W /'dAblju:/ noun, abbr.
u noun (also w) [C, U] (pi. Ws, W’s, w’s /'dAbljuiz/) the 23rd
letter of the English alphabet 23 A5?
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(a) W/‘W\ * water —illA## w 3Ff^0
m abbr. 1 west; western HA ( 05 ) ; HrP ( 05 ) 2 watt K;
KW: a 100W light bulb* 100 W-2 form /,dAblju: 'tu: form; NAmE foirm/ noun (in the US) an official document
that an employer gives to an employee that shows the amount of pay and tax for
the year ( ^*±^^*^05 )■&¥&%&&&& wack /waek/ adj. (informal, especially US) 1 very bad; not of good quality 05; 4? jiH
05: That movie was really wack. 2 very strange & 05; 4k
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wacko /‘waekau; NAmE -kou/ adj., noun (informal)
» adj. crazy; not sensible A05; £ it 05; X 05: wacko opinions Aj£05#l£
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noun (pi. -os or -oes) (especially
NAmE) a crazy person
wacky (also whacky) /'waeki/ adj. (wackier, wackiest) (informal) funny or amusing in a
slightly crazy way Af
j£05;
Mf|oJ^05; ttfg-^05 HE1
zany: wacky ideas It ft nj % 05 fk 0 Some of his friends
are pretty wild and wacky characters, fife 05— AjlgPHSfcMX
,
wacky ' baccy noun [U] (BrE, informal) = cannabis wad /wnd; NAmEwaid/
noun, verb
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noun 1 a thick pile of pieces of paper,
paper money,
etc.
folded or rolled together ( ffeSI#05
)>'#,
#, JS : He pulled a thick wad of £10 notes out of
his pocket. fifeA^^MMJ¥!|t05-#tM 10 5^05ffello 0 (BrE, slang) They had a wad/wads of
money (= a large amount), fife ffl X A fE A fE 05 & „ 2 a mass of soft
material, used for blocking sth or keeping sth in place
(-MM# ) 054fc#*4; «4; M; ttft:
The nurse used a wad of cotton wool to stop the
bleeding.
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verb (-dd-) [VN] 1 ~ sth (up) (especially
NAmE) to fold or press sth into a tight wad #•■•&J&EU;
2 to fill sth with soft material for
warmth or protection
mmmhun) mm, m%, fm
wad-ding /'wndir); NAmE 'wa:d-/ noun [U] soft
material that you wrap around things to protect them ( %
05) mm, mm,
wad dle /'wDdl; NAmE
'wa:dl/ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] to walk with short steps,
swinging from side to side, like a duck
( fl^fM ) iMWA, jSSitfefrA ►waddle noun [sing.]: She walked with a
waddle.
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wade /weid/ verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to
walk with an effort through sth, especially water or mud Wiffi, jit ( )
: [V]
He
waded into the water to push
the boat out. fifeM
1ft zjcMfE 00^4^0 0 Sometimes they had to wade waist-deep
through mud.
AHftfefKfJiiHA Mi U 05 'd\t % o o [VN] They waded the river at a
shallow point. 2 [V] (NAmE) = paddle v.(2)
raim wade in | wade 'into sth (informal) to
enter a fight, a discussion or an argument in an aggressive or not very
sensitive way WiihUA, #A, ItX ( i'tife, )
: The
police waded into the crowd with
batons. AAHo 0 You shouldn’t have
waded in with all those unpleasant accusations, fft A A Kt-- fl-dX it 5(1 M, ihA)®'So
,wade
'into sb (informal) to attack sb with
words in an angry aggressive way If.tfi ,wade 'through sth [no passive] to deal
with or read sth that is boring and takes a lot of time ftfefth.fi; ^ Jl fife : I spent the whole day wading
through the paperwork on my
desk.
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wader /'weida(r)/ noun 1 (also wading bird) [C] any of several
different types of bird with long legs that feed in shallow water 'h
^
7jt W 2 waders
[pi.]
long
rubber boots that reach up
to your thigh, that you wear for
standing in water, especially when fishing ( ^7jc]f&^^05 ) a pair of waders —
wadi /'WDdi; NAmE 'wa:di/ noun (in the
^
|s] ) 2 a very thin round piece of special
bread
given by the priest during Communion Sfff; W
3 ~ (of sth) a very thin piece of sth , wafer-thin adj. very thin fM3|05 —compare
paper- thin
waf-fle
/'wofl;
NAmE 'wa:fl/ noun, verb ■ noun 1 [C]
a crisp flat cake with a pattern of squares on both sides, often eaten with
sweet sauce, cream, etc. on
top^Ai#, (mm
) : a waffle iron (= for making waffles
with) H 2 [U] (BrE, informal) language that uses a lot of words but
does not say anything important or interesting if Jit; jAiS/EM: The report is just full of waffle.
m verb [V] 1 ~ (on) (about sth) (BrE, informal, disapproving) to talk or write using
a lot of words but without saying anything interesting or important M jit; ^ 9$ ; H
50; MW: The principal waffled on about exam
results but no one was listening.
2 ~ (on/over sth) (NAmE, informal) to be unable to decide
what to do about sth or what you think about sth A M ± M ; H — M : The senator was accused of
waffling on major issues. AC] fa
waft /wnft; NAmE wa:ft; waeft/ verb, noun b verb [+adv./prep.] to move, or make sth move, gently through
the air ( RIM ) §H^; ilMPTITI drift : [V] The sound of their voices wafted
across the
lake, ftfe/fl 05 P f i*&$] ffi#M T o Delicious
smells wafted up from the kitchen. ill T ttj A o 0 [VN] The scent of the flowers was
wafted along by the breeze.
b noun (formal) a smell or a line of
smoke carried through
the air -|$, -jg ( AM^05^^0 ) : wafts of
perfume/smoke |££[S£|fW,; wag /waeg/ verb, noun
m verb ( gg-) 1 [V, VN] if a dog wags its tail,
or its tail wags, its tail moves from side to side several times ,('$}) U, mih l Me )Y ( |6)IE )m, [VN] to shake
your finger or your head
from side to side or up and down, often as a sign of disapproval g(j, M (
#3, ) 3 [VN] (AustralE, NZE) to stay away
from school without
permission iH'A to wag school ill ^ ITiTTTI see tail /?., tongue n. m noun 1 (old-fashioned, especially BrE) a person who
enjoys making jokes 05 A; gll#iic05A H1?l
joker 2 a wagging movement wage 0^ /weid3/ noun, verb
n noun [sing.] (also
wages [pi.]) a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for
work or services ( ifTO©J^05 ) X^, XU: wages of £200 a week -M.m 200 ^^05X^ 0 a weekly wage of £200 Mm 200 Mm 0 wage cuts Sfoa wage increase of 3% * 3% 05tnfr 0 (BrE) a wage rise of 3% * 3% 05jJH§f O wage
demands/claims/settlements X^^A; XMt?
1AiA O Wages are paid on Fridays. f
lDEtXf „ o There
are extra benefits for people on low wages.
Xfifjo 0 The
staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in
which wages are not increased for a time). M g JK$#X&0
—see also
LIVING
WAGE, MINIMUM WAGE —Compare SALARY O
note at income
b verb [VN] ~ sth
(against/on sb/sth) to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc. jftfc, JtsC Mft, $
i[- ^ ) : The rebels have waged a guerrilla
war since 2001. fc ffig I 2001 O He