whatchamacallit
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7ft '& A % %: Yes, I wrote the article. What of
it? mw, xm^nmn, wx&'aww? what’s'what
(informal) what
things are useful, important, etc. ff&0- ^7Ji ( ) : She certainly
knows what’s what.
what’s with sb? (NAmE,
informal) used to ask why sb is behaving in a strange way ( ihj (o] ^ A AfTO AA'S ) ©: What’s with you? You
haven’t said a word all morning. Bt? 81777^
what’s with sth? (NAmE, informal) used
to ask the reason for sth ( ihj |r] ® 0 ) 7 ft* A, % 'A: What’s with all this walking? Can’t we take a cab? Ig. A
what
with sth used to list the various
reasons for sth ( ?!j M ) 77, 07: What with the cold weather and my bad leg, I haven’t been out for weeks.
whatch-am-acall-it/’wotjamakoilit; NAmE'wait-; 'wAt-/
noun
(informal) used when you cannot think of the name of
sth ( ) 047 7 A7: Have you
got a
whatchamacallit? You know ... a screwdriver? 7
what ever o-w /wDt'ev9(r); NAmE wat-; wait-/
■
det., pron. 1 any or every; anything
or everything 7 ; # —; \i f5!
i- ;
— iO ♦ : Take whatever
action is needed. 0 Do
whatever you like.
7 7 J'K
lift if '& tfc fit if A o 2
used
when you are saying that it does not matter what sb does or what happens,
because the result will be the same (
ft-&&&%%, a'&nfp-# ) Atfcft-fc,
Whatever decision he made I would support it. A fife 7 iti ff jk
& & Jt.iW o 0 You have our support,
whatever you decide. 77fj'ft:f5JAA,
IP ## 3\
& fl A
f# o
3 (especially BrE) used in questions to express surprise or
confusion ( ) fij
£>: Whatever do you mean?
H
ft A M S ? 0 Chocolate-flavoured carrots! Whatever
next? h ! A?
4 (informal,
ironic) used
as a reply to tell sb that you do not care what happens or that you are not interested
in what they are talking about ( ff] 7 0 ,
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)
Sfeifr«E
,
AMil: ‘You should try a herbal remedy.’‘Yeah, whatever.’ “iMigii—” “JIW, ^i4-BGo
” 5 (informal) used
to say that you do not mind what you do, have, etc. and that anything is
acceptable (31/7777, ) ffA^ejIM:
‘What would you like to do today?’ ‘Whatever. ’ “ 7
A ffc MffABA? ” “fiSff'AtPnJfAo ” H or what'ever (informal) or
sth of a similar type if : 7t’s
the same in any
situation: in a prison, hospital or whatever.
7„ whatever you do used to warn sb not to do sth under any
circumstances ( ) A
• adv. 1 (also what-so-evei} no, nothing, none, etc. ~ not
at all; not of any kind — iULfS ( 7 ) ; ( 7 ) ; ft
AfM $£7 ) : They received no help whatever. [M7& 7 % 5!) -* T J L W Sh o o ‘Is there any doubt about it?’ ‘None whatsoever.’
HeMW ”
2 (informal) used to say that it does
not matter what sb does, or what happens, because the result will be the same A: We told him we’d back him what
ever.
what-not /'wDtnDt;
NAmE 'waitnait/
noun [U] and
~ (informal) used
when you are referring to sth, but are not being exact and do not mention its
name ( & A # '7W£4*I$7M: It’s a new firm. They make toys and
whatnot. fife
whats it /'wntsit; NAmE 'wait-;
'WAt-/ noun
(informal, especially BrE) used when you cannot think of the word or
name you want, or do not want to use a particular word ( ) ft-A*#,
HUL:
I’ve got to make a whatsit for the party. That’s it-—
afian. ftm%m&Mft-^it/Am®m%o j,
wheat /wilt/
noun [U] a plant grown for
its grain that is used to produce the flour for bread, cakes, pasta, etc.; the grain of this plant
/hit ( ) ; /hi ( ) :
wheat flour /h^Irli'JfrilffilSf —
picture e> cereal fT7T?7M sort out/separate the .wheat from the
chaff to
distinguish useful or valuable people or things from ones that are not useful
or have no value iK £i] ft A; 7i§£F
the 'Wheat Belt noun [sing.] the western central region of the
M70^7^7K ) •
wheat-germ /'wiitd^im;
NAmE -d33irm/ noun [u] the centre of the
wheat grain, which is especially good for your health /JnMf&W
wheat-meal /'wiitmiil/
noun [U] a type of flour
made from wheat, that uses more of the grain than white FLOUR
whee /wii/
exclamation used to express excitement ( #
)
m,
m
whee-dle/'wiidl/ verb ~ sth (out of sb) | ~
sb into doing
sth
(disapproving) to persuade sb to
give you sth or do sth by saying nice things that you do not mean ( j=f if )
Bit Ena
coax : [VN] The kids can always
wheedle money out of their father. & 7 ff]
1%
A0 0 She wheedled me into lending her my new coat.
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7Mo [also V speech]
wheel 0-*/wiii/ noun, verb
• noun
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ON/IN VEHICLES 7| - IW 1 [C] one of the round
objects
under a car, bicycle, bus,
etc. that turns when it moves %>; A$j>; f>7: He braked
suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. fj7^fT?f7o o One
of the boys was pushing
the other along in a little box on wheels.
$7 2 [C, usually sing.] the round object used
to steer a car, etc. or ship ( )
AM; (
This is the first time I’ve sat behind the wheel since
the accident. &J§ * 7$ 1^ft^£^1*1 Mc oAcar swept past with
Laura at the wheel.
M
H o 0 Do you want to take the wheel (=
drive) now? ffc ijfi |E i® Jf $ ? — see also helm,
steering
wheel 3 wheels [pi.] (informal) a car fe7: At
last he had his own wheels. #,^7^7 i
►
IN MACHINE tJl# 4 [C] a flat round part
in a machine fit
:
gear wheels — see also cartwheel,
Catherine wheel, Ferris wheel, mill wheel, spinning
WHEEL, WATERWHEEL
►
ORGANIZATION/SYSTEM M&l;
MM 5 wheels [p|.] ~ (of
sth) an organization or a
system that seems to work like a complicated machine that is difficult to understand
ft M #3 ( ^ % £$ ) : the
wheels of
bureaucracy/commerce/government, etc. M & if
O
It was Rob’s idea. I merely set the wheels in motion (= started the process). A
►
-WHEELED 7 -76 6 (in adjectives
7j^7§isJ) having the
number or type of wheels
mentioned 7“ • • • W : a
sixteen-wheeled lorry 7A^A77 ,
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-WHEELER 7 •••$£ 7 W 7 7 (in
nouns ^jA^ifl]) a car,
bicycle, etc. with the number
of wheels mentioned 7 • • • &7ltint ( ) : a three-wheeler
n»iiTii .wheels within 'wheels a situation which is
difficult to understand because it involves complicated or secret processes
and decisions #fllft7:
There are wheels within wheels in this
organization—you never really know what is going on.
A@|o
—moreatcoc,
GREASE V., OIL V., REINVENT,
SHOULDER n., SPOKE
«
verb [usually +adv./prep.]
►
MOVE STH WITH WHEELS 1 [VN] to push or
pull sth that has wheels
ft ( l) 7$£dtW): She wheeled her bicycle across the road. Mft7 iM77M7
2 [VN]
to move sb/sth that is in or on sth that has wheels %% ) ■■■-. The nurse
wheeled him along the
corridor.