GMAT 08

Question 1

whole number

Question 2

whole·sale noun \ˈhōl-ˌsāl\

Answer 2

1. N-UNCOUNT 批发;趸售（Compare 比较 retail. ） Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public.
   Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices…
   仓储式会员店允许会员以批发价购买商品。
   I am in the wholesale trade.
   我做批发生意。
2. ADV 用批发方式;以批发价 If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers.
   The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers.
   这些纺织品被批发给零售商、时装店和其他制造商。
3. ADJ 大规模的;大批的 You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people.
   They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation…
   他们只是在采取必要措施避免大规模的植被破坏。
   It was wholesale slaughter of women and children.
   那是对妇女和儿童的大规模屠杀。
   Wholesale is also an adverb.

Question 3

width noun \ˈwidth\

Answer 3

1. N-VAR 宽度;广度 The width of something is the distance it measures from one side or edge to the other.
   Measure the full width of the window…
   测量一下窗户的全宽。
   The road was reduced to 18ft in width by adding parking bays…
   这条路增加了停车区后宽度缩减到了18英尺。
2. N-UNCOUNT 宽阔；宽大 The width of something is its quality of being wide.
   The best utensil for steaming is a wok because its width easily accommodates a whole fish.
   锅是蒸鱼的最好器具，因为它很宽，可以轻松放下一整条鱼。
3. N-COUNT （游泳池的）池宽 A width is the distance from one side of a swimming pool to the other.
   We swam several widths.
   我们游了好几个来回。

Question 4

wig noun \ˈwig\

Answer 4

1. N-COUNT 假发 A wig is a covering of false hair which you wear on your head, for example because you have little hair of your own or because you want to cover up your own hair.

She was wearing a blonde wig.

<the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy>

Question 5

wil·ly–nil·ly adv or adj \ˌwi-lē-ˈni-lē\

Answer 5

1. ADV 不管喜欢不喜欢;无可奈何地 If something happens to you willy-nilly, it happens whether you like it or not.
   The government were dragged willy-nilly into the confrontation.
   政府不管情愿不情愿，也被拖进了这场冲突。
2. ADV 随意地;胡乱地 If someone does something willy-nilly, they do it in a careless and disorganized way, without planning it in advance.
   Clerks bundled papers into files willy-nilly.
   职员们随意地将文件塞进文件夹里。

Question 6

wind·shield noun \ˈwin(d)-ˌshēld\

Answer 6

1. N-COUNT (汽车等的)风挡，挡风玻璃 The windshield of a car or other vehicle is the glass window at the front through which the driver looks.
   in BRIT, use 英国英语用 windscreen

The car had a damaged windshield.

Question 7

wing·span noun \ˈwiŋ-ˌspan\

Answer 7

1. N-COUNT (鸟、昆虫或飞机的)翼展，翼幅 The wingspan of a bird, insect, or aeroplane is the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing.
   …a glider with an 18-foot wingspan.
   翼展18英尺的滑翔机

The hawk has a wingspan of about three feet.

a plane with a 200-foot wingspan

Question 8

with·er verb \ˈwi-thər\

Answer 8

1. VERB 衰弱;凋敝 If someone or something withers, they become very weak.
   When he went into retirement, he visibly withered…
   他到退休年龄时已老态毕现。
   Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.
   无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。
   Wither away means the same as wither .wither away 同 wither
2. VERB (花朵、植物)枯萎，凋谢 If a flower or plant withers, it dries up and dies.
   The flowers in Isabel’s room had withered…
   伊莎贝尔房间里的花已经枯萎了。
   Farmers in the Midwest have watched their crops wither because of drought conditions.
   美国中西部农民眼睁睁地看着他们的庄稼旱死。
   withered: …a mound of withered leaves…一堆枯叶His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes.他的冰箱里除了3个非常干瘪的西红柿外已经空空如也。
3. N-PLURAL 甲；马肩隆 The highest part of a horse’s back, behind its neck, is referred to as its withers .

相关词组：wither away 枯萎，幻灭

Question 9

with·stand verb \with-ˈstand\

Answer 9

1. VERB 经受住;承受;顶住 If something or someone withstands a force or action, they survive it or do not give in to it.
   …armoured vehicles designed to withstand chemical attack…
   具有抵御化学武器袭击的设计功能的装甲车
   Exercise really can help you withstand stresses and strains more easily.
   锻炼真的能帮助你更轻松地应对压力和紧张情绪。

cookware that can withstand high temperatures

I couldn’t withstand the rigors of army life.

They withstood attacks from many critics.

Question 10

wit·ty adj \ˈwi-tē\

Answer 10

1. ADJ-GRADED 机智幽默的;妙趣横生的;诙谐的 Someone or something that is witty is amusing in a clever way.
   His plays were very good, very witty…
   他的剧作非常精彩，妙趣横生。
   He is a very witty speaker.
   他说话妙语连珠。
   wittily: The play deals wittily and intelligently with the pain of betrayal…该剧讲的是遭到背叛的痛苦，语言诙谐，充满智慧。’Count Dracula, I presume,’ I said wittily.“我想是德拉库拉伯爵吧。”我打趣地说。

— wit·ti·ly \ˈwi-tə-lē\ adverb
— wit·ti·ness \ˈwi-tē-nəs\ noun

Question 11

womb noun \ˈwüm\

Answer 11

1. N-COUNT 子宫 A woman’s womb is the part inside her body where a baby grows before it is born.

— wombed \ˈwümd\ adjective

Question 12

wood·chuck noun -ˌchək\

Answer 12

n.美洲旱獭，土拨鼠

Question 13

wreak verb \ˈrēk\

Answer 13

1. VERB 造成(混乱或破坏) Something or someone that wreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage.
   The form wrought can also be used as the past participle. 过去分词亦可使用wrought。
   Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured…
   猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏，致使三人死亡，数十人受伤。
   The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below.
   山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
2. VERB 实施(报复) If you wreak revenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you.
   He threatened to wreak vengeance on the men who toppled him a year ago.
   他威胁要对一年前扳倒他的人进行报复。
3. See also: wrought
4. VERB 引起;造成 If something has wrought a change, it has made it happen.
   Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.
   巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
5. ADJ 以…原料制造的;以…方式制作的 If something is wrought in a particular material or in a particular way, it has been created in that material or way.
   …a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.

Question 14

wreath noun \ˈrēth\

Answer 14

1. N-COUNT （用于祭奠的）花圈 A wreath is an arrangement of flowers and leaves, usually in the shape of a circle, which you put on a grave or by a statue to show that you remember a person who has died or people who have died.
   The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses…
   祭台前的棺木上除了仅有的一个白玫瑰花圈外，没有其他任何装饰。
   The British, Australian and Turkish Prime Ministers laid wreaths at the war memorial.
   英国首相、澳大利亚总理和土耳其总理向战争纪念碑敬献了花圈。
2. N-COUNT （头上戴的）花环，花冠 A wreath is a circle of leaves or flowers which someone wears around their head.
3. N-COUNT （某些人圣诞节时挂在家门上的）花环 A wreath is a circle of leaves which some people hang on the front door of their house at Christmas.

Question 15

wrist·band noun \ˈris(t)-ˌband\

Answer 15

n.袖口； (运动用)腕套； 手表带

Question 16

write–off noun \ˈrīt-ˌȯf\

Answer 16

1. N-COUNT (发生事故后)报废的车辆 Something such as a vehicle that is a write-off has been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing.
   The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.
   这辆车报废了，但人员全部安全逃离。
2. N-COUNT (债务或花费的)注销，勾销 A write-off is the decision by a company or government to accept that they will never recover a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on something.
   Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt.
   詹姆斯先生说服银行同意注销一大笔债务。
3. N-SING 失败的计划;白费的时间 If you describe a plan or period of time as a write-off, you mean that it has been a failure and you have achieved nothing.
   Today was really a bit of a write-off for me…
   今天对我来说真的有点儿白白浪费了。
   For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.
   对他来说，这个十年所余下的时间是一段创作空白。

Question 17

xe·no·pho·bia noun \ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

Answer 17

. N-UNCOUNT 仇外情绪，惧外情绪（对外国人的强烈厌恶或惧怕） Xenophobia is strong and unreasonable dislike or fear of people from other countries.

Question 18

yeast

noun

\ˈyēst\

Answer 18

1. N-MASS 酵母;酵母菌 Yeast is a kind of fungus which is used to make bread rise, and in making alcoholic drinks such as beer.

<taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion> \ri-ˈbel-yən\

Question 19

yellow fever noun

Answer 19

1. N-UNCOUNT 黄热病（一种严重的热带传染病） Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries.

Question 20

yield verb \ˈyēld\

Answer 20

1. VERB 屈服;屈从;让步 If you yield to someone or something, you stop resisting them.
   Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire?…
   面对要求其隐退的压力越来越大，她会屈服吗？
   I yielded to an impulse…
   我没有忍住冲动。
2. VERB . 放弃;缴出;让出 If you yield something that you have control of or responsibility for, you allow someone else to have control or responsibility for it
   He may yield control…
   他可能会放弃控制权。
   The President is now under pressure to yield power to the republics.
   总统现在面临着让权给共和党人的压力。
   Yield up means the same as yield .yield up同yield
3. VERB 被…替代;为…所取代 If one thing yields to another thing, it is replaced by this other thing.
   Boston’s traditional drab brick was slow to yield to the modern glass palaces of so many American urban areas.
   波士顿传统而单调的砖石建筑并没有迅速被许多美国城市地区流行的现代玻璃大厦所取代。
4. VERB （行人或车辆）让路，让行 If a moving person or a vehicle yields, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
   When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.
   进入滑雪道或开始下滑时，要给其他滑雪者让路。
   …examples of common signs like No Smoking or Yield.
   “请勿吸烟”或“让行”之类的常见标志的例子
   in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 give way
5. VERB （受压）折断，活动，移位 If something yields, it breaks or moves position because force or pressure has been put on it.
   The door yielded easily when he pushed it
   . 他一推，门就开了。
6. VERB 出产（作物）;产（肉） If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced. You can also say that a number of animals yield a particular amount of meat.
   Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.
   去年40万英亩的土地产值达17.5亿美元。
   The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.
   浅海床提供了丰富的食物。
7. N-COUNT （农作物或牲畜的）产量，产出 A yield is the amount of food produced on an area of land or by a number of animals.
   …improving the yield of the crop…
   提高农作物产量
   Polluted water lessens crop yields.
   受污染的水源会降低农作物产量。
8. VERB （税收或投资）产生，带来（收益或效益） If a tax or investment yields an amount of money or profit, this money or profit is obtained from it.
   It yielded a profit of at least $36 million.
   它带来了至少3,600万美元的收益。
9. N-COUNT 投资收益;利润 A yield is the amount of money or profit produced by an investment.
   …a yield of 4%…
   4%的收益
   The high yields available on the dividend shares made them attractive to private investors.
   红利股票的高收益率对私人投资者极具吸引力。
10. VERB 产生（结果）；得出（信息） If something yields a result or piece of information, it produces it.
    This research has been in progress since 1961 and has yielded a great number of positive results…
    这项研究自1961年起一直在开展，已取得了不少积极成果。
    His trip to Melbourne had yielded a lot of information.
    他的墨尔本之行让他大开眼界。

相关词组：yield up

1. PHRASAL VERB See also: yield 2 揭露，泄露（秘密） If you yield up a secret, you reveal it.
   Yew is the wood of this tree.紫杉木
   …asking law firms to yield up their deepest secrets.
   要求律师事务所揭露其隐藏最深的秘密

Question 21

zing noun \ˈziŋ\

Answer 21

1. N-UNCOUNT 活力;精神;趣味 If you refer to the zing in someone or something, you mean the quality that makes them lively or interesting.
   He just lacked that extra zing…
   他就是缺乏那多一点的活力。
   There’s nothing like fresh basil to put a zing into a tomato sauce.
   在番茄沙司中无论加入什么都不如加一点儿新鲜的紫苏更能提味。

They needed to put some zing back into their relationship.

The chili peppers give the sauce a little extra zing.

Question 22

zon·ing

Answer 22

n.(城市规划中分成工厂区、住宅区等的)分区制

Question 23

zoom verb \ˈzüm\

Answer 23

1. VERB 疾行;快速移动 If you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly.
   We zoomed through the gallery…
   我们飞快地穿过画廊。
   A police car zoomed by very close to them.
   一辆警车从他们身边擦身疾驰而过。
2. VERB （价格或销量）飙升，急剧增长，猛涨 If prices or sales zoom, they increase greatly in a very short time.
   The economy shrank and inflation zoomed…
   经济萎缩，通货膨胀加剧。
   Profits zoomed from nil in 1981 to about 16 million last year.
   利润从1981年的零收益飙升至去年的 1,600万。
3. N-COUNT 同zoom lens A zoom is the same as a zoom lens .

相关词组：zoom in, zoom off

1. PHRASAL VERB （摄像机或摄影机）拉近镜头，进行近景拍摄 If a camera zooms in on something that is being filmed or photographed, it gives a close-up picture of it.
   …a tracking system which can follow a burglar round a building and zoom in on his face…
   可对入户窃贼在整栋楼里进行跟踪并将其面部图像放大的追踪系统
   He trained his camera on nature, sometimes zooming in to examine single leaves.
   他把自己的照相机对准了大自然，时而拉近镜头仔细观察一片片的叶子。
2. PHRASAL VERB 迅速离开 If you zoom off, you leave very quickly.
   The bikers zoomed off.
   摩托车手们风驰电掣般离去。