whitey /'waiti/ noun {slang) an offensive word for a white person,
used by black people荈（黑人用语，' 含#
犯_意）白人，白鬼
whither /'wi50(r)/ adv., conj. 1 (old use) where; to which 哪里；何处；到何处：Whither shou〖d
they go?他们应往 何处去？ 〇 They did not know whither they should go. 祕 in
不釦何去何从。◊ the piace whi’ther
they were sent j也^门被送往的地方 2
(/omu?/) usejd to ask what is likely to happen to sth in the future (■询问将可能发生.仕么■) 怎样南情况，怎样的前途：Whither modern architecture? 现；建筑何去何从？
whit-ing /'waitii]/ noun [C, U] (pi. whit-ing) a small sea fish with
white hesh that is used for food 牙鳕.（一种肉
为♦白♦色可食用的小海鱼）
whit.ish /_waitij|7 a必•• fairly white in colour.赛事的.；■稍 白的：a bird with a whitish throat 白喉鸟：
Whit-sun /'witsn/ noun [U, C] the
7th Sunday after Easter and the days close to it圣灵條临节，圣神降临节
(复活节后的第7个星期日前后几天）
,Whit 'Sunday noun [U, C] (6rf) = Pentecost(I) Whit-sun-tide /'witsntaid/ noun [U] the week or days close
to Whit Sunday圣神降临周；‘灵降临节周末
whit.tle /_witl/ ve小[VN] ~ A (from B) | 〜B (into A) to form a piece of wood,
etc. into a particular shape by cutting small pieces from it 把■(木头等）削成…：He whittled a simple toy 介om the piece. 〇/wood.他把那块木
头削成了一个简易的玩具。◊ He whittled t/ie piece 〇/ wood into a simple toy.他把那块木头削成了一个简易的
玩具。仙l;iyj ,whitt丨e.sth«~»a'way to make sth gradually
decrease in value or amount 肖 ij
减， 减少，降低
(…的价值或数量 >,whitt丨e sth—'down to reduce the size or
number of sth減少，缩减（…的大小或数目）：
I finally managed to whittle down the names on the
list to
only我最后总算把名单上的名字減少到了只有
五•个。 ：
whizz (especially Br£) (also whiz especially in
■
verb [V +adv./prep.] 1 to move very quickly, making a
high continuous sound嗖嗖地移动；飞速行秦…A
buHet whizzed past my ear. —颗手弹嗖的一声从|我耳边飞过。◊ He whizzed down the road on his motorbike•他骑着摩托 车呼啸着沿路绝尘而去。2 to do sth very quickly 速 地做；匆匆地干：She whizzeci the
work.她麻利
地把活干完了。
■
noun
(informal) a person who is very good at sth 善午…尚人：She’s a whizz at
crosswords.她填纵_字谜
很.在行。♦
'whizz-kid [especially Br£)
(NAmE
usually'whiz-kid)
noun (informal) a person who is very good and successful
at sth, especially at a young age 神童；有为青.年：finan- cia〖 whizz-fcids金融务面年轻有为的人物
whizzy /'wizi/
adj. (whiz-zier, whiz-ziest) (//?/〇rmfl/) having features that make use of advanced
technology 采角卑进技术的：a whizsy new handfteZd computer 技 术先进的新掌上电脑
who
(Hf /hu:/
pron.
1 used in questions to ask about the name,
identity or function of one or more people ,(询问姓名、身份或职
务）谁，什么人：Who is that woman?那个女治桌谁？
◊
J wonder who that Zetter was/rom.我不.知道是谁来的
信。◊ W7io are you phoning?你在给谁!丁—电话？ ◊
Who’s t/ie money/or?这是給谁的钱？ 2
used to show which person or people you mean (■表示所指的人' r:: The peopZe who caHed
yesterday want to buy the house.昨天 打电话来的人想买这座房子。◊ The peop〖e
(who) we met i'n
| 2297 wholefood
情况（姓名：si：作、身份等）：Fou沿soon/ind out who’s who
in the o仿ce.你很快就会了解办公金里每个人的
情况。
WHO
/tdAblju:
eitj
'eu; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. World Health
Organization (an international organization that aims to fight and control
disease)世界丑'生组织 whoa /w0〇; NAmE wou/ exclamation used as a command to a
horse, etc. to make it stop or stand still (。吃喝马等 停下或不动的口令）吁
who^ /hu:d/
short
form 1 who
had 2 who
would who-dun-nit (erf) (also who-dun-it NAmE, 6r£) /,hu:- 'dAnit/ noun {informal) a story, play, etc.
about a murder in which you do not know who did the murder until
the end (在结尾时才能知道谁是谋杀犯的）侦探小说，
侦探戏剧
who.eveir 〇*w /hu:'ev9(r)/ p 肌 1 the
person or people who; any person who …的那.个 人i或那些人）；…的任何人：Whoever says that is a
Ziar. iji那话的人都是骗子。◊ Sendit to whoever is in charge 〇/ sa〖es.把这寄给负责销售的人。2 used to say that it does not matter who, since the
result will be the same 无论谁；不管什么人：Come out 〇/ there/
whoever you are.不管你是谁，从那里出来吧。◊ J don’t want
to see them, whoever they are•无论他们是谁，我都不想见。
3 used in questions, .to mean *who’，expressing
surprise (用于问句，表示惊讶）究竟是谁，到底基谁：Whoever heard 〇/such
a thing/.究竟_谁听说过这种事！
whole /haul; NAmEhoal/ adj., noun
■
arf/ 1 ■丨only before noun] full; compile 全部的；整体的；
完全的；命有的：He spent the whoie day writing•他整 整写了一天。◊ We
drank a whoie bottie each.我们每人 都喝了整整一瓶。◊ The
who〖e country (=_::all the people
In.
it) mourned her dea仇举国都在为她的逝世哀悼。’◊ Let’s /orget the whole thing. @们彻旎忘掉这件事吧。◊ She wasn’t
teHfng the whole truth.她没善把实情都讲出
来。2 [only before noun]
used to emphasize how large :or important sth is (强调大小或重要)整个的，全部的：
We
c(拆r a variety 〇/weekend breafo.我们提供的
周末假日活动丰富多彩，一应倶全。oJam’ta^brd it—that’s
the
w/ioZe point.我买不起，这就是全部的理
由。3 not broken or damaged完整的；完:好无损的
H771
in one piece ： Owls usually swallow their prey w/ioZe (= without
chewing it).猫头鹰通常把猎物_囵舍 f> note at half ► whole-ness
noun [U] —see also wholly D3Z3 Most idioms containing
whole are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for
example go the whole hog is at hog.大多数含 whole
的 习语，都可在该等与语中的名词及动词相关词条找到，如
go
the whole hog 在■.词条 hog
下.:。 a whole lot
very, much; a lot 非常；很多：I’m feeling a whoZe iot better•我觉得好得多了。a 'whole lot (of sth)
(/•/7/ormfl/)
a large number or amount 许许多多；.大量： There were a whole lot of people I didn't
know.
我都不认识。◊ Host a w/io〖e Zot 〇/ mon印..我ig. T好多
钱。' the,whole _lot everything; all of sth —切；命；
侖有：J’ve soZd the whoZe Zot•我把所有的东西森壶了。
■
fioi/n 1 [C]
a thing that is complete in itself 整个；整体：
Four
quarters mafce a w/io〖e..四个四分之一构-血一不整
体。◊ The subjects 〇/ the.xurricuZum./orm a
coherent
课程中的科目构成了一个连贯的整体。2 [sing.] the ~ of
sth all
that there is of sth 全部； '全体；所有：The ejects vWH Zost/or the w/ioZe o/ftis h/e.这些将会持续影
响他的一生。…〇 note at half as a 'whole as one
thing or piece and not as
separate parts.作;为一，+ 整 体；.总体上：77ie /estiva/ wiH be
great /or our city and /or the coi/nt/y as a whoZe•这次会演对我们城市力單整
个国家都将是意义重大的。on the whole considering everything;
in general总的说来；太体上；基本上：On the w/ioZe, I’m
in/avour 〇/the
idea.大体说来，我赞成这
个想法9
whole-food /'haulfurd; NAmE 'houl-/ noun [u] (also whole-foods [pi.]) food that is
considered healthy because it is in a simple form, has not been refined, and does.not contain
artificial substancesi. (;«未经加■工且
不含人造添加剂的）全营养食物;全天然食物