'wet look noun [sing.] the appearance
of hair being shiny and wet, obtained by using hair gel or by treating it with chemicals ( ) Miff*#, S£^]j§> 'wet-look
adj.:
wet-look hair gel
'wet nurse noun (usually
in the past) a woman employed to feed another woman’s baby with her own breast
milk (
'wet rot noun [U] a brown fungus that causes damp wood to decay (
Aff ) M#® wet-suit /'wetsuit; BrE also
-sjuit/ noun a
piece of clothing made of rubber that fits the whole body closely, worn by
people swimming underwater or sailing M Aft — picture o diving wet-ware /'wetwea(r); NAmE -wer/
noun [U]
(computing
if)
the human brain, considered as a computer program or system ## ( ® U A it ft #1 ft H £1
it)
m)
we’ve /wi:v;
wiv/ short
form we
have whack /wask/ verb, noun
•
verb [VN] 1 (informal) to hit sb/sth very
hard ; §; it; fSf#: She whacked him with her handbag.
0
James whacked the ball over the net.
2 [+adv./prep.] [informal) to
put sth somewhere without much care i
Just
whack your bags in the corner. M fE ft (ft ft X
ft fb 11 BE0 3 [NAmE, slang) to
murder sb
•
noun [usually sing.] (informal) 1 the act of hitting
sb/sth
hard; the sound made by
this JiTf; : He gave
the ball a good
whack, T$c0 0 I heard the
whack of the bullet hitting the wood. njf f!J 7 # W (ft
A
7
AXo
2 (BrE) a
share of sth; an amount of sthfjj-JL; — {ft; it: Don’t leave all the work to her. Everyone should do their fair whack. £ijfE#fft(ft 7ff # ihftktto Aiftjft-n
Sifeff jfi—to 0 You have to pay the full whack. There are
no reductions. 0 t/tf
fffPo 0 He charges top whack (= the highest amount
possible). ITgTJI out of 'whack (NAmE,
informal) (of
a system or machine 7 ft |[f f|) not working as it should because its different
parts are not working together correctly jiffAlE#; whacked /waekt/ (also .whacked 'out) adj. [not usually before
noun] (BrE,
informal) very tired jffi jstft 7; H i# 7: I’m whacked! f£J|/E7!
whack ing /'wsekirj/ (also 'whacking great) adj. (BrE, informal) used
to emphasize how big or how much sth
is ( MI ) MAP7 UXtft H3flwhopping;
a whacking great
hole in the roo/7ftA(ftfiIir 0 They were fined a
whacking £100 000. ffeCl.MfJ] 7
whacko (also
wacko) /'waekau; NAmE -kou/
adj.
(informal) crazy
3SC£E(ft ; whacky = wacky
whale /well/
noun a
very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish. There
are several types of whale, some of which are hunted, ftg: whale meat 6J> |^] —see also blue whale, killer whale, pilot whale,
sperm whale 1157771 have a 'whale of a time (informal) to
enjoy yourself very much; to have a very good time
whale-bone /'weilbaun;
NAmE -boun/
noun [u]
a thin hard substance found in the upper jaw
of some types of whale, used in the past to make some clothes stiffer
KM )
whaler /'weila(r)/
noun 1 a
ship used for hunting whales 2 a person who hunts
whales MtilX
whal ing /'weilirj/ noun [U]
the activity or business of hunting and killing whales MU ( ik ) wham /waem/ exclamation (informal) 1 used
to represent the sound of a sudden, loud hit ( (ft
Jr lb Is ) W,
i#: The bombs went down—wham!—right on
target. )$ #i§7TA, W! 2 used to show that
sth that is unexpected
has suddenly happened ( ^ 7 ,11; ft 71# X ft ) :
I saw him yesterday and— wham!—I realized I was still in love with him. A#
pjfi70
whammy /'waemi/ noun (pi. -ies) (informal) an unpleasant
situation or event that causes problems for sb/sth With this government we’ve
had a double whammy of tax increases and
benefit cuts, ft jA&ffil&jff
mrmmn0
MdlMlM 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,
jjg ,ft
«aja •
SIWftifi'nA
wha-nau /'fainau/ noun (pi. wha-nau) (NZE) a family or
community of related families who live together in the same area ( ftjgft |SJ—) A “MM,
Wfc wharf
/waif;
NAmE woirf/ noun (pi. wharves /waivz; NAmE wairvz/ or wharfs) a flat structure built
beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and goods unloaded X
What
tHv/wnt; NAmE wait; WAt/ pron., det.
•
used in questions to ask
for particular information about sb/sth ff X: What is your name? ffcni]ff
o What (= what
job) does he do? 'a Xff (ft ?
o
What time is it? JJflftff A Mi^7 ? 0 What kind of music do you like? jjf
If ft if X «TR ? — compare which(I)
•
the thing or things that; whatever (ft Aik
ft
A; What you
need is a good meal. ffcfl
M (ft H — $Pl M If o b Nobody knows what
will happen next. f£ftA£n]tf£7A#.:A^ft,ff A¥0
0 I spent what little time I had with my family. ft K (ft —* /?J L M i10 f R
fn^Aft-^sLSiilfto 3 used
to say that you think that sth is especially good, bad, etc. ^ A; ft; A; What
awful weather! A H A ft i£7[ 0
What a beautiful
house! £ A^ftPi)^7W! and 'what not | and
what 'have you (informal) and other things of the same type It’s full of old
toys, books and what not. IBSift, 4?if, W
.AitMltEUKftAH/ get/give sb what 'for (BrE, informal) to be punished/punish sb severely ( fi] ) f 1;
( ) jiff—^!, ff’ft -fti: I’ll give her what for
if she
does that again, jkW #, # ?c ^ A.lBc M „ or
'what (informal) 1 used to
emphasize your opinion ( [JM ) : Is he stupid or what? MftjilliftA
o 2 used when you are not sure about sth ( )
iE/l^1]
(ft ft* 'a
: I don’t know if he’s a teacher or
what.
PiJff A
0 0
Are
we going now or what? tilM ft A 2 ^ 7 ^ ? what? (informal) 1 used
when you have not heard, or have not understood sth ( jft Djf JaL M & off 'tt H
) ft- A: What? I can’t hear you. ff A ? Ikn/r7 jALffcij&ij?] „
2 used to show that you have heard sb and to ask what they want ( Djf 3\ A fft # [S] tlMl ^ffAJffA^, ^ ft* A :
‘Mummy!’ ‘What?’ ‘I’m thirsty.’ “M1^! ”
“ffAlf? ” “WMo ” 3 used to express
surprise or anger #
ftlft: ‘It will cost
$500.’‘What?’ ft 500 jto ” “ft (ft ? ” o ‘I
asked her to marry me.’ ‘You what?’r“flc[ftMA£t7pl; ”, ,“#i^ff A? ” 'what about ...? (informal) 1 used to make a
suggestion ( $t tb ) - AS A # : What about a trip to
about you, Joe? Do you like
football? ffc % , ff? ffo # JR. jS. ? 'what-d,you-call-him/-her/-lt/-them | ,what,s-his/-her/-lts/-their-name used instead of a name
that you cannot remember ( i£ )
oMftfe ( ft, ftfefTl ) ff A Aft: She’s just gone
out
with old
what-d’you-call-him. f-Mbfljiff A
: ft lb A 7 o what for? for what purpose or
reason? A M § (ft ; A M M A : What is this tool for?
iA77ftji7ffAfflW?
<> What did you do that for 1 (= why did you do
that)? f^A<> ‘I need to see a doctor.’‘What for?’ “fSjfAIIISXo ”
“#ffAj^? ” what if ...?what would happen if?
What if the train is late? A 7 ^ jk & IB A W ? o What if she forgets to bring it? HjlMi ft , hM
A # ? what 'of it? (informal) used when admitting
that sth is true, to ask
why it should be considered