ffe was wont to/aH
adeep a/ter supper••他老是吃完晚饭
就打盹。
mnoun [sing.] (old-fashioned, format) something a
person often does 常做法；习 M habit ： She
got up
ear〖y, as was her wont.她像惯常一样起得很早。
won^ /waunt;
NAmE wount/ short form will not won-ton /.wDn'tDn;
NAmE 'wa:nta:n/ noun (from Chinese) a
small piece of food wrapped in dough, often
served in Chinese soup or as dim sum 馄蚀 woo /wu:/ verb
[VN] 1 to try
to get the support of sb 争取…的支持；寻…的赞同：Voters
are ieing wooed with promises tajces•通过许诺减低税收争取选
民 ^ 2 (oW-/flsk/〇A?e£/) (of a man 男子）to try
to persuade a woman to love him and marry him 追求（异性）；求 爱 H*I71 COURT WO〇d /wud/ noun
1
[U, C] the hard material that the trunk and
branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make
things with, or as a fuel 木；木头；木
料；木材；木柴：fife
chopped some wood/or the 也
劈了些g烧灸。◊
a 〇/wood —长条木板◊
AH the
/umiture was made 〇/wood.这里所有的家具都是用木料
制作的 / ◊
a wood }?oor 木地板◊
_/iumiture made 〇/ a variety 〇/di；gferent
woods用各侖不_的木材制作的家具
一 picture e> tree — see
also dead wood, hardwood, softwood,
wooden, woody 2 [C] ’(also woods
[pl..]):
an area of trees, smaller than a forest *林；林地：a large
wood —大片树林◊ a waWc m
the woods在树林中散步
—see also wooded 3 [C] a heavy
wooden ball used in the game of bowls (保龄球戏的 > 木瓶 4 [C]
a golf club with a large
head, that was usually made of wood in the past木头球杆（，旧时通常有木制顶部的高尔夫球
杆—compare iron /I.(5). Uif^l
not see the .wood for the 'trees (6r£) {NAmE not
see the ,forest for the 'trees) to not
see or understand the main point about sth, because you are. paying
too much attention to small details 见树本见知 not ,out of the ’woods {informaf) not
yet free from difficulties or problems ,,^ 未摆脱困境；尚未渡过难关，一 more at knock v.，neck /?.，
TOUCH V.
wood-block /'wudblDk; NAmE -bla:k/ noun
1 each of
the small flat pieces of wood that are fitted together to coverafloor (铺地’板用.的丨.未’条，未,块：awoodWocfc
jfloor 木条地板一compare parquet
2 a piece of wood with a pattern cut
into it，used
for printing 木亥ij.印版； 版木
wood-carv-ing /'wudkaiviri; NAmE -ka:rv-/ noun
[U,
C] the process of shaping a piece of wood with a sharp tool; a decprative
objeqt made in this way 木雕；、木雕品 ►
wood-carver noun
woodchuck / groundhog
土拨鼠
wood-chuck /'wudtjAk/ (also ground-hog) noun a small N American
animal of the squirrel family 美洲 旱獭，土拨鼠（北美洲松鼠科动物） wood-cock /'wudkDk; NAmE -ka:k/
noun {pi. wood-cock or wood-cocks) a brown bird with a long
straight beak, short legs and a short tail, hunted for food or sport 丘鹬，山鹬（长喙黄褐色壻禽）
wood-cut /'wudkAt/ noun a print that is made from a pattern cut in a piece of
wood 木版画；木亥！J
.
wonderful
lovely ♦ delightful
These
words all describe an experience, feeling or sight that gives you great
pleasure.以上各询均措经房、感
觉或景象令人高兴、使人偷快。
wonderful that you enjoy very
much; that gives you
great p丨easure; extremely good 指使人愉快的、令A 嵩兴翁、精彩的:、绝妙_的：We had a
wonc/er/tv/ "me /asf m：g/7t我们昨天晚上过得非常愉快。◊ T/ie weather was
absolutely wonderful, \夭气好敬了。.. lovely {rather
informal, especially 8rf)
that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; very attractive指令人愉快的、有吸f I力的、迷人的：
VVhflf
a /ove/y dfly/ (= the weather is very good)多么 好的天气.啊 i ◊丨f’s tee/? /ove/y yow 有也
在这儿真是太好了。
delightful that gives you great
pleasure; very
attractive 指令人愉快的、宜人沾：fl //«/e
//•s/?/ng
v/7/fl职宜人命小渔村
WONDERFUL,
LOVELY OR DELIGHTFUL?用 wonderful、 lovely 还是 delightful
.
All
these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the
weather. Wonderful can also describe a
chance or ability. Lovely is the most frequent in spoken British English, but in
North American English wonderful is the most frequent, both spoken and
written. Delightful is used particularly for
times, events and. places..以i各铜均.
可形容时光、活动、地方、.景色、感情和天气。
wonderful亦可形容机会或能力。lovely在英国.口语中
最常用，但在北美英语中，无论是口语还是书面语
wonderful最常用。delightful尤用以形容时光、活动和
地方。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
really/quite/absolutely wonderful/lovely/delightful
■
wonderful/lovely/delightful weather/views/scenery/ music
■
a wonderful chance/opportunity
ilfs
wonderful/lovely/derightful to be/feel/find/ have/know/see ...
■
It would be wonderful/lovely/delightful if...
■
It's
wonderful/lovely/delightful that...
■
That sounds wonderfuJ/lovely/delightful.
wood.cut.ter
/'wudkAte(r)/
noun (old-fashioned) a person whose job is
cutting down trees 伐未ZL , wood.ed /'wudid/ flc/y. (of land 土地）covered with trees 长满树木的；树木覆盖的
WO〇d-en tHf/'wudn/ adj.
1 [usually before noun] made of
wood 木制的；木头的：a wooden box 木箱 2 not showing enough natural expression, emotion or movemeiit 木头似的； 死板的；呆板
的；木购的 stiff ： The actor playing the father
was too wooden•饰演父亲的演员太呆板。► wood.en.ly adv. ： She speafo Aer ifnes very
woodenfy.她台词念得毫
wood‘erwicssA；ow/7[U]'
.wooden
'spoon noun a spoon made of wood,
used in cooking for stirring and mixin'g 木匙；木勺一picture \ h> kitchen IT»!71 get, win, take, etc. the .wooden 'spoon (BrE,
informal) to come last in a race or competi- tion (在赛跑或比赛中）获得最后一名，成为未名
wood-land /'wudland/ noun [U, C] (also wood-lands [pi.]) an area of land
that is covered with trees 树林；林ik; 捧区：ancient
woodland 〇 The house is fringed.
by卢ekfc and woodZands.这g字的周围是田地和树林。_◊ woodland wa/fcs 林地小径
wood-louse
/'wudlaus/
noun {pi. wood-lice /'wudlais/) a small grey
creature like an insect, with a hard shell, that lives in decaying wood or damp
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