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Barron词汇 1 W, X, Y, Z

Barron词汇 1 W, X, Y, Z



wade v.涉水,水*(*例)Lets wade across this water

waffle v.胡扯,含糊其辞*(*例)What's she waffling about?(她在胡说些什么)

waft v.飘浮,飘荡*(*例)The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears

wag v.(狗尾巴等)摆动 n.诙谐幽默者

wage v.开展运动,进行斗争,作战

waggish adj.诙谐的,滑稽的*(*例)a waggish remark(俏皮话)

waif n. 无主物, 飘流物, 流浪者, 流浪儿童, 信号旗

waive v.放弃,推迟考虑*(*例)waive honours(放弃荣誉)/waive the problem aside.

wake vt. 叫醒, 激发;vi. 醒来, 醒着, 警觉, 振奋;n. 醒, 守夜, 尾迹, (人, 车等经过的)痕迹, 守丧

wallow v.n.(猪等)在泥水中打滚,沉溺于*(*记)分割*记忆:wall(墙)+low(低下的)*(*例)wallow in the mire(在泥沼中打滚)

wan adj.虚弱的,病态的*(*例)a wan complexion(病容)/a wan moon (暗月)

wanderlust n.漫游癖,旅游热*(*记)wander(漫游)+lust(欲望)

wane v.减少,衰微*(*例)The moon wanes after it has become full/His reputation is waning

wangle v.(用计谋等)得到,取得*(*例)He always managed to wangle the easy jobs.(他总是设法谋到不费力的活儿)

wanton adj.顽皮的,放纵的*(*记)分割*记忆:want(想要)+on(在…上面)*(*例)wanton imagination(漫无边际的想像)/a wanton behaviour.

warble v. 鸟鸣, 用柔和的颤声唱;n. 鸟啭, 颤声

ward n. 守卫, 保卫, 保护, 牢房, 病房, 行政区, 监护, 锁孔;vt. 守护, 保卫, 防止, 挡住, 躲开, 避免

warp n.v.翘起,弯曲*(*例)The door was warped and wouldnt shut/warp justice(歪曲正义)

warrant n.正当理由,逮捕证*(*例)suspect a friend without warrant(无根据地怀疑朋友)

warranted

warranty n. (正当)理由, (合理)根据, 授权, 担保, 保证, 根据

warren n. 养兔场, 拥挤的地方

wary adj. 机警的

wastrel n.败家子,挥霍无度的人*(*记)waste(浪费)+rel,*参考:wastry(挥霍)

waver v.摇摆,犹豫*(*例)He wavered between accepting and refusing.

wax v. 增加,(月亮)盈满

waylay vt. 埋伏, 伏击, 抢劫

wean n.断奶,戒掉*(*例)wean young people from hooliganism(使年轻人戒除流氓习气)

weary adj. 疲倦的, 厌倦的, 令人厌烦的, 疲劳;v. 疲倦, 厌倦, 厌烦

weather n. 天气, 气候, 气象, 处境;adj. 迎风的, 露天的;vt. 使受风吹雨打, 侵蚀, 使风化, 经受住;vi. 风化, 受侵蚀, 经受风雨

weird adj.古怪的,荒唐的*(*例)a weird idea(怪念头)

well-bred adj. 有教养的, (马等)良种的

welt n. 贴边, 袜口, 伤痕;vt. 装饰, 鞭打

welter vi. 翻滚, 滚动, 挣扎, 浸湿, 沉溺, 颠簸;n. 翻滚, 汹涌, 混乱, 起伏, 重骑师

wheedle v.(用花言巧语)哄骗*(*记)分割*记忆:w+heed(注意)+le,用心思哄骗*(*例)coax and wheedle sb. into good humour(连哄带骗使某人消气)

whelp n. 幼兽, 小狗;v. 下崽

whet v.磨快,刺激*(*记)和what一起*记*(*例)whet a knife/whet ones interest(刺激兴趣)

whiff n. 一吹, 一吸, 一阵香气, 一点点, 香烟的一口;vi. 轻轻地吹, 喷气, [棒 被三击出 使被三击出局

whim n.多变,怪念头*(*例)have a whim for doingsth.(心血来潮想做某事)

whimsical adj.古怪的,异想天开的

whimsy n.古怪,异想天开*(*记)whim(怪念头)+sy*(*例)a story full of whimsy(充满离奇情节的故事)

whine v.哀号,号哭*(*例)The prisoner whined his innocence

whinny adj. 马嘶声;vi. 嘶, 叫;vt. 以嘶声表示

whit n.一点儿,少量*(*记)和whet(磨快)一起*记*(*例)not a whit of common senses

whittle v.削(木头),削减*(*例)whittle a branch into a whip handle/whittle down expenses.

wholesome adj. 卫生的, 有益的, 健康的, 有益健康的

whorl n. [植 轮生体, 螺纹, 螺旋环, 涡;vt. 使成涡漩;vi. 盘旋, 打转

wiggle v.扭动,蠕动*(*记)分割*记忆:wig(假发)+gle看作giggle(傻笑)→戴着假发扭动身子傻笑*(*例)They wiggle and waggle when they walk

willful adj.任性的,故意的*(*例)willful as children/a willful murder(蓄意谋杀)

willowy adj. 有弹性的, 多柳树的,苗条的,易弯曲的

wilt v.使…凋谢,枯萎*(*例)The crops wilted under the hot sun(庄稼在烈日下枯萎了)

wily adj.狡猾的*(*例)a wily fraud(狡猾的骗子)

wince v.避开,畏缩*(*例)bear pain without wincing(毫不畏缩地忍受疼痛)

windfall n. 被风吹落的果子(尤指苹果), 横财

winnow v.把(谷物)的杂质吹掉,扬去*(*记)注意不要和minnow(小鱼)相混*(*例)winnow the chaff from the grain(扬去谷壳)

winsome adj.媚人的,漂亮的*(*记)组合词:win(赢)+some*(*例)a winsome smile(动人的笑)

wisp n. 小把, 小束, 小捆, 小物体, 纤细的东西;vt. 把...卷成一捆

wispy adj. 象小束状的, 纤细的, 脆弱的

wistful adj. 渴望的, 想望的

withdrawn adj.隐退的,离群的

wither v.枯萎,凋零*(*记)可能是weather(天气)的变体*(*例)He is withering away(他形容日益憔悴)

withhold vt. 使停止, 拒给, 保留, 抑制;vi. 忍住

withstand v.承受;抵制

witless adj. 无知的, 轻率的

witticism n. 妙语, 俏皮话

wizardry n. 巫术

wizened adj.干皱的,干巴巴的*(*记)wizen(起皱)+ed*(*例)wizened apples

woe n.悲痛,苦难

woeful adj.悲伤的*(*例)woeful ignorance(可悲的无知)

wont n. 习惯, 惯常活动;adj. 惯于, 常常;vi. 习惯;vt. 使习惯于

worldly adj. 世间的

wrangle v.争论,激辩,吵架*(*例)It is a matter for scholars to wrangle over(这是要学者们去争论的事)

wrath n.愤怒,大怒*(*例)His wrath burst into flame(他怒火喷发)

wreak v.泄愤,报仇*(*例)The bosswreaked his anger on the workmen.(老板拿工人出气)

wrench v.扭,拧,n.板钳,板手*(*例)wrench a screw off(用力拧下螺钉)

wrest n. 扭, 拧;vt. 夺取, 猛扭, 歪曲, 曲解, 费力取得

wretch n. 不幸的人

wring v. 绞, 扭, 榨取, 强求, 折磨, 扭绞;n. 绞, 挤, 榨, 扭动

wrinkle n.皱纹,窍门*(*例)give sb a wrinkle or two (给某人出几个点子)

writ n.命令状,书面命令*(*记)联想*记忆:wirte去掉e*(*例)a writ for the arrest of sb.

writhe vi. 扭动;缠绕

wrongheaded adj. 判断错误的, 固执的, 坚持错误的

wry adj. 扭歪的, 歪曲的, 歪斜的;v. 扭曲, 扭歪

xenophobia n.仇外,排外*(*记)xeno(外国人)+phob(恨)+ia同根词:xenomania(媚外)

yen n. 日圆(日本的币制单位), <美口> 瘾;vi. 渴望

yeoman n.自耕农,乡下人*(*记)由young man 变化而来

yield vt. 屈服,生产,产量

yoke n.轭, v.控制,束缚*(*例)the yoke of old habits(旧习惯的羁绊)be yoked in marriage.

yokel n.乡巴佬*(*记)yoke(牛轭)+l

yore n. <书>往昔, 昔时

zany n. 小丑, 笨人, 丑角;adj. 滑稽的, 愚蠢的

zeal n. 热心, 热情, 热诚

zealot n.狂热份子,热心者*(*记)zeal(热心,热情)+ot

zenith n.天顶,极点*(*记)*参考;nadir(最低点)*(*例)the zenith of ones career

zephyr n.和风,西风*(*记)由希腊神话中西风之神Zephyr而来。*(*例)the flowers,the zephyrs,and the warblers of spring(花卉,和风及莺鸣)

zest n.刺激性,热心,兴趣*(*例)The hungry man ate with zest(那饿汉吃得津津有味)