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(-pp-; US -p-) 1 (a) [Tn] give worship to (God) 崇拜、崇敬或热爱（上帝）. (b) [I] attend a church service 参加礼拜仪式; 做礼拜: the church where they had worshipped for years 他 们多年做礼拜的教堂.2 [Tn] feel love and admiration for (sb/sth), esp to such an extent that one cannot see his/its faults; idolize 爱慕, 崇拜（某人[某事物]）（尤指达到看不到缺点的地步）: She worshipped him and refused to listen to his critics. 她很崇拜他, 听不进别人对他的批评. * worship success 仰望成功* He worships the ground she walks on, ie feels intense love for her. 他爱她爱得 如醉如痴. worshipper (US worshiper) n person who worships （对上帝或神）崇拜的人; 做礼拜的 人; （对某人[某事物]）爱慕的人. worshipful / -fl; -fEl/ adj 1 [attrib 作定语] showing or feeling reverence, respect and love 崇拜的; 崇敬的; 敬爱的. 2 Worshipful (fml 文 esp Brit) title used to address or refer to various distinguished people or bodies 用作多种受尊敬的人或团体的称号; 敬佩的: the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths 敬佩的戈德史密斯公司. worst / w\:st; w[st/ adj (superlative of bad1 *bad1 一词的最高级) 1 of the least excellent, desirable, suitable, etc kind 最坏的; 最糟的; 最差的: It was the worst storm for years. 这场暴风雨是多年来 最厉害的. * one of the worst cases of child abuse he'd ever seen 他见过的虐待儿童最残忍的一例 * This is the worst essay I've read. 这是我看过的最差的文章. * What you've told me confirms my worst fears, ie proves they were right. 你说的话证实了我最担心的事（果然属实）. Cf 参看 worse. 2 (idm 习语) one's ,own worst `enemy person whose own faults are worse than the bad things that have happened to him; the cause of one's own misfortunes 自讨苦吃的人; 自己不幸的根源: With her indecisiveness, she is her own worst enemy. 她优柔寡断, 自己害了自己. worst adv most badly 最坏; 最糟; 最差: Bill played badly, James played worse, and I played worst of all! 比尔演奏得很差, 詹姆斯演奏得更差, 我演奏得最差! * Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage. 由于燃料短缺受到影响, 制造业首当其冲. * He is one of the worst dressed men I know. 他在我认识的人里穿著最差. Cf 参看 worse adv. worst n. 1 the worst [sing] the most bad part, state, event, possibility, etc 最坏的部分、情况、 事情、可能性等: The worst of the storm is now over. 暴风雨最厉害的一阵现在已经过去了. * When they did not hear from her, they feared the worst. 他们那时听不到她的消息, 唯恐发生了最 糟的事. * I was prepared for the worst when I saw the wrecked car. 我见到了出事的汽车, 心里已 经想到了最坏的可能性. * She was always optimistic, even when things were at their worst. 她即使 在最糟糕的时候也总是非常乐观. * The worst of it is that I can't even be sure if they received my cheque. 最糟糕的是我都不清楚他们是否收到了我的支票. 2 (idm 习语) at (the) `worst if the worst happens 若出现最坏的情况: At worst we'll have to sell the house so as to settle our debts. 实 在没办法我们就得把房子卖了还债. bring out the best/worst in sb => best3. do one's `worst be as difficult, unpleasant, harmful, etc as possible 做出最坏的事: We'll carry on as arranged and they can do their worst. 我们还按我们的计画办事, 他们想怎麽使坏就随他们便吧. get the `worst of it be defeated 被打败: The dog had been fighting and had obviously got the worst of it. 那条狗掐过架而 且显然吃了败仗. if the ,worst comes to the `worst if circumstances become too difficult or dangerous; if the plan fails 若情况太困难或太危险; 若计画失败: If the worst comes to the worst, we'll have to cancel our holiday plans. 要是情况不妙, 我们就只好取消度假计画了. worst v. [Tn] defeat (sb) in a fight or competition 在斗争或竞争中打败（某人）: England were worsted in the replay. 英格兰队在重赛中败北. worsted / 5wUstId; `wJstId/ n [U] (a) fine twisted woollen yarn or thread 精纺的毛纱或绒线. (b) cloth made from this 精纺毛料: [attrib 作定语] a worsted suit 一套毛料西装. worsted / 5wUstId; `wJstId/ n [U] (a) fine twisted woollen yarn or thread 精纺的毛纱或绒线. (b) cloth made from this 精纺毛料: [attrib 作定语] a worsted suit 一套毛料西装. worth / w\:W; w[W/ adj [pred 作表语] 1 having a certain value 有某种价值: Our house is worth about 60000. 我们的房子约值60000 英镑. * I paid only 3000 for this used car but it's worth a lot more. 我只花了3000 英镑就买下了这辆旧汽车, 其价值远不止这些. * What's the old man worth? ie What is the value of his possessions? 这个老先生的财产值多少钱? * This contract isn't worth the paper it's written on, ie It is worthless. 这份合同的价值还比不上写合同的这张纸呢. 2 (sometimes followed by the -ing form of a v 有时后接动词的-ing 形式) giving or likely to give a satisfactory or rewarding return for (doing sth) 值得（做某事）; 有（做某事）的价值: The book is worth reading/It's worth reading the book. 这本书值得一读. * He felt that his life was no longer worth living. 他觉得他的生命已经没有再活下去的价值了. * It's an idea that's worth considering. 这是个值得考虑的意见. * It's such a small point that it's hardly worth troubling about. 这个问题很 小, 不值得研究. * It's not worth the effort/the trouble. 不值得费那个事. * The scheme is well worth a try. 这个计画倒值得一试. 3 (idm 习语) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush => bird. for ,all one is `worth (infml 口) with all one's energy and effort 竭尽全力: The thief ran off down the road, so I chased him for all I was worth. 那个贼顺著马路逃跑, 我就拼命紧追不舍. for ,what it's `worth however much or little importance or value sth has 无论某事物价值如何: And that's my opinion, for what it's worth. 这就是我的意见, 也别管有用没用吧. the game is not worth the candle => game1. not worth a `damn, a `straw, a `red cent, a tinker's `cuss, etc (infml 口) worthless 毫无价 值: Their promises are not worth a damn. 他们的承诺分文不值. `worth it certain or very likely to repay the money, effort or time given 很值得: The new car cost a lot of money, but it's certainly worth it. 买这辆新汽车花了很多钱, 但确实物有所值.* I don't bother to iron handkerchiefs it's not worth it. 我可不费那个事去熨手绢儿--犯不上. ,worth one's `salt deserving what one earns; doing one's job competently 值得雇用; 称职: Any teacher worth his salt knows that. 只要不是混饭吃的 教师, 都明白这一点. ,worth one's/its ,weight in `gold extremely helpful, useful, etc; invaluable 非常 有用的; 无价的: A reliable car is worth its weight in gold. 靠得住的汽车就是无价之宝. ,worth sb's `while profitable or interesting to sb 对某人有利益或有好处: It would be (well) worth your while/You would find it (well) worth your while to come to the meeting. 你要是参加了这个会议就 会觉得很有好处. * They promised to make it worth her while (ie pay or reward her) if she would take part. 他们许诺说她要是参加就一定给她报酬. worth n. [U] 1 ~ of sth (preceeded by a n indicating amount, duration, etc 用于表示数量、持续 时间等的名词之后) (a) amount of sth that a specified sum of money will buy （某物的）值某金额 的量: The thieves stole 1 million worth of jewellery. 窃贼偷走了价值100 万英镑的珠宝. * ten pounds' worth of petrol 十英镑的汽油. (b) amount of sth that will last for a specified length of time （某物的）能持续某段时间的量: a day's worth of fuel 能用一天的燃料* two weeks' worth of supplies 能维持两个星期的供应品. 2 value or usefulness 价值; 用处: items of great, little, not much, etc worth 很有、简直没有、没什麽...用处的物件* people of worth in the community 社 区里的重要人物. worthless adj 1 having no value or usefulness 无价值的; 没用的: worthless old rubbish 没用的破烂货* This contract is now worthless. 这份合同现在毫无价值了. 2 (ofa person) having bad qualities （指人）品质坏的: a worthless character 品质坏的人. worthlessness n. [U]. worthwhile / w\:W5waIl; 9w[W`waIl/ adj important, interesting or rewarding enough to justify the time, money or effort that is spent 值得的; 值得花时间、钱或精力的: It's worthwhile taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees. 给新雇员详细解释一下工作要求, 费点事也是值 得的. * Nursing is a very worthwhile career. 护理工作是很值得干的职业. worthy / 5w\:TI; `w[TI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 [pred 作表语] ~ of sth/to do sth deserving sth or to do sth 应得某事物; 值得做某事: Their efforts are worthy of your support. 他们这样努力应得到你的支持. * a statement worthy of contempt 应该鄙弃的说法* Her achievements are worthy of the highest praise. 她的成就值得给予最高赞赏. * She said she was not worthy to accept the honour they had offered her. 她说她不配接受他们给予的荣誉. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (a) (approv 褒) deserving respect or consideration 值得尊敬的; 值得考虑的: a worthy cause 崇高的事业 * a worthy record of achievements 以往的突出的成就. (b) (usu joc 通常作戏谑语) (esp of a person) deserving respect or recognition （尤指人）应受到尊敬或赏识的: the worthy citizens of the town 该 镇中应受敬重的市民. 3 [pred 作表语] ~ of sb/sth (usu approv 通常作褒义) (a) suitable for sth 适合于某事物: It was difficult to find words worthy of the occasion. 很难找到适合于那种场合的言 词. (b) typical of sb/sth 某人[某事物]的典型: It was a performance worthy of a master. 那是大师的 典型表演. worthily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. worthiness n. [U]. worthy n. (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) person of importance or distinction 要人; 俊杰: One of the local worthies has been invited to the ceremony 本地的一个大人物已被邀请参加典礼. -worthy ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) deserving of or suitable for the thing specified 值得...的; 应...的; 适于...的: noteworthy * roadworthy. would / wEd; wEd; strong form 强读式wUd; wJd/; modal v (contracted form 缩约式'd / d; d/; neg 否定式would not, contracted form 缩约式wouldn't / 5wUdnt; `wJdnt/)1 (a) (used with have + a past participle to describe the consequence of an imagined event 与have + 过去分词连用, 表示一设 想事情的结果): If he shaved his beard he would look much younger. 他要是把胡子刮了就少相多 了. * If you went to see him, he would be delighted. 倘若你去看他, 他一定非常高兴. * I would think about it very carefully, if I were you. 我要是你的话, 我就十分慎重地考虑这件事. (b) (used with have + a past participle to describe a hypothetical action or event in the past 与have + 过去分词 连用, 表示假想的过去的动作或事情): If I had seen the advertisement I would have applied for the job. 我要是看见那个广告了, 我就申请那份工作了. * If she hadn't gone back for the letter, she wouldn't have missed the bus. 要不是她回去取信, 她就不至于错过那辆公共汽车了. (c) (used to describe a hypothetical action or event in the present 用以表示假想的现在的动作或事情): She'd be a fool to accept, ie if she accepted. 她要是接受, 她就是个傻瓜. * Don't call her now it would make us late. 别现在给她打电话--现在打的话, 我们就迟到了. * It would be difficult to make an accurate forecast. 预报很难准确. * It would be a pity to miss the main film. 要是赶不上看这部电影的正片 就太可惜了. * I would start from this end. 要是开始做, 我就从这一头开始. * Would I be able to help? 我能帮上忙吗? 2 (a) (used in making polite requests 用以提出客气的请求): Would you pay me in cash, please? 请您付给我现金行吗? * You wouldn't have the time to phone him now, would you? 您现在没有那麽多时间给他打电话, 是吧? (b) (used with imagine, say, think, etc to give tentative opinions 与imagine 、 say、 think 等连用, 表达试探性的意见): I would imagine the operation will take about an hour. 我猜想这个手术大概需要一个小时左右吧. 3 (a) (used in offers or invitations 用以提出建议或邀请): Would you like a sandwich? 您想吃三明治吗? * Would they like to sit down? 请他们坐下好吗? * Would she like to borrow my bicycle? 她想借用我的自行车 吗? (b) (used with like, love, hate, prefer, be glad/happy, etc to express preferences 与like 、 love 、 hate、 prefer 、 be glad/happy 等连用, 表达较合意愿的做法): I'd love a coffee. 我倒想喝杯咖啡. * I'd hate you to think I was criticizing you. 我可不愿意让你觉得我是在批评你. * I'd be only too glad to help. 我非常愿意帮帮忙. 4 (used when commenting on characteristic behaviour 用以评论特有 的行为): That's just what he `would say, ie what he might be expected to say. 他就是爱说这种话. * It `would rain (ie How typical it is of our weather that it should rain) on the day we chose for a picnic! 我们哪天去野餐, 它哪天就准下雨! 5 (used after so that, in order that to express purpose 用于so that 、in order that 之后, 表示目的): She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. 她把信都烧了, 这样一来她丈夫就绝对看不见了. =>Usage 3 at may 见may 所附用法第3 项. would-be adj. [attrib 作定语] having the hope of becoming (the type of person specified) 有希望成 为（所说的那样的人）的: a would-be artist, model, bride, etc 即将成为艺术家、模特儿、新娘... 的人. would pt of will1. wound / wu:nd; wund/ n 1 (a) injury caused deliberately to part of the body by cutting, shooting, etc, esp as the result of an attack 伤, 创伤（尤指受攻击造成的）: He died after receiving two bullet wounds in the head. 他头部中了两颗子弹而死. * The wound was healing slowly. 伤口慢慢愈合了. (b) cut or tear done to the outer surface of a plant or tree （对花草树外皮的）切割或剥离. 2 ~ (to sth) hurt done to a person's feelings, reputation, etc （对人的感情、名誉等的）伤害: deep psychological wounds 很深的心理创伤* The defeat was a wound to his pride. 这次失败伤了他的 自尊心. 3 (idm 习语) lick one's wounds => lick. rub salt into the wound/sb's wounds => rub2. wound v. [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] 1 give a wound to (sb) 伤, 伤害（某人）: Ten soldiers were killed and thirty seriously wounded. 有十名士兵阵亡, 三十名重伤. * The guard was wounded in the leg. 护卫员腿部受了伤. 2 hurt (sb's feelings, reputation, etc) 伤, 伤害（某人的感 情、名誉等）: He was/felt deeply wounded by their disloyalty. 因为他们不忠, 他十分伤心. * wounding criticism 伤人感情的批评. the wounded n [pl v] wounded people 受伤的人; 伤员: The hospital was full of the sick and wounded. 医院里挤满了伤病员. * Many of the wounded died on their way to hospital. 许多伤员死在去医院的途中了. wound NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Wound and injure both indicate physical damage to the body. * wound 和 injure 均指对身体的伤害. A person is wounded by a sharp instrument or bullet tearing the flesh. *wound 指利器或子弹对肉体造成的伤害. It is a deliberate action, often connected with battles and war. 这种伤害是故意的行为, 常与作战及战争有关. People are usually injured in an accident, eg with a machine or in sport. * injure 通常指人在意外事故中受到的伤害, 如由机器造 成的或在运动中受到的伤害. Compare In a war there are many more wounded than killed and In the coach crash 10 people died and 18 were seriously injured. 试比较这两个句子: ｀在一场战争中, 受 伤的远比死亡的人多＇和｀在这次旅游车撞车事故中, 有10 人死亡, 18 人重伤＇. Hurt may be as serious as injure or it may relate to a minor pain *hurt 指的伤害可与 injure 同样严重, 也可指比较 轻的疼痛: They were badly hurt in the accident. 他们在事故中受了重伤. * I hurt my back lifting that box. 我抬那个箱子的时候伤了后背. wound pt, pp of wind3. wove pt of weave. woven pp of weave. wow / waU; waJ/ interj (infml 口) (used to express astonishment or admiration 用以表示惊奇或钦 佩): Wow! That car certainly goes fast! ! 那辆汽车开得可真叫快! wow n. [sing] (sl 俚) very great success 极大的成功: The new play at the National Theatre's a wow. 国家剧院上演的那出新剧极为轰动. wow v. [Tn] (sl 俚esp US) fill (sb) with admiration or enthusiasm; impress greatly 激发（某人） 仰慕或欣喜之情; 使大为赞赏: The new musical wowed them on Broadway. 那出新的歌舞喜剧 在百老汇众口交赞. wow / waU; waJ/ n [U] variation in the pitch of sounds reproduced from a record or tape, resulting from changes in the speed of the motor 音高失真（发动机速度变化造成的唱片或录音带发出的走 音现象）. Cf 参看flutter n 3. WP / 9dQblju: 5pi:; 9dQbljJ `pi/ abbr 缩写= word processing; word processor: typing a letter on the WP 用文字处理机打一封信. wpb / 9dQblju: pi: 5bi:; 9dQbljJ pi `bi/ abbr 缩写= (Brit infml 口) waste-paper basket. WPC / 9dQblju: pi: 5si:; 9dQbljJ pi `si/ abbr 缩写= (Brit) woman police constable 女警察: WPC (Linda) Green （琳达·）格林女警察. Cf 参看PC 1, PW. wpm / 9dQblju: pi: 5em; 9dQbljJ pi `Zm/ abbr 缩写= words per minute 每分钟字数: 60 wpm, eg typing, taking shorthand, etc 每分钟60 个字（如打字、速记等）. WPS / 9dQblju: pi: 5es; 9dQbljJ pi `Zs/ abbr 缩写= (Brit) woman police sergeant 女巡佐: WPS (Jane) Bell （简·）贝尔女巡佐. Cf 参看 PS 1. WRAC / 9dQblju: B:r eI 5si: or, in informal use, 俗读作rk; 9dQbljJ Br e `si, rAk/ abbr 缩写 = (Brit) Women's Royal Army Corps 皇家陆军妇女队: join the WRACs 加入皇家陆军妇女队. wrack / rAk; rAk/ n [U] seaweed that grows on the shore or has been thrown onto it by the waves (and used as manure, etc) （在海岸上长的或冲到海岸上的）海草（用作肥料等）. WRAF / 9dQblju: B:r eI 5ef or, in informal use, 俗读作rf; 9dQbljJ Br e `Zf, rAf/ abbr 缩写 = (Brit) Women's Royal Air Force 皇家空军妇女队: join the WRAF 加入皇家空军妇女队. wraith / reIW; reW/ n ghostly image of a person seen shortly before or after his death; ghost 活人的 灵魂（人临终前后显现的）; 鬼魂: a wraith-like figure, ie a very thin pale person 瘦骨嶙峋、面色 苍白如鬼魂的人. wrangle / 5rANgl; `rAN-l/ n ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) noisy or angry argument or dispute (with sb) (about sth) （与某人）（为某事）争吵或争辩: They were involved in a long legal wrangle (with the company) (over payment). 他们（与那家公司）（在付款问题上）陷入长期的法律纠纷中. wrangle v. [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) take part in a wrangle (with sb) (about sth) （与某人） （为某事）争吵或争辩: The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新 玩具（互相）争吵. wrap / rAp; rAp/ v (-pp-) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) (in sth) cover or enclose sth (in soft or flexible material) （用软的或可弯曲的材料）包或裹某物: I have wrapped (up) the parcels and they're ready to be posted. 我把包裹都包好了, 可以寄出去了. * The Christmas presents were wrapped (up) in tissue paper. 圣诞礼物都用薄纸裹起来了. 2 (a) [Tn.pr] ~ sth round/around sb/sth wind or fold (a piece of material) round sb/sth as covering or protection 将（一块材料）缠绕或围住某人[某物] （加以遮盖或保护）: Wrap a scarf round your neck. 把围巾围在你的脖子上. * He wrapped a clean rag around his ankle. 他把一小块乾净的布缠住脚腕.(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p esp passive 尤用于被动语态] ~ sb/sth in sth put sb/sth in (a piece of material) as a covering or protection 将某人[某物]置于（一块 材料）中（加以遮盖或保护）: The nurse carried in a baby wrapped (up) in a warm blanket. 保母抱 著个孩子进来, 孩子身上裹著暖暖的毯子. 3 (idm 习语) be wrapped in sth be thickly covered by sth so that nothing is visible 被遮掩得完全看不见: The hills were wrapped in mist. 小山隐没在浓 雾之中. * (fig 比喻) The events are wrapped in mystery. 这些事情隐藏在神秘的气氛之中. be wrapped up in sb/sth have one's attention deeply occupied by sb/sth; be deeply involved in sb/sth 注 意力完全集中于某人[某事物]; 与某人[某事物]难解难分: They are completely wrapped up in their children. 他们把全部精力都用在孩子身上了. * She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn't realize how late it was. 她只顾埋头工作, 没意识到天已经很晚了. wrap sb up in cotton wool (infml 口) protect sb too much from dangers or risks 过分保护某人: She keeps all her children wrapped up in cotton wool. 她把子女照顾得未免过头了. 5 (phr v) wrap (it) up (usu in the imperative 通常用 于祈使句) (sl 俚) be quiet; shut up 安静; 住嘴. wrap (sb/oneself) up put warm clothes on (sb/oneself) 给（某人[自己]）穿上暖和的衣物: Wrap up warm(ly)! It's very cold outside. 穿暖和点! 外面很冷. wrap sth up (infml 口) complete (a task, a discussion, an agreement, etc) 完成（任务）; 进 行完（讨论）; 签订完（协议）: The salesman had already wrapped up a couple of deals by lunch-time. 那个售货员在午饭前已经做完了几笔生意. wrap sth up (in sth) obscure (what one is saying) by using difficult or unnecessary words （用晦涩的或多余的词语）使（说的话）费解: Why does he have to wrap it all up in such complicated language? 他为什麽非得用这麽艰深的语言说话呢? wrap n. 1 outer garment, eg a scarf, shawl or cloak 罩在外面的衣物（如围巾、披肩或斗篷）. 2 (idm 习语) under `wraps (infml 口) secret or hidden 保密; 隐藏: The documents will stay/be kept under wraps for ten more years. 这些文件要再保密十年. wrapper n. piece of material, usu paper, that covers sth such as a sweet, book, or newspaper that is posted （包装糖果、书籍或邮寄报纸等用的）包装材料（通常指纸）: Please put all your sweet wrappers in the bin. 请把你们的糖纸都放进垃圾箱里去. wrapping n. (a) [C] thing used to cover or wrap up sth 用作遮盖或包裹某物的东西: the wrappings round a mummy 用以裹木乃伊的东西. (b) [U] material used for covering or packing sth 用作盖住 或包装某物的材料: Put plenty of wrapping round the china when you pack it. 包装瓷器时在周围多 放些包装材料. `wrapping paperstrong or decorative paper for wrapping parcels or presents （结实的 或装饰性的）包装纸. wrath / rCW; ?@ rAW; rAW/ n [U] (fml or dated 文或旧) extreme anger 怒气; 怒火: the wrath of God 上帝的愤怒* The children's unruly behaviour incurred the headteacher's wrath. 小学生不守规 矩惹得校长发怒. wrathful / -fl; -fEl/ adj. wrathfully / -fElI; -fElI/ adv. wreak / ri:k; rik/ v (fml 文) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on sb) carry out (revenge or vengeance) on sb; inflict sth 向某人报（仇）; 使（某人）遭受（打击、惩罚等）: wreak vengeance on one's enemy 向仇人报仇* wreak one's fury on sb 对某人发脾气. 2 (idm 习语) play/wreak havoc with sth => havoc. wreath / ri:W; riW/ n (pl ~s / ri:Tz; riTz/) 1 (a) arrangement of flowers and leaves twisted or woven into a circle and placed on a grave, etc as a mark of respect for the dead 花圈: to lay wreaths at the war memorial 向阵亡将士纪念碑献花圈. (b) circle of flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honour round sb's head or neck; garland 花环; 花冠: a laurel wreath 桂冠. 2 ring or coil of smoke, cloud, etc （烟、云等的）圈: wreaths of mist 薄雾缭绕. wreathe / ri:T; riT/ v 1 [usu passive 通常用于被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in/with sth) cover or surround sth(by sth) 遮盖或环绕某事物: The display was wreathed in/with laurel. 展品周围环绕著 月桂树叶. * The hills were wreathed in mist. 小山笼罩在薄雾之中. * (fig 比喻) Her face was wreathed in smiles, ie she was smiling a lot. 她笑容可掬. 2 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself/sth round sb/sth wind oneself, one's arms, etc round sb/sth 将自己、手臂等环绕某人[某物]: The snake wreathed itself round the branch. 那条蛇盘绕在树枝上. 3 [Ipr, Ip] (of smoke, mist, etc) move in rings or coils （指 烟、雾等）缭绕: Smoke wreathed slowly upwards. 烟气袅袅. wreck / rek; rZk/ n [C] 1 (a) vehicle, aeroplane, etc that has been badly damaged, esp in an accident 严重损毁的车、飞机等（尤指在事故中）: The collision reduced the car to a useless wreck. 那辆 汽车在碰撞事故中成了一堆废铁. (b) ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged, esp in a storm 破碎或严重损毁的船（尤指在暴风雨中）: Two wrecks block the entrance to the harbour. 两艘船的 残骸堵塞了通往港口的入口. 2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口) person whose physical or mental health has been seriously damaged 身体或精神严重受损伤的人: The stroke left him a helpless wreck. 他患中风之后成了不能自理的废人. * Worry about the business has turned her into a nervous wreck. 她生意上的烦恼事把她愁得不成人样了. wreck v. [Tn] destroy or ruin (sth) 毁坏或毁灭（某物）: The road was littered with wrecked cars. 公路上弃置著撞坏的汽车. * Vandals completely wrecked the train. 恣意破坏公物的人把那列车完 全毁了. * They had been wrecked (ie shipwrecked) off the coast of Africa. 他们的船在非洲沿海遇 难损毁. * (fig 比喻) The weather wrecked all our plans. 天气恶劣, 我们的计画全毁了. wreckern 1 person who wrecks sth 破坏某事物的人. 2 (US) vehicle used to tow away cars, lorries, etc that have broken down, been damaged, etc （拖走出事汽车等的）拖车. wreckage / 5rekIdV; `rZkIdV/ n [U] remains of sth that has been wrecked （遭损毁之物的）残骸: Wreckage of the aircraft was scattered over a wide area. 那架飞机的残骸散布范围很大. * (fig 比喻) attempts to save something from the wreckage of his political career （他）想从毁掉的政治生涯中 再捞一把的各种做法. wren / ren; rZn/ n type of very small brown songbird with short wings 鹪鹩 wrench / rentF; rZntF/ v 1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sth off (sth); ~ sb/sth away twist or pull sb/sth violently away from sth 猛扭或猛拉某人[某物]使之脱离某物: to wrench a door off its hinges 把门 从合叶处拉脱 * He wrenched his arm away. 他用力把手臂挣脱开. * He managed to wrench himself free. 他把身体挣脱出来了. 2 [Tn] injure (one's ankle, shoulder, etc) by twisting 扭伤（踝、 肩等）: She must have wrenched her ankle when she fell. 她准是跌倒时把脚腕子给歪了. wrench n. 1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] sudden and violent twist or pull 猛扭; 猛拉: He pulled the handle off with a wrench. 他用力一拉就把把手拉下来了. * She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench, ie twisted it by accident. 她绊了一跤, 把脚歪得很疼. 2 [sing] painful parting or separation 痛苦的离别或分开: Leaving home was a terrible wrench for him. 他觉得离开家十分痛 苦. 3 [C] (esp US) = spanner. wrest / rest; rZst/ v 1 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb take sth away from sb violently 从某人处抢夺某物: wrest the gun from his grasp 把枪从他手中夺过来. 2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb/sth obtain sth from sb/sth by a hard struggle 奋力从某人[某物]处获得某事物: wrest a confession from sb 费力取得某 人的供词* Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family. 外国投资者尽 力从这个家族手中夺取对公司的控制权. wrestle / 5resl; `rZsl/ v 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) fight (esp as a sport) by grappling with sb and trying to throw him to the ground 摔交（尤指运动）: Can you wrestle? 你会摔交吗? * The guards wrestled with the intruders. 护卫员同闯入的人扭打起来. (b) [Tn.pr] force (sb) to the ground by wrestling 将 （某人）摔倒在地上: He wrestled his opponent to the floor/ground. 他把对手摔倒在地上. 2 [Ipr] ~ with sth struggle to deal with or overcome sth 奋力对付或制服某事物: wrestle with a problem, a difficulty, one's conscience 努力解决难题、克服困难、与良心搏斗* The pilot was wrestling with the controls. 那个飞行员尽力控制住操纵装置. wrestle n. 1 wrestling match 摔交比赛. 2 ~ (with sth) hard struggle 艰苦奋斗; 努力争斗: a wrestle with one's conscience 与良心搏斗. wrestler / 5reslE(r); `rZslL/ n person who takes part in the sport of wrestling 摔交运动员. wrestling / 5reslIN; `rZslIN/ n [U] sport in which people wrestle 摔交运动: watch (the) wrestling on television 看电视节目中的摔交运动. wretch / retF; rZtF/ n 1 very unfortunate or miserable person 非常不幸的或痛苦的人: a poor half-starved wretch 一个可怜的饿的半死的家伙. 2 evil or nasty person 坏人; 狠毒的人: the despicable wretch who stole the old woman's money 偷了老太婆钱的那个卑鄙的家伙.3 (infml derog esp joc 口, 贬, 尤用于戏谑语) rogue or rascal 无赖; 流氓: You wretch! You've taken the book I wanted. 你这个坏蛋! 你把我想要的书拿走了. wretched / 5retFId; `rZtFId/ adj 1 (a) very unhappy; miserable or pitiable 极不愉快的; 悲惨的; 可 怜的: the wretched survivors of the earthquake 地震后可怜的幸存者* His stomach-ache made him feel wretched (ie ill) all day. 他胃疼得整天十分难受. (b) causing unhappiness or misery 令人苦恼 或难受的: lead a wretched existence in the slums 在贫民窟中过著悲惨的日子. 2 of very poor quality; very bad 质量极劣的; 极坏的: wretched weather 恶劣的天气 * The hotel food was absolutely wretched. 这家旅馆的饭菜糟透了. 3 [attrib 作定语] (infml 口) (used to express annoyance 用以表示恼怒) damned 该死的: The wretched car won't start! 这辆倒霉汽车就是发动 不起来! * It's that wretched cat again! 又是那只该死的猫! wretchedly adv. wretchedness n. [U]. wriggle / 5rIgl; `rI-l/ v 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] (cause sth to) make quick, short, twisting and turning movements （使某物）扭动, 蠕动, 蜿蜒行进: Stop wriggling (about) and sit still! 不要扭来扭去, 坐著别动! * I can't brush your hair if you keep wriggling all the time. 你要是一直扭来扭去, 我就 没法给你梳头了. * The baby was wriggling its toes. 那个小孩扭动著脚趾. 2 [La, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] move or make (one's way) in the specified direction with wriggling movements 沿某方向 扭动、蠕动或蜿蜒行进: The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled (herself) free. 窃贼 用绳子把她捆了起来, 但她扭动著（身子）挣脱开了. * The eel wriggled out of my fingers. 那条白 从我指缝中一扭就滑走了. * They managed to wriggle (their way) through the thick hedge. 他们设法 钻过了厚厚的树篱. * He had to wriggle his way out. 他得扭著身子才钻了出来. 3 (phr v) wriggle out of sth/doing sth (infml 口) avoid (doing) an unpleasant task by being cunning or by making excuses 靠耍滑或找藉口避免（做）（讨厌的工作）: It's your turn to take the dog for a walk don't try to wriggle out of it. 轮到你把狗带出去遛一遛了--别想逃避不做. * She managed to wriggle out of answering all the questions. 她支吾其词避免回答一切问题. wriggle n. (usu sing 通常作单数) wriggling movement 扭动; 蠕动; 蜿蜒行进. wriggly / 5rIglI; `rI-lI/ adj. wring / rIN; rIN/ v (pt, pp wrung / rQN; rQN/) 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) twist and squeeze sth in order to remove liquid from it 拧或绞某物使液体流出: He wrung the clothes (out) before putting them on the line to dry. 他把衣服拧乾后晾到绳子上. (b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth out (of sth) remove (a liquid) from sth in this way 拧出或绞出（液体）: Wring the water out of your wet bathing costume. 把你的游泳衣里的水拧出去. 2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth out of/from sb extract or obtain sth from sb with effort or difficulty 用力或费力从某人处榨出或取得某事物: wring a confession from sb 千方百计逼出某 人的供词* They managed to wring a promise out of her. 他们多方设法挤兑她应允了. 3 [Tn] squeeze (sb's hand) firmly and warmly when shaking hands as a greeting 紧握（某人的手）（热情欢 迎时）. 4 [Tn] twist (a bird's neck) in order to kill it 拧（鸟的脖子）（为弄死）. 5 [Tn] have a deep effect on (sb's heart or soul), causing sb to feel great sadness and pity 在（某人心灵）上产生深刻影 响（使之感到伤心或怜悯）: The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart. 难民处境惨苦真叫我 牵肠割肚. 6 (idm 习语) ,wring one's `hands squeeze and twist one's hands together as a sign of anxiety, sadness or despair 搓双手（以示焦急、难过或绝望）: It's no use just wringing our hands we must do something to help. 咱们光急得搓手没有用--得想办法帮帮忙. ,wring sb's `neck (infml 口) (used as an expression of anger or as a threat 用作气愤或威胁用语) strangle sb 掐死某人: If I find the person who did this, I'll wring his neck! 我要是找出这是谁干的, 我非掐死他不可! wring n. (usu sing 通常作单数) act of wringing clothes, etc 拧或绞衣物等: Give the towels another wring. 把毛巾再拧一拧吧. wringer / 5rINE(r); `rINL/ n device with a pair of rollers between which washed clothes, etc are passed so that water is squeezed out 绞衣机（绞乾衣物中的水用的）. Cf 参看 mangle2. wringing / 5rININ; `rININ/ adj (also ,wringing `wet) (of clothes, etc) so wet that a lot of water can be wrung out （指衣物等）湿得可拧出许多水来的. wrinkle / 5rINkl; `rINkl/ n 1 (usu pl 通常作复数) small fold or line in the skin, esp one of those on the face that are caused by age （皮肤上的）皱纹（尤指老人脸上的）: She's beginning to get wrinkles around her eyes. 她眼角上开始出现皱纹了. 2 raised fold in a piece of material, eg paper or cloth; small crease （材料上的）皱纹（如纸上或布上的）; 小褶: She pressed her skirt to try to remove all the wrinkles. 她熨她的裙子, 想把褶儿都熨平. 3 (infml 口) useful hint or suggestion; tip 好主意; 好点子. wrinkle v. 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) form wrinkles （使某物）形成皱纹或皱褶: The paper has wrinkled where it got wet. 这张纸湿的地方起皱褶了. * Too much sunbathing will wrinkle your skin. 皮肤晒得过分就能起皱纹. 2 [Tn] draw up (the nose, forehead, etc) into lines or creases by tightening the muscles 皱起（鼻子、前额等）: He wrinkled his brow, confused and worried by the strange events. 他皱著眉头, 觉得这些怪事莫名其妙又十分担心. wrinkled / 5rINkld; `rINkld/ adj having or showing wrinkles 有皱纹的; 显出皱纹的: his old wrinkled face 他因年老布满皱纹的脸* wrinkled socks 有皱褶的短袜. wrinkly / 5rINklI; `rINklI/ adj having or forming wrinkles 有皱纹的; 起皱纹的: an old apple with a wrinkly skin 一个放陈了而起皱褶的苹果. wrist / rIst; rIst/ n (a) part of the body between the hand and the forearm; joint on which the hand moves 腕; 腕部; 腕关节. =>illus at hand 见 hand 插图. (b) part of a garment that covers this （衣 服的）腕部. wrist-watch n. watch attached to a strap or bracelet and worn on the wrist 手表. wristlet / 5rIstlIt; `rIstlIt/ n band or bracelet worn round the wrist to strengthen or protect it or as an ornament 护腕; 手镯. writ / rIt; rIt/ n formal legal written order to do or not to do sth, issued by a court of law or a person in authority 书面命令; 令状: serve sb with a writ (ie deliver a writ to sb officially) for libel 向被控犯 诽谤罪的某人送交令状. writ 1 (arch 古) pp of write. 2 (idm 习语) ,writ `large (fml or rhet 文或修辞) (a) easily or clearly recognizable; very obvious 可容易或清楚辨认的; 极明显的: Disappointment was writ large on the face of the loser. 输了的那个人脸上显出十分失望的神情. (b) in an emphasized form 以突出的或 夸大的形式: This policy is liberalism writ large. 这项政策是扩大了的自由主义政策. write / raIt; raIt/ v (pt wrote / rEUt; rot/, pp written / 5rItn; `rItn/) 1 [I, Ipr] make letters or other symbols on a surface (usu paper), esp with a pen or pencil 写; 写字; 书写: The children are learning to read and write. 孩子们正在学习读书写字. * By the age of seven he could write beautifully. 他七 岁时字就写得很漂亮了. * Please write on both sides of the paper, and don't write in the margin. 请 在纸的正反两面书写, 但不要写在四周的边上. * You may write in biro or pencil. 你用圆珠笔或 铅笔书写均可. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] form (letters, symbols, words, messages, etc), esp on paper 写（字母、 符号、字、信息等）: write capitals, Chinese characters, shorthand, etc 写大写字母、写汉字、做 速记* write one's name 写自己的名字* write the answers in a book, on the blackboard, etc 在本 子上、在黑板上...写出答案. 3 [I] (of a pen, pencil, etc) be capable of being used for writing （指 钢笔、铅笔等）能用于书写, 能使用: This pen won't write. 这枝钢笔写不出字来. * My new pen writes well. 我的新钢笔很好使. 4 (a) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (for sb/sth) compose sth in written form (for sb/sth) 写作; 编写; 作曲: write a book, film script, poem, symphony, etc 写书、写电影 剧本、写诗、创作交响乐曲* Can you write me a story about your holiday? 你能不能给我写一 篇你度假的见闻? * He writes a weekly column for the local newspaper. 他为当地报纸每周专栏撰 写文章.(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (about/on sth) work as an author or journalist by writing about sth or for a newspaper, etc 当作者或新闻工作者: He gave up his job in the factory in order to write, ie earn a living by writing. 他辞去工厂的职务, 专职写作. * She writes (about/on politics) for a weekly journal. 她为一家周刊写（政治性）文章. (c) [Tf, Tw] state in a book or magazine 在书中或杂志中 表达: In his latest book, he writes that the theory has been disproved. 他在最近写的书里说那种理论 已证明不确. 5 (a) [I, Ipr, Tf, Tt, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ (sth) (to sb) write and send a letter (to sb) （给某人） 写信并寄出: Please write (to me) often while you're away. 你走后请常（给我）来信. * He wrote that he would be coming home soon. 他写信说他很快就要回家了. * They wrote to thank us/he wrote thanking us for the present. 他们[他]写信表示感谢我们赠送礼物. * She wrote him a long letter/wrote a long letter to him. 她给他写了一封很长的信. (b) [Tn, Dn.f, Dn.w] (esp US) write a letter to (sb) 给（某人）写信: Write me when you get home. 你到家后给我写封信. * He wrote me that he would be arriving on Wednesday. 他写信告诉我说他星期三到. 6 [Tn, Tn.p, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (out) (for sb) fill or complete (a sheet of paper, a document, the spaces in a form) with writing 写 满（一张纸）; 填写（文件、表格）: She usually writes several pages when she makes her report. 她 一写报告往往要写好几页. * He has written (out) 50 job applications. 他已经写了50 份求职申请书 了. * I haven't any cash. I'll have to write you (out) a cheque. 我没有现金. 我得给你开张支票了. * In a day, a doctor may write (out) 30 prescriptions for patients. 一个医生一天可能要给病人开出30 张处方. 7 [Tn] record (data) in or on any computer storage device or medium 将（数据）记录到计 算机存储媒体上. 8 (idm 习语) be written all over sb's `face (usu of a quality or emotion) be very obvious from the expression on sb's face （通常指特质或情绪）形之于色: Guilt was written all over his face. 他脸上明显流露著内疚的神情. have sb written all `over it (infml 口) be obviously written, done, etc by the specified person 显然是某人写的、干的等. nothing (much) to write `home about (infml 口) not outstanding or exceptional; ordinary 不突出的; 不特殊的; 平常的: The play was nothing (much) to write home about. 这出戏很一般. 9 (phr v) write away (to sb/sth) (for sth) => write off/away (to sb/sth) (for sth). write back (to sb) write and send a letter in reply to sb （给某人）写回信; 覆信: I wrote back (to him) immediately to thank them for the invitation. 我立刻（给他）写了回信, 感谢他们盛情邀请. write sth down ( a) put sth down in words on paper 将某事写在纸上: Write down the address before you forget it. 把地址写下来, 省得忘了. (b) (in accounting) reduce the nominal value of (stock, goods, etc) （在记帐时）减低（存货、现货等）的帐面价值: the written-down value of the unsold stock 被降低了的存货价格. write in (to sb/sth) (for sth) write a letter to (an organization, a company, etc) to order sth, state an opinion, etc 给（某组织、公 司等）写信订购某物、表示意见等: Thousands of people have written in to us for a free sample. 现 已有数千人给我们来信索要免费样品. write sth/sb in (US politics 政) add (the name of a candidate) to a ballot paper if this does not include that name; vote for sb in this way 在选票上填写（非原定候 选人的姓名）; 以这种方式选举. write sth into sth include sth as part of (a contract, an agreement, etc) 将某项内容写入（合同、协议等）中: A penalty clause was written into the contract. 在合同中写 入了一项罚款条款. write off/away (to sb/sth) (for sth) write to (an organization, a company, etc) to order sth or to ask for information about sth 给（某组织、 公司等）写信订购某物或询问情况: They wrote off (to the BBC) for the special booklet. 他们（给 英国广播公司）写了信索要那种小册子. write sth off (a) recognize that sth is a loss or failure; cancel (a debt) 确认某事物已损失或无效; 勾销（某债项）: write off a debt, loss, etc 注销一项债款、损 失等* write off 5000 for depreciation of machinery 因机器折旧削减5000 英镑. (b) damage sth so badly that it is not worth repairing 严重损坏某物（而不值得修理）; 将某物报废: The driver escaped with minor injuries but the car was completely written off. 司机只受轻伤幸免于难, 但是汽车完全 报废了. Cf 参看 write-off. write sb/sth off regard sb/sth as a failure 认为某人[某事物]已经失败: He lost this match, but don't write him off as a future champion. 他输了这场比赛, 但不要以为他以后当不了冠军. * It seemed that everyone had written off their marriage even before it had been given a proper chance. 他们的婚姻出了问题, 还 没等认真挽救, 似乎大家都认为已成分钗破镜. write sb/sth off as sth regard sb/sth as unimportant, not worth listening to, etc 认为某人[某事物]不重要、不值得听等: It's easy to write him off as just an eccentric old bore. 乾脆把他看成是个古怪的讨厌家伙不去理他, 不就完了吗. write sth out ( a) write sth in full or in its final form 将某事全部写出或写出其最后确定的样式: write out a report, cheque, prescription, etc 写成报告、开出支票、开出药方. (b) copy sth 誊写; 缮写; 抄写: Write out this word ten times so that you learn how to spell it. 把这个字抄写十遍就能 记住怎麽拼写了. write sb out (of sth) remove (a character) from a continuing drama series on radio or television （从系列广播剧或电视剧中）除掉（某角色）: After playing the part for over 20 years, she was eventually written out (of the series). 她扮演了20 多年的一个角色, 最后（从连续剧中） 去掉了. write sth up ( a) make a full written record of sth 详细写（某事）: write up one's lecture notes, the minutes of a meeting, etc 详细写出讲稿、会议记录等* write up one's diary, ie bring it up to date 记日记记到当日. (b) write a review of (a play, etc) or an account of (an event), usu for a newspaper 写（戏剧等）的评论或（事情）的报道（通常指为报纸）: I'm writing up the film for the local paper. 我现在为本地报纸写影评. Cf 参看 write-up. written adj. (to be) expressed in writing, rather than in speech 书面的（非口头的）: a written examination, request, message 笔试、书面请求、书面信息* a written confirmation, agreement, evidence 书面的确认、协议、证据. the ,written `word language expressed in writing 书面语言. write-off n. thing, esp a vehicle, that is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing 严重损毁而 不值得修理的东西; （尤指）报废的车: After the accident, the car was a complete write-off. 出事以 后, 那辆汽车完全报废了. write-up n. written or published account of an event, review of a play, etc 记述; 报道;（戏剧等的） 评论: His latest play got/was given an enthusiastic write-up in the local press. 他的最新剧本获得当 地新闻界的热情赞扬. writer / 5raItE(r); `raItL/ n 1 (a) person who writes or has written sth 书写的人: the writer of this letter 写这封信的人. (b) (with an adj 与形容词连用) person who forms letters in a certain way when writing 以某方式书写的人: a neat, messy, etc writer 书写整齐、潦草...的人. 2 person whose job is to write books, stories, etc; author 作者; 作家; 著者: a short-story writer 短篇小说家 * a writer of poetry 诗人. writer's cramp pain or stiffness in the hand, caused by writing for a long time 书写痉挛（因长久书写引起手部的疼 痛或强直）. writhe / raIT; raIT/ v 1 [I, Ip] (of sb or sb's body) twist or roll about, esp because of great pain （指某 人或身体）扭动或翻滚（尤指因巨痛）: the writhing coils of a snake 蛇身体扭动盘绕成的圈 * The patient was writhing (about) on the bed in agony. 病人疼得在床上直打滚. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/under sth); ~ (with sth) suffer mental agony(because of sth) （因某事物）遭受精神痛苦: writhe under sb's insults 因遭某人侮辱而苦恼* Her remarks made him writhe with shame. 她的话羞得他十分难堪. writing / 5raItIN; `raItIN/ n 1 [U] activity or occupation of writing (esp books) 写; 书写; 写作; 写 作的职业: She doesn't earn much from her writing. 她写作得到的收入不多. * Writing is a solitary pastime. 写作是独自一人的消遣. * [attrib 作定语] writing materials, eg pens, paper, ink 书写用具 （如钢笔、纸、墨水）. 2 [U] written or printed words 书写的或印刷的文字: There is some writing on the other side of the page. 这一页的反面有些字. * The writing on the stone was very faint. 这块石头上的字迹很模糊. 3 [U] style of written material 文风: He is admired for the elegance of his writing. 他文风高雅令人钦佩. 4 [U] way in which a person forms letters when writing; handwriting （个人的）字迹; 笔迹: I can never read your writing. 我怎麽也看不明白你的笔迹.5 writings [pl] works of an author or on a subject 某作家的著作; 某专题的著作: the writings of Dickens 狄更斯的作品* It is frequently mentioned in the poetic writings of the period. 在那个时期 的诗作中经常提到这一点.6 (idm 习语) in `writing in written form, esp in a document or contract 以书面形式（尤指文件或合同的）: You must get his agreement in writing. 你必须得到他书面的同 意. the ,writing (is) on the `wall (there are) clear signs that warn of failure, disaster or defeat （有）失 败、灾祸或覆灭的清楚的徵兆: The writing is on the wall for the local football club: bankruptcy seems certain. 这个本地足球俱乐部厄难临头: 似乎已无法维持下去. writing-desk n. desk with a flat or sloping surface and with drawers or compartments to keep writing materials in 写字台; 书桌. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page xvi. writing-paper n. [U] (usu good-quality) paper cut into sheets of a suitable size for writing letters on 信纸. written => write. WRNS / 9dQblju: B:r en 5es, also renz; 9dQbljJ Br Zn `Zs, rZnz/ abbr 缩写= (Brit) Women's Royal Naval Service 皇家海军妇女队: join the WRNS 加入皇家海军妇女队. wrong / rCN; ?@ rR:N; rRN/ adj 1 ~ (to do sth) not morally right; unjust 不道德的; 不正当的; 不 义的: It is wrong to steal. 偷窃是不道德的. * You were wrong to take the car without permission. 你 未得许可就把汽车开走是不应该的. * He told me he had done nothing wrong. 他告诉我说他没做 任何不正当的事. Cf 参看right1 1. 2 (a) not true or correct 不确实的; 不正确的; 错误的: He did the sum but got the wrong answer/got the answer wrong. 他做了这道算术题, 但答案错了. * Her estimate of the cost was completely wrong. 她估计的费用完全不正确. (b) [pred 作表语] (of a person) mistaken （指人）出错, 有错误: Am I wrong in thinking (ie Do you agree) that it is getting colder? 天气越来越冷了, 对吧? * Can you prove that I am wrong? 你能证实我错了吗? * That's where you're wrong. 在这一点上你错了. * Thousands of satisfied customers can't be wrong, so why don't you try our new washing-powder? 我们的新型洗衣粉顾客都很满意, 成千上万的人不可能都 错了, 您也不妨试一试好吗? 3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] not required, suitable or the most desirable 不合要求的; 不适合的; 并非最合意的: You're doing it the wrong way. 你做的方法不当. * We discovered that we were on the wrong train. 我们发觉上错了火车. * The police arrested the wrong man. 警方逮错了人. * We came the wrong way/took a wrong turning. 我们来时走错了路[拐错了 弯]. * I'm afraid you've got the wrong number, ie on the telephone. 很抱歉, 您拨错电话号码了. * You're wearing your jumper the wrong way round, ie The part that should be at the front is at the back. 你的毛衣前后穿反了. * He's the wrong man for the job. 他不适合做这项工作. * They live on the wrong side of town, ie the part that is socially less desirable. 他们住在镇上环境较差的那边（社会地 位较低的人住的）. * I realized that I had said the wrong thing when I saw her reaction. 我一看到她 的反应就意识到我说话不当. * Their decision proved to be wrong. 他们的决定证实是错误的. 4 [pred 作表语] ~ (with sb/sth) (a) in a bad condition (and not working properly) 有故障; 有毛病: What's wrong (ie What is the problem) with the engine? It's making an awful noise. 发动机出什麽故 障了? 噪音太大了. * There's something wrong with my eyes --I can't see properly. 我眼睛有毛病 了--看不清楚了.(b) not as it should be 不正常: Is anything wrong? You look ill. 怎麽了? 你脸色不 好. * What's wrong with you? 你哪儿不舒服? * What's wrong with telling the truth? ie How can it be criticized? 说实话有什麽不对? 5 (idm 习语) back the wrong horse => back4. bark up the wrong tree => bark2. be born on the wrong side of the blanket => born. catch sb on the wrong foot => catch1. do the right/wrong thing => thing. from/on the ,wrong side of the `tracks (US) living in an area (of a town, etc) which is regarded as socially inferior 住在（城镇等中的）社会地位低的人住的地区. get on the right/wrong side of sb => side1. get (hold of) the ,wrong end of the `stick (infml 口) misunderstand completely what has been said （对听到的话）完全误解: You've got the wrong end of the stick; he doesn't owe me money, I owe him! 你完全听错了, 他没欠我钱, 是我欠他的钱! have got out of bed on the wrong side => bed1. hit/strike the right/wrong note => note1. not far off/out/wrong => far2. on the right/wrong side of forty, fifty, etc => side1. rub sb up the wrong way => rub2. start off on the right/wrong foot => start2. ,wrong side `out turned, changed, etc so that the normally inner side is facing outwards 里面被翻转成外面: You've got your sweater on wrong side out. 你穿的毛衣里儿冲外了. wrong adv (used after vs 用于动词之后) 1 in a wrong manner or direction; mistakenly; with incorrect results 方式或方向错误; 错误地; 结果错误: You guessed wrong. 你猜错了. * You've spelt my name wrong. 你把我的名字拼错了. * He played the tune all wrong. 他演奏的曲调全错了. Cf 参 看 wrongly. 2 (idm 习语) get sb `wrong (infml 口) misunderstand sb 误会或误解某人: Please don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing you. 请不要误解我, 我并不是批评你. go `wrong (a) make a mistake 犯错误; 做错事: If you read the instructions, you'll see where you went wrong. 你要是看一 下说明书就知道你错在哪儿了. * You can't go wrong (ie You will surely succeed) with our new carpet cleaner. 使用我们新型的地毯吸尘器绝对不会出错. (b) (of a machine) stop working properly （指机器）出故障, 出毛病: The television has gone wrong again. 电视机又出毛病了. (c) experience trouble 遇到麻烦; 出现问题: Their marriage started to go wrong when he got a job abroad. 他找到一份在国外的工作, 他们的婚姻就在那时开始出现问题. * The experiment went disastrously wrong, ie progressed in an unexpected way with very unpleasant results. 这个试验出了 大问题. put a foot wrong => foot1. wrong n. 1 [U] what is wrong 坏事; 过失; 罪恶: He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. 他不懂是非. * She could do no wrong (ie do nothing wrong) in the opinion of her devoted followers. 那些忠实于她的人都认为她不会做坏事. 2 [C] (fml 文) unjust action; injustice 不义的行为; 不公正的事: They have done us a great wrong. 他们对待我们十分不公正. * She complained of the wrongs she had suffered. 她投诉说她受到委屈.3 (idm 习语) in the `wrong in the position of being responsible for a mistake, an offence, a quarrel, etc （在犯错误、犯罪、吵架 等方面）负有责任或应受责备: He admitted that he was in the wrong, ie that the fault was his. 他承 认是他的错. * They tried to put me in the wrong, ie to make it seem that the fault, error, etc was mine. 他们想把错误栽给我. the rights and wrongs of sth => right3. ,two ,wrongs ,don't make a `right (saying 谚) you cannot justify a wrong action by saying that sb else has done sth similar or that sb has done sth wrong to you 两个错不等于其中一个对（自己做了错事不能说别人也是这样做的来为自 己辩护）. wrong v. (fml 文) 1 [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] do wrong to (sb); treat (sb) unjustly or badly 对待（某人）不公正; 使（某人）受到委屈: a wronged wife 受委屈的妻子. 2 [Tn] judge (sb) unfairly; attribute a bad motive to (sb) mistakenly 不公正地判断（某人）; 冤枉（某人）: You wrong me if you think I only did it for selfish reasons. 你要是以为我是出于私心, 那你就冤枉我了. wrongful / -fl; -fEl/ adj [attrib 作定语] not fair, just or legal 不公正的; 不公平的; 不正当的; 不 合法的: He sued his employer for wrongful dismissal. 他控告雇主非法解雇他. wrongfully / -fElI; -fElI/ adv: wrongfully arrested 遭不合法逮捕. wrongly adv (used esp before a past participle or a v 尤用于过去分词或动词之前) in a wrong manner; in the wrong way 不正当地; 错误地: wrongly accused, addressed, informed 控告错、写错地址、了解 错* He imagines, wrongly, that she loves him. 他误以为她爱他. * Rightly or wrongly, she refused to accept the offer, ie I don't know whether she was right or wrong to do so. 不论她做得对不对, 反 正她拒绝了那个提议. wrongdoer / 5rCNdu:E(r); `rRN9duL/ n person who does sth immoral or illegal 做不道德的或不合 法的事情的人; 做坏事的人. wrongdoing / 5rCNdu:IN; `rRN9duIN/ n [U, C] wrong behaviour; wrong action 不道德的行为; 坏 事: such wrongdoing(s) should be punished 这种不道德的行为应该受到惩罚. wrong-foot v. [Tn] (esp in sport) catch (sb) unprepared （尤指在体育比赛中）使（某人）措手不及: Her cleverly disguised lob completely wrong-footed her opponent. 她做个巧妙的假动作, 一个高球 把对手打得乱了阵脚. wrong-headed adj. (of a person) obstinately holding a wrong opinion or taking a wrong course of action （指人）坚持错误意见或错误办法的. wrote pt of write. wrought / rR:t; rRt/ pt, pp of work2. wrought adj. [attrib 作定语] 1 made or manufactured and decorated 制造的; 加工的; 经装饰的: elaborately wrought carvings 精制的雕刻品. 2 (of metal) beaten out or shaped by hammering （指 金属）锤打成形的, 锻造的. wrought iron tough form of iron made by forging or rolling 锻铁; 熟铁: [attrib 作定语] a ,wrought-iron `bedstead, `gate, `railing 熟铁床架、门、栏杆. Cf 参看cast iron (cast1). wrung pt, pp of wring. wry / raI; raI/ adj (wryer, wryest) 1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (of a person's face, features, etc) twisted into an expression of disappointment, disgust or mockery （指人的脸、五官等）扭曲的（表示失 望、厌恶或嘲笑）: pull a wry face 做个鬼脸* a wry glance, grin, smile, etc 眯著眼的窥视、讪 笑、笑容等. 2 ironically humorous; slightly mocking 用反语表达幽默的; 揶揄的: She watched their fumbling efforts with wry amusement. 她看著他们手忙脚乱地瞎使劲, 不觉莞尔. wryly adv. wryness n. [U]. wt abbr. 缩写= weight: net wt 454 gm, eg on a jar of jam 净重454 克（如果酱罐上的字样）. WWF abbr. 缩写= World Wildlife Fund 世界野生动物基金会. WX / 9dQblju: 5eks; 9dQbljJ `Zks/ abbr 缩写= (esp on clothing) women's extra large (size) （尤作 衣物上的标记）女装特大（号）. wych-elm / 5wItF elm; `wItF9Zlm/ n type of elm tree with broad leaves and spreading branches 无毛 榆. wych-hazel = witch-hazel (witch). X, x / eks; Zks/ n (pl X's, x's / 5eksIz; `ZksIz/) the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet 英语字 母表的第二十四个字母: `Xylophone' begins with (an) X/`X'. xylophone 一字以x 字母开始. X chromosome ( biology 生) chromosome that occurs as one of an identical pair in female cells to produce a female in the reproductive process, or singly combined with a single Y chromosome in male cells to produce a male X 染色体. Cf 参看Y chromosome (Y). X (also x) symb 符号1 Roman numeral for 10 罗马数字的10. 2 (esp in letters, etc, indicating a kiss 尤用 于书信等, 表示亲吻的符号): Love from Cathy XXX 卡西向你表示爱意, 吻你、吻你、吻你. 3 (indicating a vote on a ballot-paper, etc 选票等上面表示投票的记号): James Blunt X 詹姆斯·布伦 特X. 4 (indicating an error on corrected written work, etc 在批改书面作业等中, 用作表示错误的 符号). 5 (a) (mathematics 数) unknown quantity 未知数: 4x = x + x + x + x. (b) (fig 比喻) unknown or unspecified person, number or influence 未知的或未指明的人、数或影响力: Mr and Mrs X X 先生及夫人. 6 (indicating a position marked eg on a map 表示标出的某位置（如标于 地图上者）): X marks the spot. 有X 字样者即是该处. 7 (also Xt) = Christ (Greek 希腊文之 Christos): Xtian, 即Christian * Xmas, 即 Christmas. X-ray / 5eks reI; `Zks9re/ n 1 (usu pl except when used attributively 除用作定语外, 通常作复数) type of short-wave electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate solids and make it possible to see into or through them *X 射线: an X-ray machine, ie one that emits X-rays *X 射线机* an X-ray telescope, ie one that can examine and measure the X-rays emitted by stars, etc *X 射线望远镜* X-ray therapy, ie medical treatment using X-rays *X 射线疗法. 2 (a) (also radiograph) photograph made by X-rays, esp one showing bones or organs in the human body *X 射线照片（尤指显示人体骨骼或器官者）: a chest X-ray 胸部X 射线照片* take an X-ray of sb's hand 拍摄某人手部的X 射线照片 * The doctor doesn't think I've broken a bone but he's waiting to see the X-rays. 医生认为我并未骨折, 但 他正等著看X 射线照片. (b) (infml 口) medical examination using X-rays 用X 射线作的临床检查. X-ray v. [Tn] (a) examine or photograph (sb/sth) using X-rays 用 X 射线检查或拍摄（某人[某 物]）: Whenhis lungs were X-rayed the disease could be clearly seen. 对他的肺部进行了 X 射线检 查, 疾病一目了然. (b) treat (sb/sth) medically using X-rays 用 X 射线治疗（某人[某物]）. xenon / 5zi:nCn; `zi9nBn/ n [U] chemical element, a colourlessand odourless inert gas 氙. =>App 10 见附录 10. xenophobia / 9zenE5fEUbIE; 9zZnE`fobIE/ n [U] intense dislike or fear of foreigners or strangers 对 外国人或陌生人的憎恶或恐惧: Excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia. 爱国主义过了头即可 导致仇视一切外国人. xenophobic / -5fEUbIk; -`fobIk/ adj. Xerox / 5zIErCks; `zIr9Bks/ n (propr 专利名) 1 process for producing photocopies without the use of wet materials （乾式的）影印, 复印: [attrib 作定语] a Xerox machine （乾式）影印机. Cf 参 看photocopy, Photostat. 2 photocopy made using this process （乾式影印的）影印件, 复印件: make/take a couple of Xeroxes of the contract 复制出合同的影印件. xerox v. [I, Tn] produce copies of (documents, etc) using the Xerox or a similar process 影印, 复印 （文件等）:Could you xerox this letter please, Paula? 葆拉, 请你把这封信复印一份行吗? Xhosa / 5kR:sE; `kRsB/ n 1 [C] member of a Bantu people of Cape Province, S Africa 科萨人（南 非开普省班图人的成员）. 2 [U] their language 科萨语. Xhosa adj. -xion => -ion. XL / 9eks 5el; 9Zks `Zl/ abbr 缩写= (esp on clothing) extra large （尤作衣物上的标记）特大号. Xmas / 5krIsmEs, 5eksmEs; `krIsmEs, `ZksmEs/ n [C, U] (infml 口) (used as a short form, esp in writing 用作缩略式, 尤用于文字中) = Christmas: A merry Xmas to all our readers! 谨向我们所有 的读者敬祝圣诞快乐! Xt = Xsymb 符号 7. xylophone / 5zaIlEfEJn; `zaIlE9fon/ n musical instrumentconsisting of parallel wooden or metal bars mounted on a frame, which are of different lengths and so produce different notes when struck with small wooden hammers 木琴. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page xi. Y, y / waI; waI/ n (pl Y's, y's / waIz; waIz/) the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表 的第二十五个字母: `Yak' begins with (a) Y/`Y'. yak 一字以 y 字母开始. Y chromosome ( biology 生) chromosome that occurs singly and only in male cells, and produces a male after combining with an X chromosome during thereproductive process Y 染色体. Cf 参看 X chromosome(X). Y-fronts n. [pl] (Brit propr 专利名) men's underpants, with seams and an opening in the front sewn in the shape of an inverted Y 男用内裤（前有倒Y 形开口者）: a pair of Y-fronts 一条男用内裤（前 有倒Y 形开口者）. -y (also -ey) suff 后缀 1 (with ns forming adjs 与名词结合构成形容词) full of; having the quality of 充满... 的; 多...的; 有...性质的: dusty * icy * clayey. 2 (with vs forming adjs 与动词结合构成形容词) tending to 有...倾向的; 易...的: runny * sticky. -ily ( forming advs 用以构成副词). -iness ( forming uncountable ns 用以构成不可数名词). -y suff 后缀 1 (with vs forming ns 与动词结合构成名词) action or process of ... 的行动或过程: inquiry * expiry. 2 (also -ie) (with ns forming diminutives or pet names 与名词结合构成指小词或 昵称): piggy * doggie * daddy * Susie. Y abbr. 缩写= 1 yen1. 2 / waI; waI/ (US infml 口) = YMCA, YWCA. Y / waI; waI/ symb 符号(a) (also y) (mathematics 数) unknown quantity 未知数: x = y + 2. (b) (fig 比喻) second unknown or unspecified person, number or influence 第二个未知的或未指明的人、 数或影响力: Mr X met Miss Y. X 先生遇见了Y 小姐. yacht / jCt; jBt/ n 1 light sailing-boat, esp one built specifically for racing 快艇; （尤指专为竞赛用 的）帆船: [attrib 作定语] a yacht race, club, crew 帆船竞赛、俱乐部、（一组）选手* a sand yacht, ie a yacht-like vehiclewith wheels for use on sand 沙滩车. 2 large (usu power-driven) vessel used for private pleasure cruising 大型（通常为机动的）游艇. Cf 参看 dinghy. yacht v. [I] (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时态) travel or race in a yacht, especially as a hobby 乘坐快艇、帆船、游艇或进行比赛（尤指作为爱好）: I go yachting most weekends in the summer. 在夏天, 我大多数周末都乘快艇游玩. yachting n [U] art, practice or sport of sailing yachts 帆船驾驶（术）; 帆船驾驶运动: [attrib 作定语] yachting equipment 帆船驾驶设备. yachtsman / -smEn; -smEn/ n (pl -smen / -smEn; -smEn/, fem 阴性作`yachtswoman) person who has yachting as a hobby 帆船运动爱好者: a round-the-worldyachtsman 环游世界一周的帆船运动 爱好者. yack / jAk; jAk/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away/on) (about sb/sth) (sl 俚) talk continuously and often noisily (usu about sth unimportant) 唠唠叨叨, 闲扯（常为高声地）: Joy kept yacking (on) about the wedding. 乔伊唠唠叨叨地聊著婚礼的事. yack n. (usu sing 通常作单数) (sl 俚) persistent or trivial conversation; chatter 絮絮叨叨的谈话; 聊天; 唠叨: having a good old yack with the neighbours 与邻居痛快地闲扯往事. yackety-yack / 9jAkEtI 5jk; 9jAkEtI `jAk/ n [U] (sl 俚) persistent chatter 絮絮叨叨的谈话; 唠叨. yahoo / jE5hu:; jE`hu/ n (pl ~s) coarse brutish person 粗鲁的人: [attrib 作定语] a yahoo attitude 粗 鲁的态度. yak / jAk; jAk/ n wild or domesticated ox of Central Asia, with long horns and hair 牛（产于中亚、 西藏）. Yale / jeIl; jel/ n (also `Yale lock) (propr 专利名) type of lock with revolving internal parts, commonly used for doors, etc 耶鲁锁, 撞锁（常用作门等的锁）: have a Yale (lock) fitted 安装耶 鲁锁 * [attrib 作定语] a Yale key 耶鲁锁的钥匙. yam / jAm; jAm/ n 1 (a) edible starchy tuber of a tropical climbing plant 薯蓣（通称山药）. (b) this plant 薯蓣. 2 (US) type of sweet potato 甘薯（通称白薯或红薯）. yammer / 5jAmE(r); `jAmL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) (aboutsb/sth) (infml derog 口, 贬) talk noisily and continuously; complain or speak in a whining, grumbling manner 高声不停地说; 抱怨; 嘟嘟囔囔 地说: I do wish they'd stop yammering on about the size of the bill. 我真希望他们别再嘟嘟囔囔地 抱怨帐单的价钱了. yammer / 5jAmE(r); `jAmL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) (aboutsb/sth) (infml derog 口, 贬) talk noisily and continuously; complain or speak in a whining, grumbling manner 高声不停地说; 抱怨; 嘟嘟囔囔 地说: I do wish they'd stop yammering on about the size of the bill. 我真希望他们别再嘟嘟囔囔地 抱怨帐单的价钱了. yang / jAN; jAN/ n [U] (in Chinese philosophy) the active bright male principle of the universe （中国 哲学）阳. Cf 参看 yin. Yank / jANk; jANk/ n (infml 口) = Yankee. yank / jANk; jANk/ v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (infml 口) pull (sth) with a sudden sharp tug (often in a specifieddirection) 猛拉（某物）（常为向某方向）: She yanked (on) the rope and it broke. 她猛力 一拉, 绳子就断了. * yank the bedclothes off one's bed 把床单从床上拉下来* yank out a tooth 拔 出一颗牙齿. yank n. sudden sharp tug 突然的猛拉: The old chain only needed a couple of yanks before it snapped. 这条旧链只拉了两下就断了. Yankee / 5jANkI; `jANkI/ (also Yank) n 1 (Brit infml 口) inhabitant of the United States of America; American 美国人; 美洲人: [attrib 作定语] Yankee hospitality 美国人的好客. 2 (US) (a) inhabitant of any of the NorthernStates, esp those of New England 美国北部各州的人;（尤指）新英 格兰人. (b) Federal soldier in the AmericanCivil War （美国南北战争时的）北军. yap / jAp; jAp/ v (-pp-) [I, Ipr] 1 ~ (at sb/sth) (esp of small dogs) utter short sharp barks （尤指小 狗）叫, 吠: yapping at the postman 向邮递员狂吠. 2 (sl 俚) talk noisily and foolishly 哇啦哇啦地 瞎说: Stop yapping! 别瞎扯了! yap n. sound of yapping （小狗的）叫声; 哇啦哇啦的说话声. Scotland Yard / 9skCtlEnd 5jB:d; `skBtlEnd`jBrd/ headquartersof the London police, now officially called New Scotland Yard; its Criminal Investigation Department 伦敦警察厅（现称New Scotland Yard 新伦敦警察厅）; 伦敦警察厅侦缉处: They called in Scotland Yard, ie asked for the help of this Department. 他们向伦敦警察厅侦缉处报了案. * Scotland Yard is/are investigating the crime. 伦敦 警察厅正在对该罪案进行调查. yard / jB:d; jBrd/ n 1 (a) (usu unroofed) enclosed or partly enclosed space near or round a building or group of buildings, often paved 建筑物附近或周围（通常为无顶篷的）围起来的空地（常为经 铺设者）; 院子. (b) (US) = backyard (back2). 2 (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) enclosure for a special purpose or business （为某目的或用途的）场地: a `railway yard/`marshalling yard, ie an area where trains are made up, and where coaches, wagons, etc are stored 铁路站场[调车 场] * a `builder's yard 建筑场地. yard / jB:d; jBrd/ n 1 (abbr 缩写yd) unit of length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 metre 码 （长度单位, 等于 3 英尺或 0.9144 米）: Can you still buy cloth by the yard in Britain? 在英国买 布还论码吗? =>App 4, 5 见附录4、5. 2 long pole-like piece of wood fastened to a mast for supporting and spreading a sail 帆桁. yardage / 5jB:dIdV; `jBrdIdV/ n [C, U] size measured in yards or square yards 码数; 平方码数: a considerable yardage of canvas 有相当大码数的帆布. yard-arm n. either end of a yard2 (2) supporting a sail 帆桁端. yard of ale ( a) ale or beer held in a deep slender drinking glass about a yard long （盛于约一码长的 细长玻璃杯中的）麦芽酒或啤酒. (b) this drinking glass 这种玻璃酒杯. yardstick / 5jB:dstIk; `jBrd9stIk/ n ~ (of sth) standard of comparison 比较或衡量的标准; 尺度: Durability is one yardstick of quality. 耐久性是质量好坏的一个尺度. * We need a yardstick to measure our performance by. 我们的表现需要一个检验的标准. yarmulka / 5jQmUlkE; `jBrmElkE/ n skull-cap worn by Jewish men, esp at prayer （犹太男子戴的） 无檐小圆帽（尤指祈祷时所戴者）. yarn / jB:n; jBrn/ n 1 [U] fibres (esp of wool) that have been spun for knitting, weaving, etc 纱; 线; （尤指）毛线. 2 [C] (infml 口) story; traveller's tale, esp one that is exaggerated or invented 故事; （旅行者的）奇谈（尤指夸张的或编造的）. 3 (idm 习语) spin a yarn => spin. yarn v. [I] (infml 口) tell yarns 讲故事; 信口开河: We stayed up yarning until midnight. 我们山 南海北一直讲到深夜. yarrow / 5jArEU; `jAro/ n [C, U] plant with feathery leavesand small strong-smelling white or pinkish flowers in flat clusters 欧蓍草: hedgerows full of yarrow 有很多欧蓍草的灌木树篱. yashmak / 5jAFmAk; `jAF9mAk/ n veil covering most of the face, worn in public by Muslim women in certaincountries （某些国家的穆斯林妇女在公众场所戴的）面纱. yaw / jR:; jR/ v [I] (of a ship or aircraft, etc) turn unsteadilyoff a straight or correct course （指轮船或 飞行器等）偏航, 越出航线. Cf 参看pitch2 4, roll2 6. yaw n. such a turn 偏航; 越出航线. yawl / jR:l; jRl/ n (nautical 海) 1 (a) sailing-boat with two masts, the second being a short one near the stern （前桅高后桅低的）二桅帆船. (b) type of small fishing-boat 小渔船. 2 ship's boat with four or six oars （船载的四桨或六桨的）小艇. yawn / jR:n; jRn/ v [I] 1 take (usu involuntarily) a deep breath with the mouth wide open, as when sleepy or bored 打哈欠. 2 (of large holes, etc) be wide open （指大洞穴等）张开, 裂开: The deep crevasse yawned at their feet. 他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝. * a yawning chasm 地上裂开的 大坑 * (fig 比喻) a yawning gap between the rich and poor in our society 我们社会中贫富之间的 鸿沟. yawn n. 1 act of yawning (yawn v 1) 哈欠. 2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml derog 口, 贬) uninteresting or boring thing 乏味的或枯燥的事物: The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish. 那会议自始至终十分无聊. yaws / jR:z; jRz/ n [sing or pl v] tropical skin disease causing raspberry-like swellings 雅司病. yd abbr. 缩写= (pl yds) yard (measurement 量度单位): 12 yds of silk 12 码的丝绸. Cf 参看 ft, in. ye / ji:; ji/ pers pron 人称代词 (arch 古) (pl of thou *thou 的复数) you 汝等; 君等. ye / ji:; ji, or pronounced as 或读作the/ det (used in the names of pubs, shops, etc as if it were the old-fashioned spelling 用于酒馆、商店等的名称, 作仿古体拼写) = the: Ye Olde Bull and Bush, eg on a pub sign 布尔及布什老店（如于酒馆招牌上者）. yea / jeI; je/ adv, n (arch 古) = yes. Cf 参看 nay. yeah / jeE; jZE/ adv (infml 口) 1 (casual pronunciation of) yes *yes （的俗音）. 2 (idm 习语) ,oh `yeah? (used to show that one does not believe what has been said 用以表示对所说的话不相信): `I'm going to meet the Prime Minister.' `Oh yeah? Very likely!' ｀我要去见首相了.＇｀噢, 是吗? 那 太有可能了!＇ year / jIE(r), also j\:(r); jIr/ n 1 [C] time taken by the earth to make one orbit round the sun, about 365 days 年. 2 [C] (also `calendar year) period from 1 January to 31 December, ie 365 days (or 366 in a leap year) divided into 12 months 历年: in the year 1865 在1865 年 * this year 今年 * the year after next 后年* a good year for cheap vegetables, ie a year in which vegetables are available cheaply 蔬菜便宜的好年成. 3 [C] any period of 365 consecutive days 一年: It's just a year (today) since I arrived here. 我来到这里（到今天）整一年了. * I arrived a year ago (today). 我是一年前（的 今天）来的. * She's worked there for ten years. 她在那里工作十年了. * In a year's time they're getting married. 一年之后他们就要结婚了. * [attrib 作定语] a five-year forecast 五年的预测. 4 [C] period of one year associated with sth, such as education or finance 与某事物（如教育或财政） 相关的一年的期间: the ,academic `year 学年* the fi,nancial/,fiscal/,tax `year 财政[会计/课税]年 度 * [attrib 作定语] first year students 一年级的学生. 5 [C usu pl 通常作复数] age; time of life 年纪; 年龄; 年岁: twenty years old/of age 二十岁* a seventy-year-old man 七十岁的人 * She looks young for her years/for a woman of her years, ie looks younger than she is. 她看起来比她的岁 数年轻. * He died in his sixtieth year, ie at the age of 59. 他在步入六十岁时去世（即实足年龄59 岁）. 6 years [pl] (infml 口) a long time 很久: I've worked for this firm for years (and years). 我为 这家公司工作了很多年（很多年）了. * It's years since we last met. 我们已经很久没见面了.7 (idm 习语) the age/years of discretion => discretion.,all (the) year `round throughout the year 一年到头: He swims in the sea all year round. 他一年到头都在海里游泳. donkey's years => donkey. man, woman, car, etc of the `year person or thing chosen as outstanding in a particular field in a particular year 某年在某领域最杰出的人或事物: TV personality of the year 该年度电视圈的名人. not/never in a hundred, etc `years absolutelynot/never 绝对不[决不]. old beyond one's years => old. put `years on sb make sb feel or appear older 使某人觉得或显得老些: The shock put years on him. 这一场冲 击使他见老. ring out the old year and ring in the new => ring2. take `years off sb make sb feelor appear younger 使某人觉得或显得年轻些: Giving up smoking has taken years off her. 她戒烟以后 显得年轻了. the turn of the year/century => turn2. year after `year continuously for many years 年年: She sent money year after year to help the poor. 她年年送钱帮助穷人.year by `year progressively each year 一年一年地: Yearby year their affection for each other grew stronger. 他们相爱逐年加深. the year `dot (infml 口) a very long time ago 很久以前: I've been going there every summer since the year dot. 我从很久以前每年夏天就都到那里去. year `in, year `out every year without exception 年 复一年地. ,year of `grace; ,year of our `Lord (fml 文) any specified year after the birth of Christ 耶 稣纪元某年; 公元某年: in the year of our Lord 1217, ie 1217 AD 公元1217 年. yearly adj, adv (occurring) every year or once a year 每年（的）; 一年一次（的）: a yearly conference/a conferenceheld yearly 一年一度的会议. year-book n. book issued once a year, giving information (reports, statistics, etc) about a particular subject 年鉴; 年刊; 年报. year-long adj. [attrib 作定语] continuing for or throughouta year 持续一年的; 整整一年的: a ,year-long `lecture tour 持续一年的演讲旅行. yearling / 5jIElIN; `jIrlIN/ n animal, esp a horse, between one and two years old 一岁至两岁的动物 （尤指马）: a race for yearlings 一两岁小马的赛马 * [attrib 作定语] a yearling filly 一两岁的小 雌马. yearn / j\:n; j[n/ v [I, Ipr, It] ~ (for sb/sth) desire strongly or with compassion or tenderness; be filled with longing 渴望; 怜悯; 思念; 留恋; 盼望: a yearning desire 如饥似渴的欲望* He yearned for his home and family. 他怀念故国家园. * She yearned to return to her native country. 她巴不得能回 国. yearning n. [C, U] ~ (for sb/sth); ~ (to do sth) strong desire; tender longing 渴望; 热望. yearningly adv. yeast / ji:st; jist/ n [C, U] (type of) fungous substance used in the making of beer and wine, or to make bread rise2(10) 酵母; 发酵物: brewer's yeast 啤酒用酵母* baker's yeast 发面用酵母. yeasty adj. tasting or smelling strongly of yeast; frothy like yeast when it is developing 酵母味的; 发酵的; 起泡的. yeastiness n. [U]. yell / jel; jZl/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (out) (at sb/sth); ~ (out) (in/with sth) utter a loud sharp cry or cries as of pain, excitement, etc 号叫; 喊叫; 叫喊: Stop yelling, can't you! 别嚷了, 行吗? * She yelled (out) at her mischievous child. 她对她淘气的孩子大喊大叫. * yell out in anguish, terror, pain, etc 因苦 恼、惊恐、疼痛等叫喊起来* yell with fear, agony, laughter 害怕、痛苦、笑得喊叫起来.2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (at sb) (about/for sth); ~ (out) sth (at sb/sth) speak or say (sth) in a yelling voice 叫喊著说（某事）: She yelled at him about his constant drunkenness. 她大嚷大叫说他总是烂醉如 泥. * The crowd yelled (out) encouragement at the players. 人们叫喊著为选手打气. =>Usage at shout 用法见 shout. yell n. 1 loud sharp cry of pain, excitement, etc 叫声;喊声; 喊叫: a yell of terror 恐怖的叫喊声 * let out an ear-splitting yell 发出震耳欲聋的号叫声. 2 (US) particular type of shout or cheer used at a college to encourage a team, etc （学院中拉拉队助威的）喊叫声. yellow / 5jelEU; `jZlo/ adj 1 (a) of the colour of ripe lemons, egg yolks or gold, or of a colour similar to this 黄（色）的. =>illus at spectrum 见spectrum 插图. (b) (often offensive 常作轻蔑语) having the light brown skin and complexion of certain eastern Asian peoples （某些东亚民族）黄皮 肤的. 2 (also `yellow-bellied) (infml derog 口, 贬) cowardly 胆怯的: I always suspected he was yellow. 我总怀疑他很胆小. 3 (idm 习语) a yellow `streak cowardice in sb's character 生性怯懦. yellow n. (a) [C, U] the colour yellow 黄色: several different yellows (ie shades of yellow) in the paintbox 颜料盒中有几种不同色调的黄色. (b) [U] yellow substance,material or covering; yellow clothes 黄色的物质、材料或外层; 黄色的衣服: wearing yellow 穿著黄衣服. yellow v. [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become yellow （使某物）变黄或发黄: yellowing autumn leaves 变 黄的秋叶* The manuscript had yellowed/was yellowed with age. 手稿因年久而发黄了. yellowish, yellowy adjs rather yellow 微黄的; 发黄的. yellowness n. [U]. yellow card ( in football, etc) card shown by the referee to a player that he is cautioning （足球等运 动中的）黄牌, 黄卡（由裁判员出示, 用以向某运动员提出警告）. Cf 参看red card (red1). yellow fever [U] infectious tropical disease causing the skin to turn yellow 黄热病. yellow flag flag coloured yellow, displayed by a ship or hospital which is in quarantine 黄旗, 检疫旗（受隔离检 疫的轮船或医院所悬挂的黄色旗子）. yellow line yellow line painted at the side of a road to show restrictions on the parking of vehicles 黄线（路边限 制停车者）: You can't park on a double yellow line. 有双黄线处不准停车. Yellow Pages ( propr 专利名) telephone directory, or section of one, listing companies according to the goods or services they offer 黄页（用黄色纸印刷的电话簿或其中部分, 按公司类别排列者）. the yellow press ( infml derog 口, 贬) newspapers that deliberately include sensational news items, etc in order to attract readers 低级报刊（故作耸人听闻的报道以哗众取宠的报纸）. yellowhammer / 5jelEUhAmE(r); `jZlo9hAmL/ n type of small bird, the male of which has a yellow head, neck and breast 峋鸭（雄性头颈及胸部均为黄色的小鸟, 亦称黄道眉）. yelp / jelp; jZlp/ n a short sharp cry (of pain, anger, excitement, etc) （因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的） 短而尖的叫声: The dog gave a yelp when I trod on its paw. 我踩了那狗的爪子, 它汪汪叫了一声. yelp v. [I] utter such a cry 发出短而尖的叫声. yen / jen; jZn/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) unit of money in Japan 圆（日本的货币单位）. yen / jen; jZn/ n (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (for sth/to do sth) (infml 口) longing or yearning 渴望; 热 望: I've always had a yen to visit Australia. 我总想去澳大利亚观光. yeoman / 5jEUmEn; `jomEn/ n (pl -men / -mEn; -mEn/) (Brit) 1 (esp arch 尤为古义) farmer who owns and works his land 自耕农: [attrib 作定语] yeoman farmers 自耕农. 2 (formerly) servant in a royal or noble household （旧时）（皇室或贵族的）侍者, 仆人. yeomanry / -rI; -rI/ n [Gp] (Brit) (a) country landowners 自耕农. (b) (formerly) volunteer cavalry force raised from farmers, etc （旧时）（由农民等组成的）义勇骑兵队. Yeoman of the Guard member of the British sovereign's bodyguard （英国王室的）卫士. yeoman service ( esp rhet 尤作修辞) long and useful service; help, esp at a time of need 长期而有 用的服务; 援助（尤指急需时）: retiring after 40 years' yeoman service to the company 对公司勤勤 恳恳工作40 年后退休. yes / jes; jZs/ interj 1 (a) (used to answer in theaffirmative 用作肯定的答覆): `Is this a painting by Picasso?'`Yes, it is.' ｀这是毕加索的画吗?＇｀是.＇ * (emphatic 强调) `Don't you want to come with us?' `Yes, of course I do.' ｀你难道不愿意来跟我们在一起吗?＇｀我当然愿意.＇ (b) (used to show that a statement is correct or that the speaker agrees 用以表示一说法正确或说话人同意): `English is a difficult language.' `Yes, but not as difficult as Chinese.' ｀英语很难.＇｀是啊, 但没有 汉语那麽难.＇ * `Isn't she sweet?' `Yes, she is.' ｀她很可爱吧?＇｀对, 她很可爱.＇ (c) (used to agree with a request 用以表示同意一要求): `Can I borrow this record?' `Yes, of course.' ｀我可以 借这张唱片吗?＇｀当然可以.＇ 2 (used to accept an invitation or offer 用以表示接受一邀请或提 议): `Coffee?' `Yes, please.' ｀要咖啡吗?＇｀要, 谢谢.＇ 3 (used to acknowledge one's presence in a group or to reply when one is called 用以应答呼唤): `Williams.' `Yes, sir.' ｀威廉.＇｀到.＇ * `Waiter!' `Yes, madam.' ｀服务员!＇｀ , 小姐.＇ 4 (used to ask what sb wants 用以询问某人之Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com