wart
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wart /wo:t; NAmE
woirt/ noun 1 a small hard lump that grows on your skin
and that is caused by a virus fit; % A; 2 (NAmE) = verruca EMI warts and 'all
(informal) including all the bad
or unpleasant features
ofsb/sthft^MWW^; *i£3.: She
still loves him, warts and
all. 'XIHtb'if'ft A
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wart-hog /‘woithng; NAmE
‘worrthoig; -ha:g/ noun an African wild pig with two large outer teeth
called tusks and lumps like warts
on its face IF
m, j»^i«)
war-time /’woitaim; NAmE
'woirt-/ noun [U] the period during which a country is fighting a war ^
Rt: Different rules applied in wartime. Afc Bf NI$1 MSi„
►
war-time adj. [only before noun]: Fruit
was a luxury in wartime
'war-torn ad}, [only before noun] a war-torn
country or area is severely affected by the fighting that is taking place
there
warty /'woiti; NAmE 'woirti/
adj. covered with warts
warn;
'war widow noun a woman whose husband
was killed in a war
wary /'weari; NAmE
'weri/ adj. (comparative warier, no superlative) ~
(of sb/sth) | ~ (of doing sth) careful when dealing
with sb/sth because you think that there may be a danger or problem ( ) /]>-^J, &
f£W, §?#$, /NfrUMW BHU CAUTIOUS: Be wary
of strangers who offer you a ride.
O
She was wary of getting involved with him. ftfe
Pt iSfRc O He gave her a wary
look, fife f=f jftiife # 7 M —
unwary(I) ►
wari ly /-rali/
adv. ; The cat eyed him warily. IP A $W 'If Afe f£ II
i ftfe 0 wari-ness noun [u]: feelings of
wariness /Jvhili'iiii 0 There
was a wariness in her tone. Hi --1/ ii \M o note at care
was /waz; strong form
wdz; NAmE wa:z/ e> be
was-abi /we'saibi/ noun
[u] (from Japanese) a root vegetable with a strong taste like horseradish, used in Japanese cooking,
especially with raw fish ii|^ ^ ( II
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wash (Hr /wdJ; NAmEwaif; wo:J/ i/erb, noun
u verb 1 to make sth/sb clean
using water and usually soap fjfe; i5fe'/7: [VN] These jeans need washing.
7r 7 \f-WW0ET0 O to wash the car f+ffef^A <>
to wash your hands fjfcT- 0 Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
fE 7jc ^ jj| fA A i# 0 o
O She washed the blood from
his face. Mffiife^±^J ifiLf5fe^o
O [VN-ADJ] The beach had been washed clean
by the tide. f$$ti±f$]7jcf,f,li|J;f#7
A# f# 0 c> note at clean 2 ~ (yourself) (especially BrE) to make yourself
clean using water and usually soap fife M; fjfelil; $fe¥-: [V] I
washed and changed before going
outnmj^m, om]she
was no longer able to
wash herself. M# cifjfe
ITo
3 [V] (of clothes, cloth, etc. AHR, to be
able to be washed without
losing colour or being damaged if fife; fifeJuAilfe ( ) : This sweater
washes well. AASIAKtfffto 4 [usually
+adv./prep.] (of water
/X) to flow or carry sth/sb in a particular direction ( ■ A i] ) f^fr:
[V] Water washed
over the deck. tXM. ^ ® h l il 0 o [VN] Pieces of
the wreckage were washed ashore. Atfe/lfl]
T
/#
± o 0 He was washed
overboard by a huge wave.
So
EMI
wash your dirty linen in 'public (BrE, disapproving) to discuss your
personal affairs in public, especially sth embarrassing if 4" A ^ ; ( it fa ') M It Ws wash your
'hands of sb/sth to refuse to be responsible for or
involved with sb/sth JgM• • • ftM; fifeA7
7:
When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him. jteMJLtfiflfcttJt,
sth won’t/doesn’t wash
(with sb) used
to say that sb’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not valid or that you/sb else
will not
accept it ( ft##, ffP# ) AAi£A7f± ffl, : That excuse simply won’t wash
with me. IP#|£is|*glo nfflliq .wash sb/sth—a way (of water tK) to remove or
carry sb/sth away to another place f4> ;
fl A: Part of the path
had been washed away by
the sea.
nPA7]?#6l&f§f[lf4I fE0 wash sth—down (with sth) 1 to clean sth large or a surface with a lot
of water flfjfe, ft ( A#X?”r ) : Wash down the
walls before painting them. A ffi if ft fife # X) o 2 to drink sth after, or at the same time as, eating sth If ^ ^ ( tA# ) : For
lunch we had bread and
cheese, washed down with beer.
.wash-off to
be
removed from the surface of sth or from clothes by washing M fife W; M fife W: Those
grease stains won’t wash off. IP ® ff fife li o .wash sth—'off
(sth) to remove sth
from the surface of sth or from clothes by washing ( ) f+fifel^, Sfc#:
that mud off your boots
before you come in.
. MA3fifef^iSift5t5o
.wash 'out (of a
dirty mark f§ji)
to be
removed from clothes by washing ( fife II: These ink stains won’t wash
out. iA # IS fA fife 'g .wash sth—'out 1 to wash the inside of sth to
remove dirt, etc. fife]#-, ft fife ( ^^JI^iArP
) : to wash out empty bottles MffififeA]#
2 to remove a
substance from sth by washing ftl---fifeII: Wash the dye out with
shampoo, h] fifeA^JIfi^AlRjfifcll-o
3
(of rain M) to make a game, an event, etc. end
early or prevent it from starting ffi.il:---tfiWff -.
The game was completely washed out.
AAftiftff o — related noun washout .wash 'over sb 1 (also .wash 'through
sb) (literary) (of a feeling fi^) to suddenly
affect sb strongly, so that they are not aware of anything else Tf]; f\ |}i: Waves of nausea washed
over him. #, ^ fij ^ |^ K „ 2 to happen to or
around sb
without affecting them ( Ml B A A frl) ^ '(f ) Af ■ •. • A ^ A ® P|rI : She manages to let criticism just wash
over her. ASillttif ^PlRlfU S
So .wash 'up
1 (BrE) (also do the dishes NAmE, BrE) to wash plates, glasses, etc.
after a meal fife ®iji—related noun washing-up 2 (NAmE) to wash your face and hands '^fe^ffl A: Go and get washed up. Afifc'^fcliffl¥o .wash sth—'up 1 (BrE) to wash dishes after a meal fife|jij ( ) : I didn’t
wash up the pans.
## I®!] ^ 0 2 (of water 7g) to carry sth onto
land IE • • • ft 3\ K A: The body was found washed up on a
beach.
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noun 1 [C, usually sing.] (especially
BrE)
an act of cleaning sb/sth using water and usually soap fife; fife^; ff fife; fife^'J:
These towels are ready for a wash. iA® %
fg HI? gfeTo, 0 I’ll just have a quick wash before
dinner. K H IS fife — fife ifc i& o 0 I’m doing a dark wash
(=
washing all the dark clothes together), lie A fife'®
g&iJ AIo 0 Your
shirt’s in the wash (= being washed or waiting to be washed). It A IE it
fife 0 0 My
sweater shrank in the wash, fic Sfife Is HI tK T o o That blouse shouldn’t look
like that after only two
washes. mzn&Rtmmyk,
—
see also car wash 2 the wash [sing.] an area of
water that
has waves and is moving a lot, especially after a boat has moved through it;
the sound made by this ( ) TKfl,
f&fH; i&illfllTA:
The dinghy was rocked by the wash of a passing ferry.
0 They
listened to the wash of waves qn the beach,
libi\] n/f |f fj£ bA 3 [C] a thin layer of a liquid, especially
paint, that is put on a surface flf f#JH ( AIh
f# Pt
)
: The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash. *SH®J — see also whitewash
n.(l) 4 [C, U] a liquid containing soap, used for
cleaning your skin an antiseptic skin
wash
—
see also mouthwash ITflJil it will (all) come out in
the
'wash (informal) 1 used to say that the truth about a
situation will be made known at some time in the future Hi; #A fi 2 used to make sb
less
anxious by telling them that any problems or difficulties will be solved in the
future ( If/Zl AAH
mm)