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A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.

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now what

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now what

A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.

日本語の意味

これからどうなるのか、あるいは次に何が起こるのかを問う表現。 / 一連の否定的な事象の流れの中で、次に起こる否定的な出来事を示唆する、皮肉を含む問いかけ

My car won't start, the phone battery died, and the flood destroyed the basement — now what?

車は動かないし、携帯の電池も切れ、洪水で地下室は壊れた――次は一体何が起こるんだ？

意味（1）

A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.

With his hand on the instrument, the bell shrilled loudly. “Now, what?” growled Sir Julius.

意味（2）