baseball m A I& # S£) an unsuccessful attempt to hit the baii na)
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verb [V] 1 (BrE, informal) to smell bad W %. f^fc ; A M 2
{NAmE) (in golf
or baseball A^^t#$<) to try
without success to hit the ball 1^ $ ( AA )
whiffy /'wifi/
adj. (BrE, informal) smelling bad $£|^]M;
ahm
Whig /wig/ noun in
Mim
while 0-w /wail/ conj., noun,
verb mconj. (also formal whilst /wailst/ especially in
BrE) 1 during the time that sth is happening ft ■ ■ • |h] ; ^ •
M
ft fi EEEI
when : We must have been
burgled while we were asleep. lUDBi^ft—To 0 Her
parents died while she was still at school. MiEfti^Aft 5£ 5$ A 1ft 7 o O While I was waiting at
the bus stop,
three buses went by in the
opposite direction, $cft/7ft'ft A&^Aft, 2 at the
same
time as sth else is
happening ■ • • |SJ ft: You can go swimming while I’m having
lunch. $£lftftiKB'f rIIM A fflfbk0
0 shoes mended while you wait ftft^plBlMft'l^f£ M$i 3 used to
contrast two things ( ftftMft) ••• ft , ■■
■ MM: While Tom’s very good at science, his brother is absolutely
hopeless. Ift7If4, ftftM
4
(used at the beginning of a sentence ffiAfti') although; despite the fact that
... §k ^ Hf: While I am willing to help, I do not have much time
available. H $ j£ M W ft,
flJi'&ft^ftft
|e]
o 5 (NEngE) until 3\ ft; fi M
A ih : I waited while
you’re/Pm etc. at it used to suggest that
sb could do sth while they are doing sth else ji; {$ A ¥ M ft f[£; M ®; I® A: ‘I’m
just going to buy some postcards. ’ ‘Can you get me some stamps while you’re at
it?’ “HcJEMft
mw(nn0 ” ”
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noun [sing.] a period of time — JAftl'i]; — £-JL: They
chatted for a while. 1M]®P7~^AJL 0 I’ll be back
in a little while (= a short time), $£—. ^ J L ft 0 A
o of haven’t seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time).
W
ft - P7 7 W J& ffc 7 o 0 They walked back together, talking all the
while {= all the time).
AMo
iTSTTil see once adv., worth adj. mverb .while sth^a'way to spend time in a
pleasant lazy way BiS ( ftlRj ) : We
whiled away the time reading
and playing cards.
whim /wim/
noun [C, U] a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when it is sth
unusual or unnecessary 7lfiLA $1; -ftMASX; He
was forced to pander
to her every whim.
o We bought the
house on a whim. f£C| — ft ft 7 &
fjlf 7 o 0 My duties
seem to change daily at the whim of the boss. o
the whims of fashion ft ft M ft ^ 2® 0 She
hires and fires people at whim. AfPl?fiA0
whimper /'wimpa(r)/
verb, noun
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verb to make low, weak
crying noises; to speak in this
way "W, [V] The child
was lost and began to
whimper.
1$ 7 ££ 7 {&,
Ao
0 [V speech] ‘Don’t leave me alone,’ he whimpered. “^iJATflcAllfo
”
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noun a low weak cry that a
person or an animal makes when they are hurt, frightened or sad ft/i;
R4'ngJ&
whim si cal /'wimzikl/ adj. unusual and not serious in a
way that is either amusing or annoying ^ilSftJFM; $1 A A # M; 7lfiL A?$M; ftft
TT^M: to have a whimsical sense of humour W M ® /sS 0 Much of his
writing has a whimsical quality. ftM gf0 ► whimsically /-kli/ adv. whimsy /'wimzi/ noun [U] a way of thinking or
behaving, or a style of doing sth that is unusual and not serious, in a way
that is either amusing or annoying M'L'fm
whine /wain/
verb, noun
o verb 1 to complain in an annoying, crying voice ^
^ (f If ; & m : [V] Stop
whining! 5jt|«MM7 ! o
| 2293 whiplash
[V speech] ‘I want to go home, ’ whined
Toby. “ H 0 A o ” ft tfc Bf Bgp up
Jtb. 0 [also V that] o note at complain 2 [V] to make a long high unpleasant sound because you
are in pain or unhappy ; 'I# : The
dog whined and scratched
at the door. J|5 $J iSt ^ ^ PL{ § ft H o 3 [V] (of a machine lit f§) to make
a long high unpleasant sound Ug H5 H|hJ
;
a
noun [usually sing.] 1 a long high sound that
is usually unpleasant or annoying nl ; ȣ tȣ ^; R5 RJ ^: the steady
whine of the engine 2 a long
high cry that a child or dog
makes when it is hurt or wants sth ( JLMftM ) WF
3
a high tone of voice that you use when you complain about sth
whinge /wind3/ verb {pres. part, whinge-ing
or
whing-ing)
[V]
{BrE,
informal, disapproving) ~ (about sb/sth) to complain in an annoying way % % Rfl B7J jtb, fg. : She’s always
whingeing about how unfair everything is. M JiISP®§ili — ■Kl?PA7^¥7o o note at complain ► whinge noun whin-ger noun whinny /'wini/ verb (whin
nies, whinny ing, whin-nied, whin-nied) [V] (of a horse S,) to
make a quiet neigh ^ ►whinny noun {pi. -ies) whip /wip/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a long thin piece
of rope or leather, attached to a handle, used for making animals move or
punishing people ¥f 7: He cracked
his whip and the horse leapt forward, ft M 7 ^ "ft H, S; fttfc &Bfr ft A c 2 [C] an official in
a political party who is responsible for making sure that party members attend
and vote in important government debates ^
) : the chief
whip 3 [C] a written instruc
tion telling members of a
political party how to vote on a particular issue ( I&W 7N — see also three-line whip 4 [U, C] a sweet dish made from cream,
eggs, sugar and fruit mixed together
nm. tTm$ )
IT«T71 have/hold, etc. the
whip hand (over sb/sth) to be in a position where you have power
or control over sb/sth —more at crack v., fair
adj.
• verb (-pp-) 1 [VN] to hit a person
or an animal hard with a whip, as a punishment or to make them go faster or
work harder HfT; WW 2
to move,
or make sth move, quickly
and suddenly or violently in a particular direction ( :
[V +adv./prep.] A branch
whipped across the car window.
0 Her hair
whipped around her face in the wind. MM o [VN] The
waves were being whipped
by 50 mile an hour winds. Bf & 50 fL M A R #
j& 7 ^ M;
3 [VN +adv./prep.] to
remove or pull sth quickly and suddenly ( )
, ftth: She whipped the mask
off her face.
M®M--T7M±MffijlMft7o
0 The man whipped out a
knife. IE7J3|5„ 4 [VN] ~ sth (up)
to stir cream, etc. very
quickly until it becomes stiff ft t7 ( #5 rft # ) : Serve the
pie with whipped cream.
7 ft ft fafto Mtfit/fo o Whip the egg whites
up into stiff peaks. ftS6ft#^^AJL0
5 [VN] {BrE,
informal) to steal sth {fy;
jgtg5 ijiliM .whip 'through sth {informal) to do or finish sth very
quickly ; ifiillAA: VVe
whipped through customs in
ten minutes. $£7] ^%7i)c¥io .whip sb/sth<-*'up i to deliberately try
and make people excited or feel strongly about sth M&-, mm-, asa rouse : The
advertisements
were designed to whip up
public opinion. ftA
70 He was a speaker who could really whip up a crowd. A 2 to
quickly make a meal or sth to
eat jy She
whipped up a delicious lunch
for us in 15 minutes. Mffl7
whip-cord /'wipkoid; NAmE -ko:rd/
noun [U]
a type of strong cotton or wool cloth used, for example, for making
trousers/pants for horse riding whip-lash /'wiplaej1/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a hit with a whip $$ ft 2
[U] = whiplash injury : He was very