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| wean [sb] on [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (accustom to [sth]) | 使某人习惯于
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| wear [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (tire into submission) | 磨得让人屈服
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| | The children's constant pleading for sweets wore me down, until I finally gave in and let them have some. |
| wear [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (exhaust) | 使疲劳，使疲惫不堪
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| | Her constant complaining wears me down. |
| | 她持续不断的抱怨使我疲惫不堪。 |
| weary of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (tire) | 厌倦
yàn juàn |
| | I'm starting to weary of crime dramas. The TV schedules are full of them! |
| | 我开始厌倦犯罪剧了。毕竟电视节目表全是它们。 |
| weary [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tire) | 使…疲倦不堪
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| | | 使…疲惫
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| | The housework wearied Jane; she wished she could afford to hire a cleaner. |
| wed [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal or dialect (officiate at marriage of) | 为…举行婚礼
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| | | 使…正式结婚
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| | The registrar wed the young couple. |
weed [sb] out,
weed out [sb] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (remove [sb] unwanted) | 剔除
tī chú |
| | | 淘汰
táo tài |
| | Why don't you weed out the poor performers by raising performance standards? |
| weep for [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (mourn, grieve for) | 哀悼
āi dào |
| | | 悼念
dào niàn |
| | The nation wept for the terrorism casualties. |
| weep for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (shed tears for) | 为…哭泣
wèi … kū qì |
| | | 为…流泪
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| | Bill's family and friends went on weeping for him long after his funeral. |
| weep over [sth/sb] vi + prep | (shed tears about) | 因...哭泣
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| | | 因...而哭
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| | Rose is such a sensitive child; she'll weep over any little thing. |
weigh on [sb/sth],
weigh heavy on [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (be heavy: on one's mind) (心理、精神) | 重压在，使…苦恼
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| | The problems at work weighed on Jessica's mind. |
weigh [sb/sth] down,
weigh down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | often passive (be heavy) | 令...承重
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| | | 令...负重
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| | I was weighed down with all the shopping I did today. The weight of her rucksack weighed Sarah down. |
| weigh [sth/sb] up against [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (compare, contrast) | 对比…和…
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| | Lucy weighed up the job she had been offered in New York against the one in Paris. |
westernize [sth/sb],
also UK: westernise [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (impose Western culture) | 欧化
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| | | 西化
xī huà |
| | The band embrace Japanese culture in their sound rather than trying to westernize it. |
| | 这个乐队在自己的音乐中拥抱了日本文化，而不试图去西化它。 |
whack [sth],
whack [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hit) | 猛敲
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| | | 重击
zhòng jī |
| | The carpenter whacked the nail with the hammer. |
| | 木匠用锤子重重地敲击钉子。 |
whet [sb]'s appetite,
whet [sb]'s appetite for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (make [sb] eager for [sth]) | 吊起了某人的胃口
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| | | 勾起了某人的兴致
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| | The city tour whetted our appetite for bigger adventures. |
| whine about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (complain about) | 因…嘀咕
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| | | 就…发牢骚
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| | The children were whining about how hungry they were. |
| whip [sth] away from [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (confiscate quickly) | 突然从...手里拿走...
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| | | 突然从...手里没收...
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| | The teacher whipped the mobile phone away from the student and locked it in her desk. |
| whirl [sth/sb] around vtr + adv | (move in a circle) | 使…绕着…打转
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| | The knight whirled his sword around his head. |
whisk [sb] away,
whisk away [sb] vtr + adv | figurative, informal (take on a romantic holiday) | 带某人去过一个惊喜浪漫的假期
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| | Henry's wife whisked him away for a weekend break in Barcelona. |
| whisk [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move quickly) | 快速运送
kuài sù yùn sòng |
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| | A car whisked the politician to the embassy. |
| whisper to [sb] vi + prep | (talk softly to [sb]) | 对某人低语
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| | | 向某人窃窃私语
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| | The student leaned across the desk to whisper to her friend. |
| whisper [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (say softly to [sb]) | 向某人低声说
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| | | 把某事悄悄告诉某人
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| | The little boy whispered his secret to his mother. |
| | 小男孩小声地告诉了妈妈自己的秘密。 |
whisper,
whisper to [sb] that vtr + prep | (with clause: say softly to [sb]) | 悄悄告诉某人
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| | | 低声告诉某人
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| | Ellen whispered to Lucy that she was leaving. |
whop,
whop [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, informal (hit, strike) (非正式用语) | 痛打…，击打…，殴打…，重击…
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whop,
whop [sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (sound made by a blow) (非正式用语) | 打击声，击打时发出的声音
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| be wild about [sb] adj + prep | (love [sb] passionately) | 热爱
rè ài |
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| | Lucas is wild about Carla and even proposed to her. |
will,
will [sth] to [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (bequeath) | 将…遗赠给
jiāng yí zèng gěi |
| | She didn't will anything to her family, and left her estate to charity. |
| win [sb] over vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal, often passive (charm, persuade) | 战胜
zhàn shèng |
| | | 把…争取过来
bǎ … zhēng qǔ guò lái |
| | | 赢得…的支持
yíng dé … de zhī chí |
| | I was wary until I met him in person, but then he won me over completely. |
| win [sb] over to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (persuade of [sth]'s merits) | 战胜
zhàn shèng |
| | | 把…争取过来
bǎ … zhēng qǔ guò lái |
| | | 赢得…的支持
yíng dé … de zhī chí |
| | Little by little we'll win you over to our political cause. |
| win [sb]'s heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (endear yourself) | 赢得某人的心
yíng dé mǒu rén de xīn |
| | Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us. |
wind,
wind [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (leave breathless) | 使…气喘吁吁
shǐ qì chuǎn xū xū |
| | | 使…上气不接下气
shǐ shàng qì bù jiē xià qì |
| | After so much running, the basketball player was winded and gasping for air. |
wind,
wind [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (entwine) | 缠绕
chán rào |
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shǐ chán rào zài yì qǐ |
| | The cable was all wound together and took forever to untangle. |
wind up in [sb]'s pocket,
wind up in the pocket of [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, figurative, informal (be controlled) (比喻) | 落入…的口袋之中
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| wine and dine [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (treat to dinner and drinks) | 用美酒佳肴款待某人
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| | | 拿好酒好菜招待某人
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| | He wined and dined her in an attempt to win her business. The Institute always wines and dines its visiting lecturers. |
| wing [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (injure in arm or wing) | 打伤…的翅膀（或手臂）
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| | The bullet winged the bird, but didn't kill it. |
| wink at [sb] vi + prep | (blink one eye at) | 对某人眨眼示意
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| | | 向某人使眼色
xiàng mǒu rén shǐ yǎn sè |
| | When the handsome young man smiled and winked at her, Lucy began to blush. |
winnow [sth/sb] out,
winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (exclude what is undesirable) | 筛选
shāi xuǎn |
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| | The selection process winnowed out those who were not up to the job. |
winnow [sth/sb] out,
winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (find what is desirable) | 选拔
xuǎn bá |
| | By sifting through the facts, the detective finally succeeded in winnowing out the truth. |
| wipe [sb] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative, often passive, informal (ruin financially) (经济上) | 将…榨干，彻底摧毁
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| | My great-grandfather was a rich man until the stock market crash of 1929 wiped him out. |
| wire [sb] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (attach a listening device to) | 给...安窃听器
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| | The police wired up their undercover officer before his meeting with the drug dealer. |
| wise [sb] up (to [sth]) vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, informal (make aware) | 令...认识到
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| wish [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hope [sth] for [sb]) | 祝愿某人…，祝某人…
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| | The teacher wished all her students good luck for their exam. I wish you well. |
wish [sth] on [sb/sth],
wish [sth] upon [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (want [sb] else to have) | 希望…发生在…身上
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| with an eye to [sth/sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (in the hope of) | 为了
wèi le |
| | | 目的在于
mù dì zài yú |
| | | 着眼于
zhuó yǎn yú |
| | She dressed in her best clothes with an eye to making him notice her. |
| wither [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (humiliate, abash) | 使…羞愧不安
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| | | 使…感到难堪
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| | Tom knew he had made a stupid comment when the professor, instead of answering, merely withered him with a look. |
| woo [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (court: a woman) | 向…求爱，追求
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| | George wooed his sweetheart with flowers and gifts. |
| | 乔治用鲜花和礼物来向心爱的女子求爱。 |
| woo [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (attract: to new job) (以优厚工作条件来) | 招揽
zhāo lǎn |
| | I heard the Smith corporation is trying to woo the CEO of Jones & Co. |
| | 我听说史密斯公司正试图用优厚条件将琼斯公司的首席执行官招揽过来。 |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be OK with [sb]) | …对某人来说可以，…对某人而言可行
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| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | (do tasks or jobs for [sb]) | 为…工作
wèi … gōng zuò |
| | | 受雇于…
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| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be suitable, convenient for [sb]) | 对…来说方便
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| | I could meet with you at my office next Tuesday; does that work for you? |
| work on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (assignment, project: do) (工作，项目) | 做，从事
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| work on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (car, appliance, etc.: fix) (车，器械等) | 修理
xiū lǐ |
| work on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (puzzle: try to solve) (难题) | 设法解决
shè fǎ jiě jué |
| work [sb] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (understand [sb]) | 了解某人
liǎo jiě mǒu rén |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (medicine: do diagnostic procedures) (医学) | 诊断
zhěn duàn |
| | The doctor worked the patient up thoroughly in her attempts to find the source of the problem. |
| work with [sb] vi + prep | (be a colleague of) | 与 ... 共事
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| | I have worked with Debbie for eight years now. |
| work with [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be an employee of) | 为...效力
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| | | 任职于
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| | I work with the sales team. |
| work with [sb] vi + prep | (cooperate with) | 与...合作
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| | | 与...协作
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| | Please work with your neighbors to lower crime in the neighborhood. |
get [sb] worked up,
have [sb] worked up v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (make overexcited, nervous) (非正式用语) | 让某人过分激动
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| | The fast-approaching deadline had Veronica worked up. |
| | 即将到来的截止日期让维罗妮卡非常紧张。 |
| worry about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be concerned or anxious about) | 担心
dān xīn |
| | | 操心
cāo xīn |
| | We're worried about your performance. I am worrying about increased unemployment in the country. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | 比…差，比…还糟
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| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | 比…更艰巨，比…更繁重
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| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) | 比…技术差，比…生涩
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| | That player is worse than me. |
| wound [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (injure, hurt) | 打伤
dǎ shāng |
| | | 损伤
sǔn shāng |
| | | 伤着
shāng zhe |
| | | 导致...受伤
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| | The bomb blast wounded a lot of people. |
| | 爆炸导致许多人受伤。 |
| wound [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (hurt emotionally) (感情) | 伤害，使…受伤
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| | Mark's unkind words wounded Paul. |
| wrap [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (envelop, clothe in [sth]) | 用…包裹某人
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| | Emily wrapped her baby in a towel and put talc on his feet. |
| wreath [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (envelop in [sth]) | 用…缭绕着…
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| | | 用…笼罩着…
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| | Smog wreathed the city in a choking, yellow haze. |
| write [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (communicate in writing) | 给某人写某物
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| | I'm going to write a letter to my friend. |
| | 我要给朋友写封信。 |
| write [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK archaic or US (send [sb] a letter, email) | 给…写信，给…发邮件
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| write to [sb] vi + prep | (send [sb] a letter, email) | 给…写信，给…发邮件
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write back to [sb],
write [sb] back v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US (send a written reply to [sb]) (指以书面方式) | 给...回复，给...回函
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| write [sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal, figurative (consider a failure) | 勾销，注销
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| | | 一气呵成地写出
yí qì hē chéng de xiě chū |
| | Even though he did so poorly on the exam, I wasn't going to write him off completely. |
| write [sb] off as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (consider a failure) | 把…看作
bǎ … kàn zuò |
| | Alison's teachers had written her off as a failure. |
| write [sb] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US (record misbehaviour) | 记录…的不良行为
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| | One more infraction and I will have to write you up. |
| wrong-foot [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sb] lose balance) (比赛) | 打得某人手忙脚乱
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| | The tennis player hit a shot across the court that wrong-footed his opponent. |
| wrong-foot [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (make [sb] appear wrong) | 使某人措手不及
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| | | 使某人张皇失措
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| | The author wrong-footed critics when his book became a surprise bestseller. |
| yell at [sb/sth] vi + prep | (shout angrily at) | 对...怒吼
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| | | 对...喊叫
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| | Susan yelled at her dog but the barking continued. |
| yes [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (agree with [sb]) | 对…称是
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| | | 对…表示赞同
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| the yoke of [sth/sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (burden) (比喻) | （处于）…的奴役之下，受…的束缚
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| | The employees found themselves under the yoke of a slave-driving boss. |
| | 员工们发现，他们正受一名严苛残酷的老板的奴役。 |
| yoke [sb] to [sb] vtr + prep | figurative (join together) (比喻) | 把…和…绑到一起，使…和…连结到一起
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| | Tim guessed his marriage yoked him to Jane for life. |