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weighted with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (burdened) | 承担着...的
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| The old lady was weighted with sorrow. |
welcome to [sth] adj + prep | (may have [sth]) | 尽管用…,尽管拿走…
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| I've only got a cheese sandwich, but you're welcome to it. |
welcome [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be glad of) | 欣然接受…,对…表示欢迎
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| The population welcomed the government's new measures to increase employment. |
welly [sth], wellie [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, slang (kick hard) | 踢 tī |
welsh on [sth], welch vi + prep | slang, potentially offensive (not pay a debt) | 欠...不还,赖...账
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| Mick accused Alan of welshing on a debt. |
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。 |
wet, wet [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (dampen) | 把…弄湿 bǎ … nòng shī |
| | 把…打湿 bǎ dǎ shī |
| If you wet it a little, the stain will come out. |
| 如果你把它弄湿一点,污点就会显出来。 |
wet, wet [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (urinate in: bed, nappy, etc.) | 尿湿 niào shī |
| | (小便)把(床、尿布等)打湿 xiǎo biàn bǎ chuáng niào bù děng dǎ shī |
| The baby wet her diaper. |
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。 |
whack [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove with blow) | 砍掉 kǎn diào |
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| The man whacked off a chunk of the rock with a sledgehammer. |
whang [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (make a noise by striking) | 重击… zhòng jī |
wheel [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (push [sth] on wheels) | 推动 tuī dòng |
| | 滚动 gǔn dòng |
| Steve wheeled the pushchair along the pavement. |
when it comes to [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (with regard to) | 说到,谈到
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| I love to read, but I have trouble when it comes to studying science. |
| 我喜欢读书,不过一说到科学课我就不行了。 |
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. |
whether it be [sth] or [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | 无论是...还是...
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| | 不管是...还是...
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| Whether it be raining or boiling hot, we're still going to the lake. |
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]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (whisk [sth]) (奶油等) | 搅打,打发
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| Elizabeth whipped some cream to go with the dessert. |
whip [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (politics: direct a vote) (政治: 引导投票) | 没有提供翻译
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whip [sth] away, whip away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove quickly) | 迅速抽走
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| Glenn whipped away the table cloth, leaving all the crockery and cutlery undamaged. |
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. |
whip [sth] out, whip out [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." | informal (produce suddenly or unexpectedly) | 忽然拿出,突然取出
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| | 忽然变出
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| The conjuror whipped a rabbit out of his hat. |
whip [sth] 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." | (produce rapidly or ingeniously) | 迅速或巧妙地做出
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| Elizabeth whipped up a costume for the fancy dress party out of a few pieces of old material she had in a drawer. |
a whirl of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (busy scene) | 一连串纷至沓来的活动,接连不断的事情
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| The factory floor was a whirl of activity. |
| 工厂内一片繁忙的景象。 |
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 [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (beat with whisk) (用搅打器) | 搅打 jiǎo dǎ |
| Adam whisked the cake mix. |
| 亚当把蛋糕粉打匀。 |
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 |
| | 迅速将…带到
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| A car whisked the politician to the embassy. |
whisper [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (say softly) | 低声说出
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| | 轻声说出
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| Janet whispered her condolences to the widow. |
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。 |
whispered to do [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (rumored) | 有传言说...
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| | 有谣言说...
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| | 风传说...
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whistle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (a song) (歌曲等) | 用口哨吹出(歌曲)
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| The soldier was whistling an old music hall song. |
| 那个士兵正在用口哨吹着一首古老的音乐厅歌曲。 |
whiten [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (bleach, make whiter) | 使变白
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| | 漂白 piǎo bái |
| Using over-the-counter products to whiten your teeth is a straightforward process. |
whitewash [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (history, film: favor white people) | 粉饰 fěn shì |
| | 掩盖真相
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| The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story. |
whittle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (statue: carve) (雕塑) | 刻削
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| The sculptor whittled the stone with a chisel. |
whittle [sth] 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 (cut, reduce) | 削减 xuē jiǎn |
| | 削弱 xuē ruò |
| | 逐渐减少 zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo |
| | 逐渐降低
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whittle [sth] down to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (cut, reduce to [sth]) | 将...削减至
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| | 将...削弱至
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| | 将...逐渐减少至
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| | 将...逐渐降低至
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a whiz at [sth], a whizz at [sth], a wiz at [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (wizard: person skilled at [sth]) | …方面的奇才
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| | …方面的能手
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| He's a whiz at maths – he can even do equations in his head. |
a whopper of a [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang ([sth] particularly large) | 特大的 tè dà de |
| That's a whopper of a sandwich you've got there! |
wield [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (authority, power etc.) (权力) | 拥有,行使,掌握
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| The Minister was elected, but everyone knew it was his secretary who really wielded the power. |
| 部长当选,但所有人都知道真正掌权的是他的秘书。 |
wiggle, wiggle [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move [sth] back and forth) | 扭动 niǔ dòng |
| | 使摆动 shǐ bǎi dòng |
| Glenn wiggled his nose to make the small child laugh. |
be wild about [sth] adj + prep | (like [sth] intensely) | 热衷于
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| Simon is wild about bananas; he eats one every day. |
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. |
will, will [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (influence) | 对…施加影响 duì shī jiā yǐng xiǎng |
| He willed the plant to survive, but it withered in the drought. |
will, will [sth] to happen vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make happen by wishing) | 凭意志的力量驱使 píng yì zhì de lì liàng qū shǐ |
| | 通过强烈地希望来促成(某事发生) tōng guò qiáng liè de xī wàng lái cù chéng mǒu shì fā shēng |
| If the runner wills it enough, he could break the record. |
will, will [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (wish) | 希望做 xī wàng zuò |
| | 想做 xiǎng zuò |
| | 愿意做 yuàn yì zuò |
| Do what you will! I'm leaving in five minutes. |
will, will [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (wish, desire) | 希望 xī wàng |
| | 盼望 pàn wàng |
| | 渴望 kě wàng |
| It doesn't just happen. You need to will it to happen. |
willy [sth], willey [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (textiles: willow) | 没有提供翻译
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wilt [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (vegetable: cook until just soft) | 焯
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| Wilt the spinach leaves in a wok. |
win [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, regional (dry hay, seed, etc.) (种) | 播 bō |
| (干草) | 制
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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. |
wind, wind [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (wrap or twist) | 绕 rào |
| | 把…绕成团 bǎ … rào chéng tuán |
| I had to wind up the kite string after we had finished playing with it. |
| 我们放完风筝后,我必须把风筝线绕好。 |
wind [sth] down, wind down [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." | figurative (bring to gradual end) | 使…逐渐停止
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wind [sth] up, wind up [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." | (power by turning) | 上
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备注: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is or modifies a noun |
| You have to use a special key to wind the clock up. |
wind up doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (eventually have to do) | 最终落得
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| If I don't find a job soon, I may wind up begging on the streets. |
windproof, windproof [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (resistant to the wind) | 防风的 fáng fēng de |
| | 挡风的 dǎng fēng de |
| | 挡风的 dǎng fēng de |
windproof, windproof [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make resistant to the wind) | 使…防风 shǐ fáng fēng |
| | 使…挡风 shǐ dǎng fēng |
| | 使…不透风 shǐ bú tòu fēng |
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. |
winkle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK (information: coerce) (信息) | 挖出,揭开
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winkle [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK (victory, etc: gain with difficulty) (胜利等) | 费劲取得
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winnow [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (grain: separate from chaff) | 扬(谷)
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| The farmers winnowed the wheat by throwing it in the air to separate the grain from the lighter chaff. |
winnow [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (separate good from the bad) | 筛选出
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| A panel of judges winnowed the number of entrants in the competition until there were only four finalists left. |
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. |
winnow [sth] down to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (leave only what is desirable) | 选择 xuǎn zé |
| Elsa looked at all the available courses and finally winnowed her choices down to two universities. |
winterize, winterize [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (adapt or prepare for cold conditions) | 给…安装防寒(防冻)设备 gěi ān zhuāng fáng hán fáng dòng shè bèi |
| | 使…作好过冬准备 shǐ zuò hǎo guò dōng zhǔn bèi |
wipe [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (clean) | 擦干 cā gān |
| | 擦净 cā jìng |
| After dinner, James wiped the table. |
| 晚饭后,詹姆士把桌子擦净。 |
wipe [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (erase) | 抹去 mǒ qù |
| | 擦去 cā qù |
| | 抹掉 mǒ diào |
| The teacher wiped the board. |
| 老师擦去了黑板上的字。 |
wipe [sth] off [sth], wipe [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (erase from) | 从…上擦去…
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| The teacher wiped the vocab list off the board. The trainee wiped several records from the database. |
| 老师从黑板上擦去了词汇。那个实习生从数据库上擦去了数条记录。 |
wipe [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (forget) (比喻) | 从…中抹去…,将…从…中抹去
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| Alison tried to wipe the terrible event from her memory. |
wipe [sth] away, wipe away [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." | figurative (get rid of, erase) (比喻) | 消灭,去除
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| You can't expect to wipe away your past misdeeds as if they were dust on a mirror. |
wipe [sth] off, wipe off [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." | (remove by rubbing) | 擦掉 cā diào |
| | 擦去 cā qù |
| They were able to wipe off the graffiti with a wet sponge. |
| 他们用一块湿海绵擦掉了涂鸦。 |
wire, wire [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (equip with wiring) | 安装电线 ān zhuāng diàn xiàn |
| They wired the house themselves. |
| 他们自己给房子安装电线。 |
wire [sth] up, wire up [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." | (connect: equipment) (机器或设备等) | 给...接线,给...连线
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| | 组装 zǔ zhuāng |
| | 安装 ān zhuāng |
wiretap [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (bug: a telephone line) | 窃听(电话)
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| The FBI wiretapped the phone. |
wise up to [sth] 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] | US, informal (realise) | 意识到 yì shí dào |
| | 认识到 rèn shi dào |
| I hope you wise up to his tricks before you get hurt. |
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 on [sth], wish upon [sth] vi + prep | (use [sth] as magic charm) | 向…祈祷
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| Audrey looked up at the night sky and wished upon a star for all her dreams to come true. |
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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wishful, wishful for, wishful for [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (hoping for [sth]) | 渴望的 kě wàng de |
| | 迫切想要的
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| The children were wishful for more ice cream before bed time. |
with a view to [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (so as to) | 考虑到,鉴于
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| | 为了,目的在于,指望
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| I worked hard with a view to applying to a good university. |
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. |
with reference to [sth], in reference to [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (regarding) | 关于 guān yú |
| | 有关 yǒu guān |
| With reference to industry, we are hiring more workers this year. |
with respect to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (as regards) | 关于 guān yú |
| | 就…而言 jiù … ér yán |
| With respect to your problems, I'm afraid I can't help at all. |
withdraw from [sth] vi + prep | (military: retreat from, pull out of) (部队) | 从…撤退,从…撤离
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| The troops withdrew from the region. |
withdraw from [sth] vi + prep | (draw away) | 缩回 suō huí |
| | 退出 tuì chū |
| | 退缩 tuì suō |
| After the death of her parents she just withdrew from society. |
| 她父母死后,她就退出各种社交活动了。 |
withdraw from [sth] vi + prep | (end your involvement in) | 从…退出
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| | 从…离开 cóng lí kāi |
| The player's injury forced him to withdraw from the competition. |
withdraw [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (product: remove) | 撤回 chè huí |
| | 收回 shōu huí |
| | 撤下 chè xià |
| They had to withdraw the product from the market. |
withdraw [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (money: take from account) (取钱) | 提取 tí qǔ |
| I would like to withdraw a hundred pounds from my account. |
| 我想从我的账号上提取一百英镑。 |
wither [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (plant: cause to shrivel) (植物) | 使枯萎,使干枯,使凋零
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| The intense heat from the sun withered the delicate seedlings. |
withhold [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (not give) | 拒绝给予,不给
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| | 隐瞒,不吐露
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| The boss withheld her consent to the employee's holiday until he had finished the project he was working on. The police suspected the witness was withholding information. |
| 员工在完成手边的项目前,老板不同意给他放假。警方怀疑证人隐瞒了信息。 |
withhold [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (payment) | 拒绝付(款),扣留(款项)不付
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| The customer withheld her payment until the issues were resolved. |
| 在问题解决前,顾客拒绝付款。 |
withhold [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (keep back) | 扣住
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| | 扣下
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| The record company withheld the band's latest album until the dispute over their contract was settled. |
withstand [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (resist) (心理、精神上) | 经受住,顶住,抵制住
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| Harry was on a diet and had managed to withstand the temptation of chocolate for a month. |
| 亨利正在节食,一个月来成功抵制住了巧克力的诱惑。 |
withstand [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (resist physically) | 禁得起 jīn de qǐ |
| | 禁得住 jīn de zhù |
| | 经受 jīng shòu |
| The thieves used a lot of dynamite, but the door to the vault withstood the blast. |
| 窃贼们用了大量炸药,但通往金库的大门经受住了爆炸。 |
woo [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (seek) | 追逐 zhuī zhú |
| | 追求 zhuī qiú |
| The young actor wooed fame, despite her complaints about media intrusion. |
| 尽管她对媒体的搅扰多有抱怨,可那位男演员还是不以为然,追逐名利。 |
work as [sth] vi + prep | (make a living as) | 任…职 rèn zhí |
| | 做…的工作
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| Right now I am working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, but I want to be an actress. |
work [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (knead, massage) | 揉 vtr róu |
| | 按 àn |
work [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (knead, massage [sth] into [sth]) | 把…揉成…,把…按成… vtr
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work around [sth], also UK: work round [sth] 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] | (avoid, bypass) | 避免 bì miǎn |
| | 避开 bì kāi |
| | 绕过 rào guò |
| They worked around the software bug by eliminating some features. |
work in [sth] vi + prep | (trade, profession) | 把…穿插进去 bǎ … chuān chā jìn qù |
| | 掺入 chān rù |
| | 加入 jiā rù |
| My husband works in accounting, and I work in technical services. |