wea-ther-cock /'weSakDk; NAmE 'wedarkaik/ noun a weathervane in the shape of a male chicken (called a COCK Or ROOSTER)(-公鸡形风向标；风信鸡 'weather forecast (also fore-cast) noun a description, for example on the radio or television, of what the weather will be like tomorrow or for the next few days 天气预报>

wea-thering/'weQarir)/ noun [u] the action of sun, rain or wind on rocks, making them change shape or colour

(-岩石的\风化

wea-ther-ize (BrE also -ise) /'weSaraiz/ verb [VN] [NArtt^} to protect a building against the effects of cold weather，for example by providing insulation 使（■建

筑物）提高御寒性能

wea-ther-man /'weQamaen; NAmE -Sarm-/ [pi. -men /-men/), wea-ther-girl /'wedag3：l; NAmE -68rg3：rl/ noun (informal) a person on radio or television whose job is describing the weather and telling people what it is going to be like气象播音员 wea-ther-proof /'weQapruif; NAmE -Oorp-/ adj. that is not affected by weather; that protects sb/sth from wind and min术受气候影响的；全夫候的；防风雨的：37ie finished roof should be weatherproof for years.

顶若干年内'不会漏雨。〇a weatherproo/ jacket风雨短 上衣

'weather station noun a place where weather conditions are studied and recorded 气象站 'weather strip noun,{NAm£) = draught excluder wea-ther-vane /'wedavein; NAmE -darv-/ noun a metal object on the roof of a building that turns easily in the wind and shows which direction the wind is blowing from 风向标；风标一see also weathercock weave /wi:v/ verb, noun

• verb (wove /wauv; NAmE wouv/, woven /'wquvh; NAmE 'wouvn/) EBOQ In sense 4 weaved is used for the past tense and past participle•作第4义时过去式和过去各词 用 weaved。 1 ~ A ‘(from B) | ~ B (into A) |. ~ 5th

(together) to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc. by crossing threads or strips across, over and under each other by hand or on a machine called a loom (用手或 机器）备，织.：[VN] The baskets are woven from strips of wiHovv.这些篮子是用柳条编的。orhe strtps 〇/wiHow are woven into baskets.用柳条编成篮子。◊ Most spiders weave webs t/zat are aimost invisible•大多数蝴蛛亩结.成 几乎看不见的网。◊ threads woven together织*一起舍 线◊ [V] S^ie is sfciHed at spinning ancTweaving.她是纺织 含i手。2 [VN]〜A (out of?from B) | ~ B (into A) to make sth by twisting flowers, pieces of wood, etc. together (用...）编成：She de用y wove the 月owers into』a gartand.她灵巧地把花编成了一个花环。3 [VN]〜sth (into sth) | ~ sth (together) to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole (把…）编成，编纂成，编造（故事等）：to weave a narrative 编故拿◊ The biography, weaves together the various strands 〇/Ebstein’s h/e•这部传记把 爱因斯坦一生的各个方面编纂成书。4 (weaved, weaved) [+adv./prep.] to move along by running and changing direction continuously to avoid things that are in your way.迂回行进，穿行（以避开障碍）：[V] She was iveavi’ng i'n and out o/the traj^c•她在来往均车和中穿来 ■穿去。◊ TTie road weayes through a ran^e 〇/hiils•这条 ^ 在群山中绕来绕去。◊ [VN] He had to weave his way through the mi丨Zi>ig crowds.彳4不彳辱不在来回舌L转的人群 中穿梭而行。weave your magic | weave a spell (over sb) (especially Br£) to perform or behave in a way that is attractive or interesting, or that makes sb behave in a particular way (对某人）施展魔力；发挥 (对某人的 5 影响力：WiH Henry be abie to weave his magic against on Wednesday?亨利星期三能施展魔 力击败意大利队吗？

mnoun the way in which threads are arranged in a piece of doth that has been woven; the pattern that the threads make编法；织法；编织是样 weaver /'wi:va(r)/ noun a person whose job is weaving cloth织布编织工

'weaver bird noun a tropical bird that builds large nests by weaving sticks and pieces of grass together in

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a complicated way织布鸟，织巢鸟（栖息于热带，以用 枝条和草筑巢著名） web /web/ noun

1 [C] = spider’s web : A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.蜘蛛居窗外结了一张完整的网。 一 picture o page R29 2 [C] a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected to each other ■网..状 物；网络；错综复杂的事物：a web 〇/streets纵横交错的 0 We were caught in a tangled web of relationships. 我们陷入了错综复杂的人际关系阿络。3 the Web [sing.] =World Wide Web ： I found the information on the Web.我在万维网上找到了这条消息。4 [C] a piece of skin that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs 蹼 web-bed /webd/ adj. [only before noun] a bird or an animal (such as a duck or frog) that has webbed feet has pieces of skin between the toes 有蹼的一picture 0 page R28

web-bing /'webirj/ noun [U] strong strips of cloth that are used to make belts, etc., and to support the seats of chairs，etc. <用以制作带子等的）带状结实织物 web-cam (NAmE Web-cam™) /'webkaBm/ noun a video camera that is connected to a computer so that what it records can be seen on a website as it happens 网络摄 像机；网络摄影机；网络摄像头 web-cast /'webkaist; NAmE 'webkaest/ noun a live broadcast that is sent out on the Internet 网络直播 weber /'veib8(r)/ noun (abbr. Wb) (physics %) a unit for measuring magnetic flux 韦伯（iii量单位） web-head /'webhed/ noun {informal) a person who uses the Internet a ■ lot 网 i;网 K

webli-og<raphy /.webli'ografi; NAmE -'a:g-/ noun {pi. -ies) a list of websites or electronic works about a particular subject that have been used by a person writing an article, etc.网络参考目录;._网络书目：a R>e webiiography 爱伦•坡网络书、目..<>a selected ivebZiogmp/zy cm new Irish poetry 差尔兰新诗网络参考 目录 ..

web-log /'weblDg; NAmE -lo:g; -la:g/ noun a website that belongs to a particular person and where they write about things that interest them and list other websites that they think are interesting 网志、博客（网站上关于 个人活动、意见等的记录）一see also blog a web-master /'webma:st0(r); NAmE -maes-/ noun (computing if) a person who is responsible for particular pages of information on the World Wide Web l 万维 网）站点管理员<

'web page noun a document that is connected to the World Wide Web and that anyone with an Internet connection can see, usually forming part of a website 网■页We Zeamed Aow to create and register a new web page. ^们学会了新网页的制作和注册方法。 web-Slte 0^ /'websait/ noun a place connected to the Internet, where a company or an organization, or an individual person, puts informa- tion 网站：I found this information on their website. 我在他们的网菇±茇现卞这一信息。◊ For currentprices pkasevisitourwebsfte•有关目前的价格，请访问莪们的 网站₆. — picture 0 page R7

web-zine /⁽webzi:n/ noun a magazine published on the Internet，not on paper 网锋奉志 wed /wed/ verb (wed-ded, wecf-ded) or (wed, wed) (not used in the .progressive tenses 不用宇’进行时）（〇^- /ashfoned or used in newspapers■旧夫或报貪用语）to marry 结婚；娶；嫁：[V] rhe coupZe to wed next summer.这無人if 划在夏天结婚。◊ [VN] _Rocfc star to wed top modeZ (= in a newspaper headline).摇滚歌星与顶 级名模结成杭偭。

we^d / wild; wid/ short form 1 we had 2 we would wed>ded /'wedid/ adj. 1 ~ to sth (formal) if you are wedded to sth, you like or support it so much that you are not willing to give it up 执著；献身；全力以赴： She’s wedded to her job•她％ 心致志于.工作。2 [usually before noun] ~ (to sb) {old-fashioned or formaf) legally married 已婚的；已完婚的：your wedded