考博单词强记15 Flashcards
wield
wield [wi:ld] v.行使, 施加(影响), 使用(武器等), 挥舞 例句: A man who wields an ax. 用斧人，伐木者使用斧子的人 The trade unions were afraid the government would wield a big stick over them. 工会担心政府会采了严厉的措施来对付他们。 Easily wielded or managed. 易使用的，易管理的
wilt
wilt [wilt] v.（使)枯萎, （使)萎靡 n.枯萎, 憔悴 例句: But wilt thou accept not the worship the heart lifts above. 难道你竟然会摈弃我呈上的虔诚崇拜。 The flowers are wilting for lack of water. 这些花因缺水而渐渐枯萎。
wind
wind [wind,waind] n.风, （随食物或饮料）吞下的气, 呼吸, 气息, 管乐器, <口>空谈 v.使喘不过气来, （给婴儿轻轻拍抚后背）使打嗝,吹(号角等), （路、河等）蜿蜒, 缠绕, 给…上发条, 可上发条, 倒（磁带、胶卷等）, 转动（把手） n.弯曲,弯曲处,缠绕,转动, 上发条 例句: Before I wind up, there are two more things to be said. 在我结束讲话之前，还有两件事要说。 I always said he would wind up in jail. 我常说他到头来非进监狱不可。 She goes like the wind on her new bicycle. 她飞快地骑著新自行车。
wink
wink [wiŋk] n.眨眼, 使眼色, 瞬间 v.眨眼, 使眼色, 闪烁 例句: He gave her a lewd wink. 他淫荡地对她眨了一下眼。 He winked at me to show that he was playing a joke on the others. 他向我眨了眨一只眼，意思是他正在开别人的玩笑。 A lighthouse was winking in the far distance. 一座灯塔正在远处闪烁。
wipe
wipe [waip] v.擦, 揩, 抹, 拭去, 消除, 用力打 n.擦拭, 抹布 例句: Please give the table mats a quick wipe. 请把桌上的盘碗垫擦一下。 The entire population was wiped out by the terrible disease. 所有的居民都被可怕的疾病夺去了生命。 She wiped her tears away. 她擦掉了眼泪。
wit
wit [wit] n.智力, 才智, 机智, 风趣 v.<古>知道,即 例句: I like his serious style leavened with wit. 我喜欢他的带点诙谐的严肃文体。 He hadn’t the wit to say no. 他笨得连说一句拒绝的话都不会说。 Oscar Wilde was a famous wit. 奥斯卡·王尔德是个著名的风趣的人。
withdraw
withdraw [wið’drɔ:] vt.撤回, 取回, 撤退 vi.撤退, 退缩, 走开 例句: He talked to us for an hour and then withdrew. 他跟我们谈了一小时的话就走了。 The troops have been withdrawn from the danger area. 部队已经撤出危险地带。 He withdrew his horse from the race. 他让他的马退出了比赛。
wither
wither [‘wiðə] v.（使）枯萎, 凋谢, 以鄙视等态度慑服某人 例句: Remove an old tree and it will wither to death. [谚]老树移栽活不了，老人迁居命不长。 All other laurels wither before hers. 所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。 The grapes withered on the vine. 葡萄藤上的葡萄都干瘪了。
withhold
withhold [wið’həuld] v.抑制, 阻挡, 扣留, 保留 例句: The dam is too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water. 水坝不够牢固，抵挡不住水上涨的压力。 How shall I withhold from tears when we part? 我们离别时我如何忍得住眼泪呢？ I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付钱。
witness
witness [‘witnis] n.目击者, 证人 vt.目击, 经历, 见证, 出席, 观察 vi.证明, 为(宗教信仰)做见证 例句: Let the witness be sworn in. 让证人宣誓作证。 He was not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused. 他不是公正的见证人，因为他与被告有姻亲关系。 He is a key witness in this case. 在这个案件中，他是一个主要见证人。
woe
woe [wəu] n.悲哀, 苦痛, 不幸, 困难 int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 例句: Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 充满悲哀的被痛苦感染或充满悲哀的; 凄惨的 He told her all his woes. 他把自己的辛酸事都告诉她了。 Woe betide anyone who arrives late! 谁迟到谁倒霉！
worship
worship [‘wə:ʃip] n.崇拜, 爱慕, 做礼拜 vi.做礼拜 vt.崇拜, 爱慕 例句: He personifies the worship of money. 他是拜金的化身。 The boy worshipped his father. 这小孩崇拜他的父亲。 She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes. 她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。
wrath
wrath [ræθ] n.愤怒, 激怒 例句: Full of wrath; fiercely angry. 愤怒的充满愤怒的; 狂怒的 By their sin they provoked the wrath of the people. 他们因犯罪而激起人民的愤怒。 “He was … stirred by righteous wrath” (John Galsworthy). “他被 … 激起极大的愤怒”(约翰·高尔斯渥西)
wreck
wreck [rek] v.使失事, 使遇难,破坏 n.遇难, 残骸, 破坏, （船）失事下沉 例句: The train wrecked at midnight. 这列火车半夜出轨了。 The ship was wrecked on the rock. 船在岩石上撞毁了。 Have they found the wreck of the ship? 他们找到那艘船的残骸了吗？
wrench
wrench [rentʃ] n.扳钳, 猛扭, 痛苦 vt.扭伤, 挣脱 vi.猛扭, 曲解 例句: She wrenched herself from the villain’s clutches. 她挣脱了那恶棍的掌握。 Separation from her children was a terrible wrench. 同她的孩子们分别是一项很大的痛苦。 He closed the door so hard that he wrenched the handle off. 他关门用力过猛，连门把手都拧了下来。
