with many different
women gn # fc jA ; M $§ A ~k & H771 philandering ► womanizer, -iser noun woman-kind /'wumankaind/
noun [U] {old-fashioned, formal) women in general ( ) ft A, MI4 — com
pare MANKIND
woman-ly /'wumanli/ adj. (approving)
behaving, dressing, etc. in a way that people think is typical of or very suitable
for a woman W; A Aj&W; M'aitA
a soft
womanly figure W®WfftiS ► woman-li-ness noun [U]
womb /wu:m/ noun the
organ in women and female animals in which babies develop before they are born
AH' PT171 UTERUS
wom bat /'wnmbaet; NAmE rwa:m-/ noun an Australian
animal like a small bear, that
carries its young in a pouch (= a
pocket of skin) on the front of the mother’s body >
women folk /'wiminfauk; NAmE -fouk/ noun [pi.] (formal or humorous) all the women in a
community or family, especially one that is led by men ( — fttm & H A$5 ■If W ) A
Afll, £3Mil: The male hunters brought back the food for their
womenfolk to cook. fj AllAA®Af;ilSJo — compare menfolk women’s lib ber /.wiminz
'lib0(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, informal, often disapproving) a person who
supports Women’s Liberation ; 'AW'B'k
WA
.women’s
libe ration noun [U] (old-fashioned) 1 (also informal .women’s ‘lib /lib/)
the freedom of women to have the same social and economic rights as men IQ
ft It 2 Women’s Liberation (also informal Women’s Lib) the
movement that aimed to achieve equal social and economic rights for women #3 ic
women’s
studies noun [u+sing./pl.
v.] the study of women and their role in history, literature and society
#| ) : to major in women’s studies womens wear /'wiminzwe0(r); NAmE -wer/ noun [U] (used
especially in shops/stores) clothes for women
(ahamm)
won pt,
pp of win
WOll-der
<>■» /'WAnda(r)/ verb, noun
•
verb 1 ~ (about sth) to
think about sth and try to decide
what is true, what
will happen, what you should do, etc. ; £1# BJ &; MM: [V wh-] I
wonder who she
is. ficAfJAf
A&llito Of was just beginning to wonder where you were. f£RMA^J&lft±®IUL
AnfiL 0 [V] ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular
reason. I was just wondering.’ “1ftAft” “StMISo f£ ffc H M/f o ” o We
were wondering about next April for the wedding. f£ #« *
A A m R ^ If M IL S
0
o [V speech]
‘What should I do now?’ she wondered.
'A ABf£?
” iffe g 'htito 2 [V wh-] used as a polite way of asking a question or asking
sb to do sth ( ) : I
wonder if you can
help me. A ft W lie W ft ?
, 0 I was wondering whether you’d like to come to a party.
M&o 3 ~ (at sth) to
be very surprised by sth 3\fg A'S’iftif: [V] She wondered
at her own stupidity. Ml 'A H 3\ S E S A & # li» 0 (BrE,
informal) He’s gone and left us to do all the work, I shouldn’t
wonder (= I wouldn’t be surprised if he had). jCIf AftJ
iSI]5
$ fo IMllttlf Alil'i A'Ao 0 [V (that)]
I wonder (that) he didn’t hurt himself jumping over that wall, fit ®
ft ffc £ ft )k 3 it ± Sm
A % U W ft § a o o I don’t
wonder you’re tired. You’ve had a busy day. jft jg 7,
[1] noun 1 [U] a feeling of
surprise and admiration that you
have when you see or
experience sth beautiful, unusual or unexpected tf.if; fAS; $#; tKlR. BQGIawe: He retained a
childlike sense of wonder. #3ltA
ftj if
S ^ „ o She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below
her. WM^Eo
2 [C]
something that fills you with surprise and admiration SU; SH; 0eS2!
marvel: The
o the wonders of
modern
technology il AfAAWSif!: 0 That’s the wonder of poetry—you’re
always discovering something new.
fft&AmM'MMo o the
sb/sth) to have a very good effect on sb/sth ( fuM A / The news has done
wonders for
our morale. AA#S^7liMnftJ±4Vo
(it’s) no/little/small wonder
(that) ... it is not
surprising A gL A ; If A
tr't7: It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. M /(0
lit 7' M M $1, If A Af „ 0
(informal) No
wonder you’re tired, you’ve been walking for hours. H. it’s
a
‘wonder (that) ... (informal) it is surprising
or strange ^A1t«rWfl; It’s a
wonder (that) more
people
weren’t hurt. iAM A^IiJUi^ o
wonders will
never ‘cease (informal,
usually ironic) a phrase used to
express surprise and pleasure at sth ( ^ AMEJiA^AA, ‘I’ve cleaned my
room.’ ‘Wonders will
never cease!’ “fitfEfitltJJ^|0]fTf3 A '&To ” :
“^^Ara/Affijilt.^7! ” work‘wonders to
achieve very good results 6'J ia 1$ ; A. # tfc ftJ Her new diet and exercise
programme has worked wonders for’her.
—
more at chinless, nine won
derful o-w /’WAndafl; NAmE
-darfl/ adj.
•
very good, pleasant or enjoyable %
Ai^AllJ; {iA'ltt£l*J: a wonderful surprise o We had a wonderful time last night.
1
You’ve all been absolutely wonderfid! fftfl JKJIk^Alf 7 ! O It’s wonderful to see you!
#fijfft Aiti A !
•
making you feel surprise or admiration
BCE3 remarkable: It’'s wonderful
what you can do when you have to. fftitAlf
BAl, AEftif §*AA o
note on next page
won-der-ful-ly /'wAndafali; NAmE
-darf-/ adv.
(formal)
2
very; very well The hotel is wonderfully comfortable. 1$ %fiti 0 0 Things have
worked out
wonderfully (well). A 'I# ftj A A 0
3
unusually; in a surprising way 4“Ai^
hT
itk: He’s
wondetfully fit for his age. itfeA^ESP^A,
AT#
wbn-der-ing-ly /'wAndriqli/ adv.
(formal) in a way that shows surprise and/or admiration S t# tAA
life ; ^ if Jtii; She
gazed at him wonderingly.
tlifeo
won
der land /'wAndalaend; NAmE -darl-/ noun [usually sing.] 1 an imaginary place
in children’s stories
( Sit AW) fill 1#, Sft2a place that is
exciting and full of beautiful and interesting things ®7/
HMWiteA
won der ment /'WAndamant; NAmE -darm-/ noun [U] (formal) a feeling of pleasant surprise or wonder
#; WM
won drous /'wAndras/ adj. (literary) strange,
beautiful and impressive S # W ; H W 7 AiM H33 wonderful ►won-drous-ly
adv. wonk /wnrjk; NAmE wa:qk/ noun (especially US, informal,
disapproving) 1 a person who works too hard and
is considered boring — ^f^AWA; 2a
person
who takes too much interest in the details of political policy XE ® W.
^ A A W A: the President’s chief economic policy wonk
wonky /'wnrjki; NAmE ‘waiqki/
adj. (BrE,
informal) not
steady; not straight AHW; a wonky
chair
wont /waunt; NAmE wornt/ adj., noun m adj. [not
before noun] - (to
do sth) (old-fashioned,
formal) in the habit of doing sth 57]® A H3E! accustomed: