom trying to say?

— 怒火青春 (1995)

到底算是什么呢

So what exactly is it?

— 入殓师 (2008)

到底出什么事了

What on earth happened?

— 守夜人 (2004)

我到底该怎么办?

What on earth should I do?

— 镜子 (1975)

他们到底在等什么?

What on earth are they waiting for?

— 落水狗 (1992)

我想,我本可以问问自己,赚更多钱到底有什么用。

I wish I’d asked myself what the point of making more money was.

那个小鬼到底在胡说八道什麽鬼话

What the hell is that little punk babbling about?

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

望远洞,你现在到底忙不忙啊?

Mangwon-dong, are you actually busy right now or not?

— 追击者 (2008)

那金子到底是不是你们偷的啊

So, did you guys steal the gold or not?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

现在只需要弄清楚自己到底错在哪儿。

Now I just need to figure out exactly where I went wrong.

乔到底在那?

Where is Joe, anyway?

— 落水狗 (1992)

你这样到底要我怎么做?

What exactly do you want me to do?

— 海角七号 (2008)

你跟嫂子到底为什么呀

What exactly is going on between you and your sister-in-law?

— 洗澡 (1999)

到底怎么样

How is it, really?

— 水瓶座 (2016)

我很想知道她到底喜不喜欢我

I really want to know whether she actually likes me.

— 2046 (2004)

你现在到底怎么了

What on earth is wrong with you now?

— 一一 (2000)

到底醒了没有

Are you awake yet?

— 自己去看 (1985)

到底在哪儿?

Where exactly is it?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

这些蠢货到底想干什么

What the hell are these idiots trying to do?

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

这家伙到底是干什么的

What does this guy actually do?

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

到底买什么?

What are you buying, anyway?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

我到底做错了什么?

What on earth did I do wrong?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

杰克森到底来过没有

Did Jackson ever come or not?

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

日复一日有没有人知道我们到底为何而活?

Day after day, does anyone know what we’re really living for?

— 红磨坊 (2001)

到底干吗?

What are you doing, anyway?

— 怒火青春 (1995)

她到底发现了什麽居然不敢公布?

What on earth did she discover that she doesn’t even dare make public?

— 白丝带 (2009)

回答我你周四到底干嘛去了

Answer me—what on earth did you do on Thursday?

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

adverb Uncommon #11,270
all the way to the end Shows that an action continues until it reaches its endpoint or limit.
CH: 不管怎样我都会打到底的。
EN: No matter what, I’ll fight to the end.

不管怎样我都会打到底的

No matter what, I’ll fight to the bitter end.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

绝对负责到底

Absolutely responsible from start to finish.

— 洗澡 (1999)

出去往右到底就是谢谢

Go outside, turn right, and go all the way to the end. That’s it.

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

我会和你抗争到底的

I’ll fight you to the very end.

— 利维坦 (2014)

就算要死也该奋战到底

Even if we have to die, we should fight to the bitter end.

— 巴霍巴利王:开端 (2015)

我会跟你拼到底!

I'll fight you to the bitter end!

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

都到了这里你得做到底啊

You've come this far—you have to see it through.

— 哭声 (2016)

我会漂亮地挣扎到底

I’ll struggle beautifully to the very end.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

对付这些小混混要硬到底

You have to stand your ground against these punks.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

adverb Rare #27,872
ultimately; after all Indicates the eventual or fundamental outcome.
CH: 他到底还是决定留下来。
EN: He ultimately decided to stay.

不过到底还是越线了

But in the end, it still crossed the line.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

到底想通了,

Have you finally figured it out?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

到底还是个小鬼

You're still just a kid, after all.

— 七武士 (1954)

我到底救了你嘛

I did save you, didn't I?

— 阿基拉 (1988)

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