win-ning-est
/'wmiqist/ adj. {NAmE, informal) having won the most games，races or
competitions 贏_得最多
比赛的：the wirmfngest coach in the history .〇/ tfte [7S nationd team美国国家队历史上贏得最多比赛的教练
'winning
post noun
(especially Br£) a post that shows where the end of a race is』终点柱：to be
first past the winm’ng posr第-^个跑过终点無
win-nings /'wimrjz/
noun [pi.] money that
sb wins in a competition or game or by gambling (-比赛、赌博中） 贏得的钱
win-now
/'winau; NAmE -nou/ verb [VN] to blow air
through grain in order to remove its outer covering (called the chaff)簸，扬，风选（以去掉谷壳） .winnow sb/sth out (of sth) (formal) to
remove people or things from a group so that only the best ones are left 筛选；遴选；选拔 SEJ sift out wino
/'wamau; NAmE -nou/ noun {pi. -os) (informal) a
person who drinks a lot of cheap alcohol and who has no home (无象可归的）酒鬼 win-some /'winsam/ adj. {format) {of people or their
manner 人或其举止）pleasant and
attractive 讨人喜欢 的；惹人喜舍的；楚楚动人的HTl ENGAGING : a winsome
smile ^ ►
win-some-ly adv.
win-ter /'wmt0(r)/
noun, verb mnoun [U, C] the coldest season of the year, between
autumn/^fall and spring 冬天；.冬季：a mfifi/severe/ hard wrnter 暖 / 严 / 寒冬◊
Our hoixse can be very coid in (the) winter•我们的房子到了冬天可能舍非常冷。◊ They worked
on the building all through the winter. J 整个冬天都在建这座大楼。0 We went to Afew Zeatond Zast winter•我们去年冬女袭了新西兰。◊
the winter
months冬季的月__份◊ a winter coat过冬_的大衣 ITiT?l
see dead n.
■
verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] to spend the
winter some- where 过冬：Many
British birds winter m A/h'ca.许多
英国的鸟在非洲过冬。一 compare overwinter
.winter
'sports noun [pi.] sports that
people do on snow or ice冬季运动（g雪上和冰上的运3 ) win-ter-time /'wintataim;
NAmE -tart-/ noun [U] the period of
time when it is winter 冬.季；冬天；.冬令：
TTie days are shorter in (WieJ wintertime•冬季白_较短。
win.try /’wintri/
aa[/. 1 typical: of winter; cold 冬天的；
冬令的；寒冷的：wintry
weather冬季的天气◊
a wintry kmdscape 冬景◊
wintry showers (= of snow)冬季的择 雪.2 not friendly 冷漠的；冷冰灰的 HT7I frosty ： a wintry smiie 冷冷一笑
,win-_win [only before noun] (of a situation 局面）in
which there is a good result for each person or group involved对各方都有益的；双贏的：TTiis
is a win-wfn situation aH aroimd.这是一个畚得其所的局面。
wipe /waip/ verb, noun
verb 1 〜sth (on/with sth) to rub
sth against a surface， in order to remove
dirt or liquid from it; to rub a surface with a cloth, etc. in order to clean
it ^;拭；
抹；揩；_ 蹭：[VN] PZeose wipe
your/eet on t/ie mat.请在
■垫_上赠一蹭脚。◊
He vWped Ais hands on a dean toweL 他角一块千净的手巾擦了礆双手。◊
She was sn娇ng and
w扣ng her
eyes with a tissue.她边抽泣边用手巾纸拭擦眼
泪。[VN-ADJ] ffe wfped /iis
pkite cZean with a piece 〇/ bread.他用一块面包把碟子擦千净。2 [VN] ~ sth (from/ off sth) | 〜sth (away/off/up) to
remove dirt，liquid, etc. from
sth by using a cloth, your hand, etc.(角布、。手
等）擦干淨，抹，掉：ffe
wiped the sweat _/irom his /ore- head•他擦去额裏上的汗。◊
She wiped 0# her
mafce-up. 她把化的私擦f▲了。◊
Use that cZoth to wipe up the mess. 用那块希把脏东茜擦掉。◊
(f/gwraf/Ve) Wipe that stupid smfZe o#your/ace.别那么傻矣啦’。3 [VN]〜sth (off/off sth) to
remove information, sound, images, etc. from a computer, tape or video消除，抹i •(计算机、磁带或录 像机上的丨言息等）.、erase： You
must have wiped 0# that
programme J recorded.你一定是把我录制的+目
给抹掉亍。◊
Somebody had wiped aii the tapes.有人把
所有磁带上录制的内容都抹掉了。4 [VN]〜sth
from sth | 〜sth out to
deliberately forget an experience because, it was unpleasant or embarrassing 抹去（：旧事■): H77I erase： I tried to
wipe the whole episode from my mind.
我设法把这整个经历从心中抹掉。◊
You ccm never wipe out the pa^t•你永远不能把过去一笔勾销。wipe sb/sth off the .face of the earth | wipe
sth off the 'map to destroy or remove sb/sth completely 使…从地 球上消失；彻底消除 wipe the slate 'dean to
agree to forget about past mistakes or arguments and start again with a
relationship把以往过错一笔勾销；一消前
想；捐弃前嫌一 more at floor
n. .wipe sth一
'down to
clean a surface completely, using a wet cloth (.用湿布）彻底措擦千.净：She toofc a doth
and wiped down the fcftchen taWe.她拿了一块布把厨房桌面擦彳i千 _干净净。wipe sth
off sth to remove sth from sth 从… 除掉（或抹掉）：Biffions 〇/pounds were wiped o#s/iare prices today.今天的股票价格下挫造成数十亿英镑的损
失。-，wipe 'out 乂/fj/omja/) to fall over, especially when you are doing
a sport such as skiing or surfing (尤指 做滑雪或冲浪等体育运动时）跌倒，翻跌下来，wipe
sb— 'out (/A7/om7fl/) to make sb extremely tired 使疲惫不堪：
AZZ that traveling has wiped her out•—路舟幸辛劳让她
疲惫不堪6 —see also wiped out ,wipe sb/sth^'out [often passive] to destroy or
remove sb/stk completely 彻 底消灭；全_摧毁：W^o〖e
viHages were wiped out by the earthquafce.戒―把整座整座的村庄夷为平地。◊
last year’s pro/iits were virtuaHy wiped out.去年的利润几乎全 〇 a campaign to wipe out malaria 必运S — related noun wipeout(I)
■
noun 1 an act of
cleaning sth using a cloth ^;措； 拭：.Can
you give the tabie a quicfc wipe?你快点把桌子
擦.了下行吗？ ■ 2 a special piece of thin cloth or soft paper that has been
treated with a liquid and that you use to clean away dirt and bacteria (湿）.抹布，纸 士 ： Remember to tafce nappies and baby wipes.记住带尿布
f婴儿的湿纸巾。
■
wiped 1 out flc/y. .[not before noun] extremely
tired十分疲劳；筋疲力尽：youtoofc wiped
out•你看i
去疲惫不堪。
wipe-out /'waipaot/ noun (informal) 1 [U, C] complete
destruction, failure or defeat 全部摧毁；彻底失败：The party/aces
virtuaZ wipeout in the eiection.这个政党在选
举中面临着近乎全军覆灾。◊
a 5-0 wipeout *5比0的大 败 2 [C] a fall from a surfboard (从冲浪板上的）跌 倒，翻跌
wiper /'waip9(r)/ noun = windscreen wiper
wire /'waia(r)/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U, C] metal in
the form of thin thread; a piece of this金属丝；金属线；一段金属丝（或线）：a coi〖〇/ copper wire —卷铜丝◊ a wire basket 金属丝编织篮◊
77ie box was/astened with a rusty wire.那个箱子是用生锈的
铁丝捆索的。一picture o gord — see also barbed
wire, high wire, tripwire 2 [C, U] a piece of wire that is used to carry
an electric current or signal 电线；导 线：overhead
wfres 架空电线 ojiuse wire 保险丝◊ 77ie teZephone wfres had been, cut
电诗线被割 if T。一 see also hot-wire
3 the wir耷[sing.] a wire fence 金属丝编
制的栅栏；铁!丝网：Three
prisoners escaped by crawZfng under the wire.三个0犯从铁丝网栅栏T钻出去越狱了。
4 [C] {informal, especially NAm^) = telegram ： We sent a wire asking him to join
us,我们给他发了一份电报请他加
乂我们的行列。一see also wiry ITTO1
get your 'wires crossed {informal) to become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they
meant sth else 误会（别人的韋思）go, come, etc. (ri号ht)
down to the 'wire (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the
result will not be decided or known until the very end 直到最后才见分晓
—more at live2 adj., pull v.
■
verft 1 [VN]:〜sth
'(up) to connect a building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply
using wires 用 导线给（建筑物、设备等）接通电源：Mafcesurethe
pZug is vWred up correct^•柄头一定要接对。2 [Vfsl]〜sb/ sth
up (to sth) | ~ sb/sth to sth to connect sb/sth to a piece of equipment,
especially a tape recorder or
computer system将…连接到（磁带桌音机、计算机等设
备）：He was
w/red up to a poZice tape recorder.他被连 邊到了警方的录章机上。3丨VN] ~ sth
(for sth) to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to
other people’s conversations 给…安装窃听器 bug： The
room had been wired for sound.
经装上了窃听器。4 〜(sth)
(to sb) | 〜sb (sth) (esp«:/fl//y