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win-n
ingest /'wmirjist/
adj. (NAmE, informal) having won the most games,
races or competitions It W (ft : the
winningest coach in the history of the
'winning
post noun (especially BrLi) a post that shows where the
end of a race is A ft: to be first past the winning post
winnings
/‘winipz/ noun [pi.] money that sb wins in a
competition or game or by gambling ( tfc#, PUMA )
win-now
/'winau; NAmE -nou/ verb [VN] to blow air through grain
in order to remove its outer covering (called the chaff) M , % , M ft ( U A W & tB )
,winnow
sb/sth out (of sth) (formal) to remove people or things from
a group so that only the best ones are left fligft; iS® ES771 sift out
wino
/'wamau; NAmE -nou/ noun
(pi -os) (informal) a person who drinks a lot of
cheap alcohol and who has no home ( kcMuSBM ) MU win-some /‘winsam/ adj.
(formal) (of people or their manner A^^^it) pleasant and attractive it AS® W; I:
A1- i PTi?! engaging
: a
winsome smile % ►
win-some-ly
adv.
win-ter Onw /'wmta(r)/ noun, verb mnoun [U, C] the coldest season of
the year, between autumn/fall and spring 4F- A ;^ : a mild/severe/
hard winter
/ f2 /11^-0 Our house can be very cold in (the) winter. A ((] f%
%M 'J 4- A bj % A 4 H’ 7#« o They
worked on the building all through the winter. [Ml SI A# AI$]o 0 We went to
last winter. 0 the winter
months I! {ft
0 a winter coat il frfe A A
ITiTOl see dead n.
■ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] to spend the winter somewhere
: Many British birds winter in
.winter
'sports noun [pi.] sports that people do on snow or ice )
win
ter-time /'wintataim;
NAmE -tart-/ noun [U] the period of time when it
is winter ^ ^# A; 4:
The days are shorter in (the) wintertime. win-try /'wintri/ adj. 1 typical of winter; cold A
A&A wintry weather 4?-^£$AA 0 a
wintry landscape o wintry showers (= of snow) |A
M 2 not friendly 7A
ftfc
a wintry smile
.win-'win
adj. [only before noun] (of a situation jfi®)
in which there is a good result for each person or group involved /t# : This is a win-win
situation all around. j&JI wipe /waip/ verb,
noun
a 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 ; it; Jfc; Hf; [VN] Please wipe your
feet on the mat. if/t 0 He wiped his hands on a clean towel. Sfe Jf]
- - AA'#A rtJ 70 She was sniffing and wiping her eyes with a tissue.
M 0 o [VN-ADJ] He wiped his plate
clean with a piece of bread, ffeflj •ftifJElflTfo 2 [VN] ~ sth (from/ off sth) | ~ sth (away/off/up) to remove dirt, liquid, etc.
from sth by using a cloth, your hand, etc. ( fj # ) H A If -, '$.$■:
He wiped the sweat from his forehead. ftfe$rAM:A±#lfTo 0 She
wiped off her make-up.
To O Use that cloth to wipe up the mess. /fj tP
A A IE 113: % ffl M <, 0 (figurative)
Wipe that stupid smile off your face. 3
[VN] ~ sth (off/off
sth) to remove information, sound,
images, etc. from a computer, tape or video MI&, t i+IWL {$$Uz ) HT7I erase:
You must have wiped
off that programme I recorded. Jt IE tc A rjf'J (ft A @
taWWTo 0 Somebody had wiped all the tapes. ^AfB , 4 [vni ~ sth from sth 1 ~ sth out to deliberately forget an experience
because it was unpleasant or embarrassing A ( IH ♦ ) Pin erase : I
tried to wipe the whole episode from my mind.
A^I£o ❖ You can never wipe out the past, — 314$)^* iRfll wipe
sb/sth off the .face of the earth | wipe
sth off the 'map to destroy or remove sb/sth completely -Afife
££±MA; Sff-JsifEf# wipe the slate
'clean to agree to forget about past mistakes or arguments and start again with
a relationship lEliHAMIf Btj
M; —more
at floor n. .wipe sth-^
'down to clean a surface completely, using a wet
cloth ( A#: She took a cloth and
wiped
down the kitchen table. ijfe^J
— % A
wipe sth off sth to remove sth from
sth A -- ) : Billions of pounds were wiped offshore prices today.
A A
Ao .wipe 'out (informal) to
fall over, especially when you are doing a sport such as skiing or surfing ( ftfe
) mm, ,wiPe
sb-
'out (informal) to
make sb extremely tired All that travelling has wiped her out. j& A A
—see also wiped
out .wipe sb/sth—'out [often passive] to
destroy or remove sb/sth completely jjSfFiA; Whole
villages were wiped out by the
earthquake. Afe * jfi S ^ H
A M A A Hfe „ o Last year’s profits were virtually wiped
out. A A E/J ^'J M AAA IP!Sp ATo 0 a campaign to wipe out malaria
M — related noun wipeout(I)
a noun 1 an act of cleaning sth using a cloth ;
Can you give the table a quick wipe?
[AfAAfEA A fj f^r ?
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 ( A :
Remember to take nappies and baby wipes. iS ft ^ IP; fp
.wiped
'out adj. [not before noun] (informal)
extremely tired You look wiped
out.
wipe-out
/'waipaut/ noun (informal) 1 [U, C] complete destruction,
failure or defeat ASA The
party faces virtual wipeout in the election.
0 a 5-0 wipeout * 5 tfc 0 #jA m 2 [C] a fall from a
surfboard { A '/t ® ± W ) 3k
m, mm
wiper
/'waipa(r)/ noun = windscreen wiper
wire 0-w /'waia(r)/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [U, C] metal in the form of thin thread; a piece
of this (.mm): a cou of
copper wire —o a wire
basket 0 The
box was fastened with a rusty wire.
IPAHAJlffl AHfrfe ^ M M 'M o — picture o cord
— see also barbed wire, high wire,
tripwire 2 [C, U] a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric
current or signal ffe m; kj- m: overhead wires f&m 0 fuse wire ftiMo The
telephone wires had been cut. ffeilr^ltfci!] ®r T 0 —see
also hot-wire 3 the
wire [sing.] a wire fence
AMfw]: Three prisoners escaped by
crawling under the wire. iitTo
4 [C] (informal,
especially NAmT) = telegram :
We sent a wire asking him to join us. ISffriHlfeAT — iftife jjfl
Afic'fn —see
also wiry IT»TO1 get
your 'wires
crossed (informal) to
become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they meant sth
else ' tic'll ( $j Alft ) go, come, etc. (right) down to the
'wire (informal) if you say that a
situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will
not be decided or known until the very end J[l!]St|p — more at live2 adj., pull v.
mverb 1 [VN].~ sth (up) to connect a
building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply using wires
rimin’ ( ll$LMake
sure the plug is wired up correctly. If 2
[VN] ~ 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 It -
fk ) : He was wired up to a
police tape recorder. [ife®i/E f&WJ W A W fc H lit A o 3 [VN] ~ sth (for sth) to put
a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people’s
conversations ta • • •
A ^ % n/f ^ PTiTl
bug: The room had been
wired for sound. S
4 ~ (sth) (to sb) | ~ sb (sth) (especially