does not sound interesting
any more 听腻了的；使用过
多的；陈腐的HIT! HACKNEYED welly /'weli/ noun, verb
m noun [pi. -ies) [BrE, informal) = Wellington： a pair of green weHi’es —双'録色的 '长筒靴 give it some
'welly (Brf，to use a lot of physical effort 用很
大的力气
■
verb (wel-lies, welly-ing, wel lied, wel lied) [VN] (BrE, /n/owjfl/) to hit or
kick sth very hard 重击；猛踢：He weHied
the baH over the bar.沾一脚猛射，球从—梁上
飞出。
Welsh /welj/ noun, adj.
■
woun 1 [U] the Celtic language of
■
adj. of or connected with
welsh /welj/ (also welch) verb [V]
~ (on sb/sth)
[disapproving, informal) to not do sth that you have promised to
do, for example to not pay money that you owe 说话
不算灸；赖账；耍赖皮：‘JTm not in the
hato o/welsMng on deak, ’ said Don.唐说:我做生意没有说不算数的
习惯。” U
the .Welsh Assembly (also the National Assembly for '
,Welsh 1 rarebit (also rarc^-btt) noun-[u] (firf) a hot dish of cheese melted on toast威尔士干酪qi司（面包片上
浇有熔化奶酪k
welt /welt/ noun a
raised mark on the skin where sth has hit or rubbed you (撞击或擦伤所致的）红肿H77I
WEAL
Welt-an-schau-ung
/'veltsenJ'auuj]/
noun
[pi Welt-an-
schau-ung-en /-an/) (from German, formaf) a
particular philosophy or view of life 世界观；又生观 wel.ter /'welta(r)/ /7〇/vn [sing.] (/orwfl/)〜of sth a large and confusing amount of sth 杂舌L:的一堆：a welter of in/ormation —大堆杂乱的信葬、. wel-ter-weight /'weltaweit; NAmE -terw-/
noun a boxer weighing between 61 and 67 kilograms, heavier than a LIGHTWEIGHT次中量级拳击手（体重在61至67公斤之 间）：a weZtervveig/it. champion 次中:暈级拳击冠军
Welt-schmerz
/'veltj'meats;
NAmE -Jmerts/
noun [U]
(from German,
formal) a feeling of sadness about the state of
the world 悲也
wench /wentj*/ noun {old use or
humorous) a
young woman少妇；少女
wend /wend/ verb (aid use or
literary) to
move or travel slowly somewhere (缓慢地）走，■去，行，"往：[VN] _Leo wended his way home through the wet streets.
潮湿的街道缓缓地朝家走去。[also V]
Wendy house /'wendi haus/ noun (6r£)
= play- house(2)
went
pt of
go wept pt, pp of
WEEP were
/wa(r);
strong form W3：(r)/ o be we^e /wia(r); NAmE wir/
short form we are weren^t /w3：nt/ short form were
not were-wolf
/'weawulf;
NAmE 'werw-/ noun {pi. -wolves
/-wulvz/)
(in stories) a person who sometimes changes into a wolf, especially at the time of the full moon (传说中，尤指在月圆时）变成狼的人，狼人
Wer-nicke^
area /'W3：mk0z earia; 'veamkaz; NAmE ■W3:rnik3z
eria; 'vern-/ 解）an area in the
brain concerned with
understanding language 韦尼克 区（大脑中的语言理解i丨’
Wesak = Vesak
west /west/ noun, adj., adv.
m noun [U, sing.] (abbr. W) 1 (usually the west) the direction that you look towards to
see the sun go down; one of the four main points of the compass.西；西方：
Which
way fs west?哪边是西？. ◊ Rain is spreading/h>m the west.雨正从西袭来。o/fe Zives to the west 〇/
2287
(=further west than) the
town.他住在这个城镇以西的
地方〇 —
picture o compass — compare east, north, south 2 the West Europe, N America and
Canada, contrasted with Eastern countries 西方、{.与东方国家相
对照的欧洲和北美）：I vrns born in Japan, i>utJ’ve Jived in the West
/or some years now.我出笙在日本，但已在
西方居住 了一些年了。3 the
West (AMm£) the western side of the US 美国西部：the history 〇/ the American West 美国西部的历史一see also Midwest, Wild
West 4 the West (in the past) Western
Europe and N America, when contrasted with the Communist countries of Eastern
Europe (旧时与共产党执政的东欧
国家相对照的）西方国家，西欧及北美：£〇5t-We5t reZarions东西方呆赛
■
adj. [only before noun]
[abbr. w) 1 in or towards the
west 西方的；向西的；西鈿的：West A_/hca西非◊ the west coast 〇/ Scotland 苏格兰西海岸 2 a west wind bloWs from tke west 西M的；西方吹来的一compare westerly ⑽..
■
towards the west 向西；朝西：This room faces west.这个房间朝西。
westbound /'westbaund/
adj. travelling or leading
towards the west 西行的；向西的：westbound traffic 〇 the westbound carriageway of the motorway
高速公路的西行¥道
the .West 'Coast noun
[sir>g.]
the states on the west coast of the US，especially California 美国西海岸堵州
(尤指加利福尼亚州）
the 'West Country noun
[sing.]
the counties in the south-west of England英格兰西_部诸郡
the .West 'End noun
[sing.]
the western area of central
■
at// 1:[onfy before noun] in or towards
the west 西■方的；
向西的；西部的：traveling in a westerly direction 向西 行进 2
[usually before noun] (of winds 风）blowing from the west从西方吹来的：westerfy gafe众西面刮来的.大
风 一 compare
west adj.
m noun {pi. -ies) a wind that blows from
the west M M,：
微微的西风
west-eiTI 0■«» /'westan; NAmE -sm/ adj., noun
■
flf/y. 1 [only before noun]
(fl祕r. W) (also Western) located in the west or
facing west西方尚；向西的；舍部的： western Spam 西班牙西部◊
COUNTRY AND WESTERN
■
noun a film/movie or
book about life in the western US in the 19th century, usually involving cowboys (描写
19世纪美国西部，尤指有关牛仔生活的）西部电影，西部
小说
west-ern-er /'westan0(r); NAmE -ern-/ noun 1 a
person who comes from or lives in the western part of the world, especially
western Europe or N America 西；^ A;(.尤it ).欧美人 2
(also Westerner)
a
person wlio was born in or who lives in western Canada or the US (加拿大或_国:);西部人
west-ern-iza-tion {BrE also -isa-tion) /.westanai'zeijn; NAmE -arna'z-/ noun [U] the process of
becoming westernized西方化；西化；欧輕化
west-ern-ize {BrE
also
-ise) /'westanaiz; NAmE -ern-/ verb [VN] [usually passive]
to bring ideas or ways of life that are typical of western Europe and N America
to other countries 使西方化；使欧美化:：The islands have .been westernized by
t/ie growth 〇/ tourism.旅游业的增长. 乌餐使这些岛岣西方化了。► west.em.ized，-ised
at/).:
a westernized society 西■化了 的社会
western-most /'westanmaust; NAmE -arnmoust/ adj. located furthest west最西的；；^西端的；最西部的：the westernmost tip 〇/ t/ie
iskmd;岛的最西竭 the