vvit/i emotion•她激动得声音发颤。◊
[VN] Don’t vvobbZe the table—J’m trying to write.别摇桌子，我在写字呢。
2 [V +adv./prep.] to go in
a particular direction while moving from side to side in an unsteady way —摇一摆 地走：He
wobWed oJ^Fon to bifce.他摇摇晃晃地骑着自
行车走了 .。，3 [V] to
hesitate or lose confidence about doing sth 犹豫不决；信心动摇：yesterday
the president showed the signs 0/ wobbh’ng over the issue.昨天总 统第一次在这个问题上表现得有些摇摆不定.。
■
wom/i 1 [usually sing.] a slight unsteady movement
from side to side 松动；摇晃：rhe
hcmdZebars devdoped a wobb〖e•这车把松动摇晃，了。2 a
moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about sth 犹豫不决人.信心动 摇：The team is
experiencing a mid-season wobble, 队正处于赛季中期的不稳定状态。
wobble-board /'wDblboid; NAmE 'wa:blbo:rd/ noun a musical
instrument consisting of a piece of board which is shaken to produce low
sounds, originally played by Australian Aborigines 晃动板（原澳大利亚土
著乐器，晃动发低音）
wob-bly /'wDbli; NAmE 'v/aibli/ adj., noun
■
(/n|o/7r?fl/) 1 moving in an
unsteady way from side to side 摇摆洽；摇摇晃晃的：a chair
with a wobWy Zeg 一条腿木备的椅子.◊ a wobbZy tooth松动的牙齿◊
He’s still a bit wobbly after the operation (- not able to stand
firmly).他动了手术之后仍然有点儿鈿不稳。2 not
firm or confident颤动的；不_的；不自信的cram shaky： the
wobWy singing 0/the choir 唱诗$!£发颤的歌声◊ 77ie
evening got 0# to a
wobbZy start.这次晚会一开始就不
顺当。
mnoun IT^I throw a 'wobbly [BrE, informal) to suddenly become
very angry or upset勃然夫怒；发月卓气 wodge /wDd3； NAmE wa:d3/ noun ~ (of sth) (BrE, /’/i/o/m?/) a
large piece or amount of sth 矢块；■大
大量：a
thi'cfc wodge 〇/
ten-pound notes 厚厚一沓十矣镑 钞票
woe /wau; NAmE wou/ noun {old-fashioned or humorous)
1
woes [pi ] the troubles and
problems that sb has 麻烦；问备；困难：^ncmciai
woes财政困难◊
TTianfcs /or fctening to my woes.谢谢您听我舍说不幸的遭遇。
2
[U] great unhappiness 痛苦；苦恼：悲伤；悲哀 Hn MISERY： a taie 0/woe 悲惨的故事 IRW1 ,woe be，tide sb I 'woe
to sb {formal- or humorous) a phrase that is
used to warn sb that there will be trouble for them if they do sth or do not do
sdi <用以警告某人会有麻
烦）…就要倒霉，…将会遭殃：V^oe betide anyone who gets in her way/谁挡住她的路谁就会遭殃！，woe is ‘me! exclamation {old use or humorous) a phrase that is
used to say that you are very unhappy 我知苦哇！
woe-be-gone /'waubigon; NAmE 'woubigoin; -gain/
adj. (/orwtf/)
looking very sad <神情）悲伤的，忧伤的；愁
眉苦脸的 Hn miserable： a
woebegone expressfo/r悲 伤的表情
woe*ful /'waufl; NAmE 'woufl/
adj. 1 [usually before
noun] very bad or serious; that you disapprove of 糟糕的；严 重命•；.不合意的 HTn deplorable ： She displayed a woeii/Z
ignorance 0/the 她对这些条例表现出诗悲的
充知。2 ("_tera/7 or /ormfl/) very
sad 悲惨的；的：a /ace 忧伤的面孔◊ taies 0/broken romances
破裂爱情的悲惨故事►
woefully /-Mi/ a办. wog /wDg; NAmE wa:g/ noun 1 (BrE, taboo, slang) a very offensive
word for a person who does not have white skin外国佬（对有色人种的蔑株）2
(zAt/sfra/f，toboo, slang) an offensive word
for a person from southern Europe or whose parents came from southern Europe 南蛮手（对南欧人邊其后裔的蔑称i 3 (/4叫ra/f,
/n/orma/) an illness, usually one that is not'very serious 病；..小 病：A /lu
wog struck•突患流感。 wog-gle /'wDgl; NAmE 'wa:gl/ noun a ring of leather or
other material used by scouts to
hold the ends of a scarf in place
around the neck (:童子军的）领巾皮
环，领巾圈
wok
/wDk; NAmE wa:k/ noun (from Chinese) a large pan shaped
like a bowl, used for cooking food, especially Chinese food 炒菜锅；镬子一picture o pan woke pt of WAKE
woken pp of
wake
wolds /wauldz;
NAmE wouldz/ noun [pi.] used in the names
of places in
(用于英i的地名 >
丘陵：the yorfcshire Wokk约克郡
丘陵
wolf /wulf/
noun, verb
m noun {pi. wolves /wulvz/) a large wild
animal of the dog family, that lives and hunts in groups 狼：a pack of woZves —群狼 IRXl keep the 'wolf from the door [informal) to have enough money to
avoid going hungry; to stop sb feeling hungry 勉强度日 糊口 throw sb to the 'wolves to leave sb to be
roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them弃…于险境而不顾；见死不救a
wolf in sheep’s clothing a person who seems to be friendly or harm-
less but is really an enemy 披着羊皮的狼一more at cry v”
lone
■
verb [VN]〜sth (down) {informal) to
eat food very quickly, especially by putting a lot of it in your mouth at once大口地快吃；狼吞虎咽H771 gobble wolf-hound /'wulfhaund/ noun a very large tall dog
with long hair and long legs, originally used for hunting wolves 猎狼犬：an Jris/i 爱尔兰猎
狼犬
wolf.ish
/’wolfiJV
口办（/omjfl/) like a wolf 似狼的：
wo(/iish yeHow eyes 狼一無的黄 i艮睛◊ (//gt/raf/vej a
grin (= showing sexual interest in sb)淫荡的露齿笑
'wolf
whistle noun a whistle with a short
rising note and a long falling note, used by sb, usually a man, to show that
they find sb else attractive, especially sb passing in the street挑逗呼哨（尤指男手在街上向美貌
女子.吹的）：She vvas/ed up with the
buiZders’ vvhisrtes each morning.每天早上都有建筑工人冲她挑逗
地吹口哨，她烦都烦死了。► 'wolf-whistle [V，VN] wolves pi. of WOLF
woman 0t» /'woman/ noun {pi. women /'wimin/)
1 [C] an adult female human 成年女子；妇女：men, women and cMdren 男人、女人和儿童◊. a
24-year-oZd woman * 24 0
I prefer to see a woman doctor.
我#望让女医i给我看聶。2 [U] female humans in general 女子；■女人：{informal) Shefs
all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)她是典型的士 人。
3 [C] (in compounds 构成复合词）a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose
job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned 来.自…（或做...、 喜欢…等）的女子：an £ngfchvvoman英格兰女A夕a businesswomari 女商人◊ a Congresswomcm 女 i义员◊ a horsewoman 女骑师 o
note at gender 4 [C]
a female worker, especially one who works with her hands ( X 指做手工劳动的）女工：We used to have a woman
to cio the deaning•義们曾雇过一:位女工打S卫生？ 5 [sing.]
(old-fashioned) a rude way of addressing
a female person in an angry or important way 乂对女■人无礼的称
呼）娘儿们：Be quiet, woman/安静，你邊个臭娘九们！
6 [C] (sometimes disapproving) a wife or sexual partner
妻子；女朋友；女相好〆He’s got a new woman fn his Zi/e.彳▲生病中又有了一个女人。一see also fallen
WOMAN, KEPT WOMAN, OTHER WOMAN 11^ be y〇ur own 'man/'woman to act or think
independently, not following others or being ordered 独立自主：Wor/dng for
herself meant that she could be her own woman. 独立工作意味着她能够自生9 — more at HEART,
HELL, HONEST, MAN n., PART 11., POSSESSED,
SUBSTANCE, WORLD
woman-hood /'wumanhud/
(ioun [U] (formal) 1 the state of being a
woman, rather than a girl 成牵女子的 ： He
wdtched his daughters grow to womanhood, jlfe i着自己的女儿们都长大成人了。2 women in general (统称）妇女：t/ie womanhood 〇/ this country 这个国 家的妇女 一 compare manhood woman-ish /'wumamj/ adj. [disapproving) (especially of a man 尤指男’子）behaving in a way that
is more suitable for a woman; more suitable for women than men 脂粉气的；娘娘腔的；.更适合女性的：He has a vvomank/i manner•他举手投足像个女人。◊ a womanish nove〖女性小说
woman-iz-ing {BrE also -is-ing) /'wumanaiziq/ noun [U] {disapproving) the fact of having
sexual relationships