G 17 Flashcards
vying
a.竞争的
wacky
a.（行为等）古怪的，乖僻的
waddle
摇摇摆摆地走
wade
v.涉水；跋涉
waffle
胡扯
waft
飘荡，漂浮
wag
诙谐幽默的人；摆动
wage
v.开始，进行
waggish
a.诙谐的，滑稽的
waive
v.放弃；推迟; v. to refrain from pressing or enforcing: forgo; v. to put off from immediate consideration: postpone
wallop
n./v.重击，猛击
wallow
v.打滚；沉迷；n.打滚
walrus
n.海象
wan
苍白的，病态的; unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness
wanderlust
旅游癖
wane
减少，衰退，降低
want
短缺；渴望
wanting
未出现的，缺少的；未达到要求的; adjective: lacking
wanton
a.无节制的，肆无忌惮的；嬉戏的，淘气的; adjective: without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one’s anger, desire, or appetites
warbling
（鸟）婉转歌唱
warehouse
n.仓库，货栈
warmhearted
亲切的；热心肠的
warmonger
好战者
warp
使偏向；扭曲，变形；曲解
warrant
向…保证质量；批准，认可; v. to declare or maintain with certainty; v. to guarantee especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified: certify; v. to give sanction to: authorize
warrantable
adj.可保证的，可承认的
warranted
a.保证的；担保的; justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)
warranty
n.保证，担保；根据，理由；授权，批准
wary
小心的，机警的，谨慎的; watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger
waspish
a.易怒的；尖刻的
wastrel
肆意挥霍的人，败家子
watershed
重要关头，分水岭
waver
v.摇摆；踌躇; v. to vacillate irresolutely between choices: hesitate
wavering
摇曳的；犹豫不决的；犹豫
wavy
a.波状的，多浪的；波动起伏的
wax
月亮渐满；用蜡涂、处理或上光；增大，增强; verb: to gradually increase in size or intensity
waxy
a.像蜡的，苍白的，光滑的
waylay
埋伏，伏击
wayward
刚愎自用的，不服管束的
wean
v.（孩子）断奶；戒掉
wearisome
a.使人感到疲倦或厌倦的
weary
a.疲劳的，疲倦的；令人厌烦的，令人厌倦的；v.（使）厌烦，（使）疲倦
weather
安全度过（危机等），经受住
weightless
adj.无重力的，失重的
weird
a.古怪的，怪诞的，离奇的
weld
v.焊接，熔接；锻接
well-deserved
adj.当之无愧的，罪有应得的
well-groomed
a.整齐干净的，衣着入时的
well-intentioned
a.出于善意的
welsh
v.欠债不还；失信
welter
混乱，动乱; confused mass or pile, jumble; confusion or turmoil (noun); roll around, wallow, toss about, writhe (verb)
wend
v.行，走，前进
wheedle
（用花言巧语）诱惑，哄骗
wheeze
v.喘息；发出呼哧呼哧的声音
whereas
while on the contrary, considering that
whet
磨快；vt.刺激，激起; stimulate, make keen or eager (esp. of an appetite)
whiff
微风；细微的信号，轻微痕迹
whim
n.一时的兴致，怪念头
whimper
v.啜泣，呜咽
whimsical
反复无常的; adjective: determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
whimsy
n.古怪，异想天开
whine
v.哀号，号哭
whirlpool
n.漩涡
whisper
v.耳语，低语
whistle
n.口哨声；汽笛声；v.吹口哨，鸣笛
whit
n.一点儿，少量
whitewash
a substance used to whiten walls, wood, etc. (noun); deception, covering up of wrongs, errors, misdeeds, etc. (verb)
whittle
v.削（木头）；削减
wholesale
a.批发的；大规模的
wholesome
有益身心健康的
whoop
n.高喊，欢呼
wicked
邪恶的
wide-ranging
广泛的
widespread
普遍的，广泛的
wield
v.支配，控制；行使（权力）
wiggle
v.扭动，摆动
wigwag
v.摇动，摇摆，摆动
wile
n.诡计
willful
固执的，倔强的；故意的
willy-nilly
不论是否愿意地；无秩序的，随意的
wilt
（花、植物等）萎焉；精神萎靡，憔悴
wily
狡诈的，狡猾的; crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice
wince
畏缩
windbag
健谈的人
windfall
n.好运，幸事
windy
冗长的
wink
v.使眼色，眨眼示意；n.眨眼，眼色
winkle
v.挑出，剔出，取出
winnow
v.扬，簸（谷物），除去; sift, analyze critically, separate the useful part from the worthless part
winsome
迷人的，漂亮的; adjective: charming in a childlike or naive way
wiretap
偷听，窃听
wiry
a.瘦而结实的
wispy
a.纤细的；脆弱的；一缕缕的
wistful
（带着忧伤而）渴望的，怀念的; vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful
wit
机智，智慧；智者，有智慧的人
withdraw
撤退
wither
枯萎，凋谢
withhold
抑制；扣压，不给予
withstand
v.反抗，经受
witty
a.机智的；风趣的
wizen
（使）凋谢，（使）枯萎；凋谢的，枯萎的
wizened
a.干枯的，干瘪的，干皱的; withered, shriveled
wobble
摇晃，颤抖；犹豫不决
woe
n.悲痛，悲哀；不幸，灾难
woo
v.求爱，求婚；恳求，争取
woolly
a.羊毛的；模糊的
wordy
a.冗长的，多言的
world-beater
n.举世无双的人
worldly
世间的，世俗的；老练的
worship
崇拜，敬仰；崇拜，膜拜
worthwhile
adj.值得做的
worthy
adj.值得的；有价值的；n.知名人士
wrangle
纷争，争端；争吵
wrath
n.愤怒，愤慨
wreak
v.发泄，报复；发泄怒火
wrench
v.猛扭；n.扳钳，扳手
wrest
拧，扭动；辛苦地获得
wretched
极差的；沮丧的
wring
v.绞，拧，扭
wrist
n.腕，腕关节
writ
n.令状；书面命令
wrongheaded
固执己见的，坚持（错误观点）的
wroth
a.暴怒的，非常愤怒的
wrought
a.做成的，形成的；精制的
wry
扭曲的；坚持错误的; adj. having a bent or twisted shape or condition; adj. wrongheaded, stubborn; adj. cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous: sardonic; v. to twist or writhe
xenophobe
仇视（或畏惧）外国人（或外国事物）者
xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners or that which is foreign
xenophobic
a.恐外的，恐惧外国人的
yacht
n.帆船，游艇
yank
v.猛拉，拽
yearn
v.盼望，渴望
yen
v.渴望
yield
v. to give up and cease resistance or contention: submit, succumb; v. to bear or bring forth as a natural product as a result of cultivation: produce
yielding
a.易弯曲的，柔软的；顺从的，服从的
yoke
连接; a burden or something that oppresses; a frame for attaching animals (such as oxen) to each other and to a plow or other equipment to be pulled, or a bar across a person’s shoulders to help carry buckets of water, etc. (noun); to unite together or to b
yokel
乡下人，天真纯朴的人
yowl
v.嚎叫，恸哭
yummy
a.美味的，可口的
zeal
热心，热诚; great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc., tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor
zealot
狂热者; one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
zealotry
n.狂热
zealous
adj. filled with or characterized by zeal or passion: enthusiastic
zeitgeist
noun: spirit of the times
zenith
最高点，巅峰; noun: the highest point; culmination
zephyr
n.和风；西风
zest
n.刺激性；兴趣，热心
zesty
刺激的，开胃的
zigzag
n./a.之字形（的）；v.弯弯曲曲地行进
zone
v.分成区；n.地区
zoom
v.急速上升，猛增
