'wet look noun [sing.] the appearance of hair being shiny and wet, obtained by using hair gel or by treating it with chemicals .(头发的）>_湿润亮泽，.湿亮感>_'wet-look adj. ： wet-ioofc hair gd 保湿亮k胶 ■wet nurse noun (usually in the past) a woman employed to feed another woman's baby with her own breast milk (通常指旧财的）奶妈，乳母 'wet rot noun [\J] a brown fungOs that causes damp wood to decay .(木材,）湿腐菌 wet-suit /'wetsuit; BrE also -sju:t/ noun a piece of clothing made of rubber that fits the whole body closely, worn by people swimming underwater or sailing 潜水衣.一picture o diving wet-ware /'wetwea(r); NAmE -wer/ noun [U] {computing if) the human brain, considered as a computer program or system湿件（被视为计算机程序或系•统的 人脑）

weVe/wiiv; wiv/ short form we have whack /waek/ verb, noun

■ verfc [VN] 1      to hit sb/sth very hard 猛:打；重

_ ‘击；狠揍：She whacfced Wm m’th her handbag.她用手 提包狠狠地打他。◊ James whacked the baH over the net. 詹姆斯猛力筢球击过网去。2 [+ac/v./pr印.]to put sth somewhere without much care      Just

whacfc yo'ur bags fn the corner•就把你的,包丢—角落里 吧。3 to murder sb % 杀

mnoun [usually ^\ng.] [informal) 1 the act of hitting sb/sth hard; the sound made by this 重击；重击声：He gave the'baH a whacfc.彳‘猛击'了一下球。◊ I heard the whacfc 〇/ the buHet hitting the wood 我听到■子弹砰的 一戸击丰了木头。2 (8rฃ) a share of sth; an amount of sth 份Jli;份；量：DorCt leave all the work to her. Everyone should do their fair whack.

让她做。大家应合理地分担一下。◊ Vou /lave to pay the full whdck. Th^re a^ nq reduction^:"

折扣。◊ fie. charges top whacfc (土 the highest, amount possible).他索要最髙价_ p IF171 out of whack (NAmE, /•/i/omifl/j. (of a system or machine 系统或机’'器）not working as it should because its different parts are not working together correctly运行不正常；不射头;有毛病 whacked/wsekt/ (also .whacked 'out) adj. [not usually before nau.nl (8rf，: //i/omjfl/) very, tired 治疲力尽；累垮 .了： _T’m whacfcecf/ _累免亍！

whacking /'wsekirj/ (also 'whacking great) adj. [BrE, informal) used to emphasize how big or how much stli

is (强调体积或数额）巨大的，极大的E〇nWHOPPING: a whacfcinggreat hoie in t/ie roo/房顶上一个巨大的窟窿 ◊ 77iey were /ined a whacfcing ฃ200 000.他们.被罚了

10万英镑的巨款。

whacko (also wacko) /'waekau; NAmE -kou/ adj.

(/>?/om?fl/)crazy疯狂的;发狂的 whacky = wacky

whale /well/ noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish. There are several types of whale，some of which are hunted.鲸：whale meat 餘肉一see also blue whale, killer whale, pilot whale, sperm whale ITป!?1 have a 'whale of a time (informal) to enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time玩得很侖诶;过得非常快活 whale-bone /'weilbaun; NAmE -boun/ noun [U] a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale, used in the past to make some clothes stiffer 鲸须，鲸骨T几种鲸上聘的角质薄片，旧时用以支撑 衣服）

whaler /'weila(r)/ noun 1 a ship used for hunting whale? _鲸船 2 a person who hunts whales 捕鲸人 whal-ing /'weilirj/ noun [\J] the activity or business of hunting and killing whales 捕鲸（业）..... wham /waem/ exclamation {informal) 1 used to represent the sound of a sudden, loud hit (突然的重击声）砰、 曝：The bombs went down—wham!—right on target. ^ _落了下来，砰！正好击中目标。2 used to show th$; sth that is unexpected has suddenly happened :('表示 意外的事情突底发生> :J saw him yesterday and— wham!—I realized I was still in love with him.

到他了。我猛地一下子意识到我仍然在爱着他。

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whammy /'waemi/ noun (pi. -ies) (informal) an unpleasญant situation or event that causes problems for sb/sth 晦气;.倒霉事：With this government we’ve had a douWe whammy 〇/ tax fncreasesi.cm<i bene_/iit cuts.自从这任政府 上台以来，我们又是增税又是减少补贴，倒了双倍的霉。 【•】;1關1 From the 1950s American cartoon Li'l Abner, in which one of the characters could shoot a whammy (put a curse on sb) by pointing a finger with one eye open，or a double whammy with both eyes open.源洎 20世纪50年代美国的漫画《利尔•阿布纳》。该片中一 人物睁一只眼财用手指指着可施一个诅咒，睁两只眼睛可 施两个诅咒。

wha-nau /'fainau/ noun {pi. wha-nau) (NZฃ) a family or community of related families who live together in the same area (虽活在同一地区的）X：家庭，家族.

wharf /worf; NAmE wo:rf/ noun {pi. wharves /woiyz; NAmE woirvz/ or wharfs) a flat structure built beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and goods unloaded 码头

what 〇■ป /wrrt; /V/4wf wait; WAt/ pra/?.，def.

1                  used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth 什么：What is your name?.你叫什么名字？

◊ What (= wliat job) does.he do?俾是做if 么工作的？' ◊ What time is it?现在什么枒候"fY ◊ What kind o//nu5fc do you Kfce?你秦欢fj：么奪咸?3          compare which(I)

2                  tke thing or things that; whatever …的事物；’无■论什 么凡是…的事物：W7iat you.need is a good meaL.你需

，荽的是一顿美餐。◊ Nobody fc/iows .what wfH happen next.没有l知道凌下来将舍苯生_什么事。◊ J spent what JittZe rime i had ivi't/i爪^/(1爪办.我杖有的一点九肘间都 和家人在一起度过了—。3 used to say tiiat you thini tiiat sth is especially good, bad, etc.多么；真；太：What weather/ 夫气太糟糕了 ! o What a beautiful house/多么漂亮的房字啊！ IT^l and 'what not I and what 'have you (informal) and other things of the same type以及其他同样的东西；诸如此类：Jt’s知H o/oW toys, boofcs and what not.这皇全都是旧玩具、书籍，，以 及诸如此类的,东ฎ。get/give sb what _for (价ฃ，

■to be punished/punish sb severely .奪.到）户惩； (被）痛打一顿，申房一顿：抓give her what/w (fshe does that again•她考_：这样做，看我怎各收拾她。or 'what (informal) 1 used to emphasize your opinion (.,强 调看法）.：Is he stupid or what?他真喜傻透 2 used when you are not sure about sth (■秦承本肯逢 > 2E是别 的什么：J don’t fcnoiv t/he’s a teacher or w/iat•我不；知道. 祕县个教师逑是别的好:么a ◊ Are we going now or what? 我们现在走还■是本圭$ what? {informal) 1 used when you have not heard, or have not understood sth (缉.听 见或没听懂时也）什幺：W/wt? J can’t hear you.什么？ 我昕..本见你说话.。2 used to show that you have heard sb and to ask what diey want .(听到:对方的话并问他们 要什么/)什么事，要什么：‘Mummy/’ ‘What?，‘I，m thhty.9        ；； “什么事。” ,“我渴。” 3 used to

express surprise or anger' (惊讶或愤怒时说）什么，竟 有这种事，真的：货wiH cost多500.’ Wiat?’ “这东西要 花 500 元。”''“真的？〇 ‘J asfced her to many me.’ Youwhat?’ “我向她求婚了和二.f“你说什么？” ‘what about ...? (informal) "I used to make a suggestion ( M 出建玫.）…舍么■样..：W/iat about a trip to France?到 法国去▲游一趟如何.？ 2 used to introduce sb/sth into the conversation角以引出话题）…怎么样：W7mt about you, Jpe? Do you Wee     你.呢\ '乔?“你喜

.欢足球.兩.？. ,what-d,y〇u-call-him/-her/-it/-them | ,what,s-his/-her/-its/-their-name used instead of a name that you cannot remei^ber 记不得名字时说）你 叫他（或她、它、他们）什么来着：She’s just gone out vWth o/d what-dy〇u-caH-/iim•她刚和老——"你叫他什么

来着  ■块出去了。what for? for what purpose or

reason?为何自的；夫何理由：What is this too〖_/or? 这个工‘善干什么用的？ ◊ What dW you. do that /or

i:;t= why did you do that)?你为何做那事？ ◊ ‘J need to 5ee a doctor/What/or?’ “我得去看医生。”“看什么病？〖” what if…？ what would happen if?要是…会怎么样呢： What i/ the train is fate?火毒要是晚会怎么裇呢？ ◊ What i/she/orgets to bring it?要是她忘记带来，会怎 .么样呢？ what _of it? (/zi/orwa/) used when admitting that sth is true, to ask why it should be considered