f man to resolve
this dispute. &¥ A^IAA
— see
also witless HTTCil be at your wits’ 'end to be
so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next W if if-; 7 ^ 7 £P ta be frightened/scared/terrified
out of your 'wits to be very frightened PH#s|7|Sftf£ have/keep your 'wits about you to be
aware of what is happening around you and ready to think and act quickly M
{£ f# A J® FFfF; to 'wit (old-fashioned, formal) you use to
wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you
have just referred to ti! sfe H ; BP : Pilot error,
to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of
the
accident. Ji*
£ft (ft M 0 o — more at live1
witch /witJV noun 1 a woman who is
believed to have magic powers, especially to do evil things. In stories, she
usually wears a black pointed hat and flies on a broomstick, fx M. ; M Wk
2 {disapproving) an ugly unpleasant
old woman ii»mi see brew n.
witch craft /'witj’kraift; NAmE -kraeft/ noun [U]
the use of magic powers, especially evil ones 3*7; ( itfm ) fk
a, mm
'witch doctor noun (especially in
MEDICINE MAN
'witch hazel noun [U] a liquid that
is used for treating injuries on the skin )
'witch-hunt noun (usually disapproving) an attempt to find
and punish people who hold opinions that are thought to be unacceptable or
dangerous to society
m, nrwit#
the ‘witching hour noun [sing.] the time, late at
night, when it is thought that magic things can happen 7 W
hm;
Wite-out™
/'waitaut/ noun [U] (NAmE) a white liquid
that you use to cover mistakes that you make when you are writing or typing,
and that you can write on top of; a type of correction
fluid Jg 0H # IE ® — see also
WHITE-OUT
with 0~w /wiQ;
wi0/ prep.
i!Hi J For the
special uses of with in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the
verbs. For example bear with sb/sth is in the phrasal verb section at bear.
* with W®i£^7lA#JA4mJEWA^Mis]&o Upbear with sb/sth W is] ^ bear Pf) fei
ip /W® nP // Q 1 in the company or presence of sb/sth fn •
• • W — 33;
fR; |W]; HI: She lives with her parents. M ® A -fif W
W — 32 <, 0 I have a client with me right now. IlcSilW W7 WW 0 0 a nice steak with a bottle of red
wine —-ffr It ^ 4^# #P ± — 2 having or carrying sth W; HrW;
W: a. girl with (= who has) red hair — fv£U£;;&;SP 0 a jacket
with a hood fl? ^ I! M ± W o He looked at her
with a hurt
expression, ilk4? Ir fit ifj H # 1f # Ir M 0 0 They’re both
in bed with flu. it il l M.
7 & !§ Eh W W o
0 a man with a suitcase SlWff
PfJl! 7 3 using sth 4j;
; W; ft: Cut it
with a knife. mJi
MW W0 o It is treated with acid before being analysed, AW §£fth 4
used to say what fills, covers, etc. sth (1171MM#); The bag was
stuffed with dirty clothes. ^7SiS#i7JJIW)]|lc> o Sprinkle the dish with salt. W&&^±J®Lhlfco 5 in opposition to sb/sth; against
sb/sth ^ ■ ■ • Aal
; )x A: to fight with sb
A; ^ A o to
play tennis with sb ^£A3TNJ£ 0 at
war with a neighbouring country 0 I had an argument
with my boss. 6 concerning; in the
case of
; A7; A-7i&: Be
careful with the glasses. /Jn W IF 0 o Are you pleased with the
result? # A M M it ^ ? 0 Don’t be angry
with her. #1] W M H o
O With these
students it’s pronunciation that’s the problem.
A
;& JS ^ I® IS GfJ H
If 0 7
used when
considering one fact in relation to
another ( ffpR—)
: She won’t be able to help us with all the family commitments she has. MW &
'A , W7 7ficffl o <> It’s much easier compared
with last time. 8 including &
2EW: The meal with wine
came to $20 each, IAS
i!fi&lit&#A
20 0 With all the lesson
preparation
I have to do I work 12 hours a day. gu ± dfr M (Fj # if W 0, jftff AX# 12 77Ao 9
used to show the way in which sb does sth ( A
) : He behaved with
great
dignity, fife 7 it j£ fi $ 7, 0 She
sleeps with the window open. M M M P ® ^ 0 o Don’t stand with your hands in your
pockets. MWPfl Ho 10 because of; as a result of ® A ;
& T; ff f] ■■■ : She blushed with embarrassment.
0 His fingers were numb with cold. fikP^A 11 because of sth and as it happens th 7;
Bt W : The shadows
lengthened with the approach of sunset. Bg M A PH M o Skill comes
with
practice. 12 in
the same direction as
sth • • ■ A IrI — Ifc; M
: Marine mammals generally swim with the current. ^ # Hi IL JR A tfri W o
13 used to show who has possession of or responsibility
for sth & ■ ■ ■ Ft W; & • • • ft
: The keys are with reception. 0 Leave it with me.
lie BE 0 14 employed by; using the services of A ■
I
jf; ^ U
7; f!l — She acted with a touring
company for
three years. MW. A 7 H7-o
0
I bank with the HSBC. ^ ^ # W C A H ff M:»
15 showing separation from sth/sb (
W A ft M ) ;
1
could never
part with this ring.
tW o Can we
dispense with the formalities? ^fllTT IM'fe 16 despite sth With
all
her faults
I still love her.
M0 17 used in exclamations ( $i 7^951) : Off to bed with you! %in
BS'E A! 0 Down with school! ft ! iraTTM be ‘with me/you (informal)
to be able to understand what sb is talking about fisjllf Are you with
me? ffM4 (ft iS ?
O I’m afraid
I’m not quite with you. ^735,
$s7AttffP04l7liSo be 'with sb (on sth) to support sb and agree with what they say
At#; -MW-tS; We’re all
with you on
this one. Wi^7l'F]^±|JcfniiFWt#F5jo 'with it (informal)
1 knowing about current fashions and ideas 0# §r ; H# M trendy : Don’t
you have
anything more
with it to wear? /SJL
? 2 understanding what is happening around you 04 W J^I S
'If i5i; Mfi Pnm alert : You
don’t seem very with it today, iff 4* A $5 JC. 7 U
f- 7 A ^ ffl» with 'that straight after
that; then Mftlf; BIBP; :
He
muttered a few
words of apology and with that he left.
f««M77^Mim mfsWLlt7o
withdraw b*w /wiO'dro:;
wiG'd-/ verb (with-drew /-'dru:/,
with-drawn /-’drain/)
1 ~ (sb/sth) (from' sth) to move back or away from a
place or situation; to make sb/sth do this ( )
M. 0,
HlHpull out: [V] Government troops were forced to
withdraw. jE£WHi$PAi$iijf[3E7o O [VN] Both
powers withdrew their forces from the region. W7A®#PtEnP(A M^7i&yhMKo b She withdrew her
hand from his. Mje#M^#ii7®^ 2 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to stop giving or
offering sth to sb ff ih^ffA 7#^#7: Workers have
threatened to withdraw their labour (= go on strike). XA^WicliXo 0 The drug was withdrawn from
sale after a number of people suffered serious side effects.
O He withdrew his support for our campaign.
ftfcf^lhTXtf fyniszft&fjWj#o 3 ~ (sb/sth) (from
sth) to stop taking part in an activity or being a member of an organization;
to stop sb/sth from doing these things ( f£ ) ii : [V] There have been calls for
from the
EU. —itWAnfW^Sii&ScMo 0 [VN] The horse had been
withdrawn from the race. gPEBjMffW 7 o 4 [VN] to take money
out of a bank account $i, M ( FdfffFW ;
I’d like to withdraw £250 please.
, iSUiUist 250 5
[VN] {formal) to say that
you no longer believe
that sth you previously said is true lift®, It®, JM ( i&MftJiS-
) BEES retract: The
newspaper withdrew the allegations the next day. jA iCMfflUXilft® J&mma 6 [V]
~ (from sth) (into sth) to become quieter and spend less time with other people
JM ( 7%AAW: She’s beginning to
withdraw into
herself. MWM^#7^^AAW7o