wishbone
2310 I
formal) to
want to do sth; to want sth to happen # M
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( )• : [V] You may stay until
morning, if you wish. £q ft BM-
jft ft IM — jl # ft ft Mo 0 Td rather not talk now. ’ ‘(Just) as you
wish. ’ “M ” 0 [V to inf] This
course is designed for people wishing to update their
computer skills. AM
65 o ol
wish to speak to the manager. o I don’t wish (= I don’t mean)
to be rude, but could you be a little quieter?
0 [VNN] She could not believe that he wished her
harm. M A ffift.tn ilfligft#!#o O [VN to inf] He
was not sure whether he wished her to stay or go. f&iftft/ftflfeft 3 [V] ~
(for sth) to think very hard that you want sth, especially sth that can only be
achieved by good luck or magic ; :
She
shut her eyes and wished for him to get better. M Ift
±
0 If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what
you want. ft i$ft Mo 0 It’s no use wishing for the impossible.
£Aftftfi65fftif llf£^A:£t65o o He
has everything he could possibly wish for. #,ft is $11? 65 -WM MftkfPftTTp 4 to
say that you hope that sb will be happy, lucky, etc. #1; #£ ®
: [VNN] I wished her a happy birthday. 0 0 Wish me
luck! Iftflc
Xi*?is^E! O [VN] We wish them both well in their
retirement. m I wish!
(informal) used to say
that sth is impossible or very unlikely, although you wish it were possible [0
® iu lit ( ffi A
ft 6g$ftAftt8 ) EEE3 if only: ‘You’ll
have finished by tomorrow.’ ‘I wish!’ “j/T'ft XIAAj&To,, ” “f0®£(Ult;!
” lirnvj ,wish sth a'way
to try to get rid of sth by wishing it did not exist M. ft M M h ££!]&; # 'wish
sb/sth on sb (informal) (used in negative
sentences jfi to want sb to have
sth
unpleasant *j| it ••• ) : I wouldn’t wish
something like that on my worst enemy. HP#*
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■ noun 1 [C] ~ (to do sth) | ~ (for sth) a desire or a feeling that you want to do
sth or have sth ® M; : She
expressed a wish to be alone. -'lAiello
0
He had no wish to start a fight. Ilk A ^ MW... 0 I can
understand her wish for secrecy. f^Tft ^65® f§0 0 His
dearest wish (= what he wants most of all) is to
see his grandchildren again. ftkM A 65
JSMUi: ftAJEftft B65?'hft #Xo 2 [C] a thing that you want to have or to happen
*J[ H 65 % M; # H 65 ft: to carry out sb’s
wishes AJ1^A65®11 0 I’m
sure that you will get your wish. 11ft ifo ft- ft i® ft iA 0 0 She married
against her parents’ wishes. Miilf 51# 65 USMMta 7 ft Ao — see also death wish 3 [C] an attempt to make sth happen by thinking hard about it, especially in
stories when it often happens by magic ® ; ft®, : Throw
some money in the fountain and make a wish. ft
With best wishes (= for example, at the end of a letter)
) IT»TMI if
wishes were .horses, beggars would/might ’ride (saying)
wishing for sth does not make it happen H ft ft iE f# Ifc ft; IS M ft If ft ft A your
wish is my com'mand (humorous) used to say that
you are ready to do whatever sb asks you to do l$T Eft’ll M. the wish is
father to the 'thought (saying) we believe a
thing because we want it to be true
wish-bone /'wijbaun; NAmE -boun/
noun a V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a chicken, duck, etc.
When the bird is eaten, this bone is sometimes pulled apart by two people, and
the person who gets the larger part can make a wish. X#, #0®# ( -^lftWA#^a^|B]65 ft®)
GRAMMAR
POINT
wish
After the verb wish in sense 1, a
past tense is always used in a that clause. $5iS] wish XN\ Iff [H65 that
lift)& jiff]Mft W: Do you wish (that) you had a better job? ft#§lftftj£f!? 65Xftn%?
In more formal English, especially in NAmE, many people use were after I, he, she, it instead of was. ^ ]gIE^65MTft,
ft ^
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.wishful
'thinking noun [U] the belief that sth that you
want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true
or very unlikely ft5ftft$l®M65 ; -•ftBfi®: I’ve got a feeling that
Alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking, ^eft—jtiLffl MiMo -ftit[®;65Sft0
'wishing
well noun a well
that people drop a coin into and make a wish ( )
ft®ft
'wish
list noun
(informal) all the things that you would
like to have, or that you would like to happen
wishy-washy
/'wiji woft;
NAmE -wo:Ji; -wafti/ adj. (informal, disapproving) 1 not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs
( ) MM8I&65, ft'/f M65, ftM
S65: a
wishy-washy liberal ftjg^65 i A ±Xft 2 not bright in colour ( M ft ) ft; 65 , fA 65 : a wishy-washy
blue ?A?A653£&
wisp
/wisp/ noun ~ (of sth) 1 a small, thin piece of hair, grass, etc. ^#65 ) ft^, ftlfc
2 a long thin line of smoke or
cloud ( z?#65 )
wispy
/'wispi/ adj. consisting of small, thin pieces; not
thick-*§^65; -mm 65; iAA65; 65: wispy hair/clouds — O a wispy beard —
mm
wisteria
/wi'stiaria; NAmE -'stir-/
(also wis-taria /wi'stearia; NAmE -'ster-/) noun [U] a climbing
plant with bunches of pale purple or white flowers that hang down
wistful
/'wistfl/ adj. thinking sadly about sth that you would
like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have 65; ( ft E ft ft f g X ft A ♦ ) 'ife
Mftft65:
a wistful smile f^^65M^ ► wist-fuMy /-fali/ adv.: She sighed
wistfully. Ml ft it M 0 0 ‘If only I had known you
then,’ he said wistfully. iRftfcftTo ” flfe|o]ft%i^it0 wist
ful ness noun [U] wit /wit/ noun 1 [U, sing.] the ability to say or
write things that are both clever and amusing fa
mmmfj; m®; «:
to have a quick/sharp/
dry/readywitt&mm; fg^IE^65ftit;
o a woman
of wit and intelligence ftSMfi, ® B. 65 ~k ft 0 a
book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics —
ftftftftk 30 M 65 ft
2 [C] a person who has the ability to say or write
things that are both clever and amusing ft it 65 A; fHHi
ffif£65A: a. well-known wit and raconteur jt>i^ft^65i!iiftAft 3 wits [pi.] your
ability to think quickly and clearly and to make good
decisions MM A; Miff ft; A®; I? ft: He needed all
his wits to find his way out. ftl&o
0
The game was a long battle of
wits. & ^ li ft: B'f I«] 65
ftH? o 0 Kate paused and gathered
her wits.
oa chance
to pit your wits against (= compete with, using your
intelligence) our quiz champion ft ft
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M ft m\
65#1 h 4 -witted (in adjectives having the
type
of intelligence mentioned ft • • • H? It 65; A® • ■ • 65: a
quick-witted group of students — ^ A ® 65 ^ *fE
5 [U] - to do sth the intelligence or good sense
to know what is the right thing to do (,IE$jft ®t65 ) lb ft , ftn ft; : At least you had the wit to ask for
help, f^®
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ill ^ >fc 0 o It should not be beyond
the wit