about behaviour that
you think is typical ( 'fftfj—1!t67 £t‘, #7 it: ‘She said it was your
fault.’ ‘Well, she would say that, wouldn’t she? She’s never liked me.’
“fti£&jift&7 jf0 ” “Pfc,
ft&Ji&Aifc, 7M? ” 14 ~ that ...
{literary) used to express a
strong wish (
67S5M ) : Would that
he had lived to see it. ftHHtiM Bio o note at modal, should 'would-be adj. [only
before noun] used to describe sb who is hoping to become the type of person
mentioned ( WmmriUi-MA*) : a
would-be actor
MM67 A 0 advice for would-be parents 67A67-$7r
WOiind1 On /wu:nd/ noun, verb — see also wound2
■
noun 1 an injury to
part of the body, especially one in
which a hole is made in
the skin using a weapon (ff ft_fc67 ) ft, ftP ; ( ) ft: a leg/head, etc.
wound ®| ft
, ^ ft I? 0 a bullet/knife/gunshot/stab wound ffcft; 77ft;
t&ft; $ijft o an old war wound fi-ft 67 |Hft 0 The nurse cleaned the wound.
ft P o 0 The wound healed slowly, ft p
i&fHIflHt „ o He died from the wounds he had received to his chest,
fife STi^fftl^Eto —; see also flesh
wound o note at injure 2 mental
or emotional pain caused by sth unpleasant that has been said or done to you (
67 ) ft , 71 ft : After
a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal. ^<[7l7ft)ft67]!S'lf 7J ft m- H ' #flf |h] o
Seeing him again opened
up old
wounds. iftft;EiJftfT77 IBM)71 ft0
FT»T71 see
LICK V, REOPEN, RUB V.
mverb [VN]
[often passive] 1 to
injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon
ill ( If it )
& ft ; (' m R #1 7* ft m
: He had been
wounded in the
arm. life 67 7 ff ^ M ft 0‘ 2 to hurt
sb’s feelings ft (• M ft ; ft 'If : She felt deeply wounded by his
cruel remarks.
$^ft#o
wound2
/waund/ pt, pp of wind
— see also wound1 wound-ed
<Hf /'wurndid/ oft.
1 injured by a weapon, for example in a war (##;,) 51 ft 67; 1ft ft 67 : wounded soldiers ft ft <>
seriously wounded ft f* M 0 There were 79 killed and 230
wounded. If 79 A % £ , 230 A ^ ft „ 2 feeling
emotional pain because of
sth unpleasant that sb has said or done ( [il# ) ‘ytffi'MW, Sft^W: wounded
pride ^ IiJ ft 7 67 7 ¥ >6 3 the wounded noun [pi.] people
who are wounded, for example in a war ft M;
ftft; ft 7
wound ing /'wuindir)/ adj. that hurts sb’s feelings ftlsi
Hr&7: He found her remarks deeply wounding. ftjt^ft
67iS7#ftA0
wove pt of WEAVE woven pp of weave wow /wau/ exclamation,
verb, noun m exclamation (also wowee
/.wau’i:/) (informal) used to express great surprise or
admiration ( ^7$£A07ft«T ) Ui. Rf: Wow! You look
terrific! Me \ ft 67#7
ASST!
■
verb [VN] ~ sb (with sth) (informal)
to impress sb very much, especially with a performance ( AIbW^M ) 1$ I# • • • 67 ft ,
ft ^, ft ft £6 : He wowed audiences around the country with his new show,
ft l/l ft 67 §r 7 @
tf n t 7 m #ft«^67^p ftfio
noun 1 [sing.] (informal)
a great success ®A67jAft; ^ ftft AA7: Don’t worry. You’ll be a wow.
£i]|§70 ft A67o 2 [U] (technical Ain) gradual changes in the pitch of sound played on a record or
tape ( R| ft ) iife, A*, —compare
FLUTTER n.{6)
‘wow factor noun [sing.] {informal)
the quality sth has of being very impressive or surprising to people 7 A ft 67
ft JM; ft A ft-^67 IS %: If you want to sell your house quickly, it needs a
wow factor. *M fS ft ft M 7 A
ft, Hi
wowser /'wauza(r)/ noun {AustralE, NZE, informal) 1 a person who
criticizes people who are enjoying themselves ftt if fji] A 5c 7 7; ft $1 A A
67 A HT1 killjoy
I 2329
2 a person who does not drink alcohol 7 n§'M 67 A
H77I TEETOTALLER
WPC /.dAblju: pi: ‘si:/
noun (BrE) the abbreviation for ‘woman police
constable’ (a woman police officer of the lowest rank) kW'0 (A
woman police constable, W #ift{ft07A¥0 ) : WPC (Linda) Green (
wm
wpm abbr. words
per minute 7fA 7 / 7ft: to type at 60 wpm #7ftfT 60 77 WRAC /raek;
,dAblju: a:r ei ‘si:/ abbr. (in
WRAF /raef; .dAblju: a:r ei 'ef/ abbr. (in
Britain) Women’s Royal Air Force ( MS ) 7777ft AIA wraith /rei0/ noun
the ghost of a person that is seen a short
time before or after that person dies ( Itm^fTlH JM67 ) Hgfc H771 spectre
: a wraith-like
figure {= a very
thin, pale person) ft fp] Mr 6 , ffl M.I& 67A
wran gle /'raerjgl/ noun,
verb
mnoun ~ (with
sb) (over sth) | ~ (between A and B) an
argument that is
complicated and continues over a long period of time ( ft ft 67 ) 7 tfe, v
7 : a legal
wrangle
between the company and their suppliers
Rl -7 Sn ft ft ft M 67 #
ft ►
wran-gling noun
[U, C] .
■ verb [V] ~ (with sb)
(over/about sth) to
argue angrily and usually for a long time about sth ( 11 #^3 ft flf ft ffe ) 7 if>
, 7 ^ : They’re still wrangling over the financial details, ftfl
l IS ft >] W 7^77 ft10 wran-gler /'raei]gla(r)/ noun
{NAmE, informal) a cowboy
or a cowgirl, especially
one who takes care of horses ( %^$b>67 )
'fff, A77 wrap /raep/
verb, noun
mverb (-pp-) 1 [VN]
~ sth (up) (in sth) to cover sth completely in paper or other material, for
example when you are giving it as a present ft,, H ( %\M% ) : He
spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. fti77-7^±67Wls]ft7iMfttll^7^^<! 0 individually
wrapped chocolates 7ft 111 ft 67 JIj ~$L
f] — see also gift-wrap 2
[VN] ~ A (up) in B | ~ B round/around A to cover sth/sb in material, for
example in order to protect it/them ft M ( «£ ft ft .
Si % ) :
I wrapped the baby (up) in a blanket.
7 it® ft o of wrapped a blanket around the baby.
^ 17 ft # J L ^ 7 © ft o o Wrap the meat in foil before you cook it. & ft M;# ^
ifi? 0 — see also
shrink-wrapped 3 [VN] ~ sth
around/round sth/sb to put sth firmly around sth/sb ( iSt[1] '$• ) :
A scarf was wrapped around his neck. ft&7lif TJiiSIr -- 7 H 7 o 0 His arms were wrapped
around her waist. ft 67 M W % 67 4
~ (sth) (around/round)
{computing if) to cause text to be
carried over to a new line automatically as you reach the end of the previous
line; to be carried over in this way ( ft ft 7 ) ft 7r: [VN] How
can I wrap the text around? lie .7 A A
tb ft ft 7 ft ft % ? 0 [V] The text wraps around if it is too long to fit
the screen. ft ft ft ft ft:,
^ftfto —compare unwrap ITiTOI be
.wrapped 'up in sb/sth to be so involved with sb/sth that you do
not pay enough attention to other people or things ft 7 it M 7; £ ft M ft ^ 7fa ft 7 m7l absorbed,
engrossed — more at little finger filfi'iPl
.wrap up | .wrap it 'up {slang)
usually used as an order to tell sb to stop talking or causing trouble, etc.
ftp; |3Jj^; $1] .wrap up | .wrap
sb/yourself up to put warm clothes on sb/yourself ( ft ) $ %
Ri III: She told them to wrap up warm/warmly. ft
«M ft f ] 7’ Hi Ifl & a ,
wrap sth—'up {informal) to complete sth
such as an agreement or a meeting in an acceptable way ® , M
|i]£p jfc ( ^ : That just about wraps it up
for today.
m noun 1 [C]
a piece of cloth that a woman wears around her shoulders for decoration or to
keep warm ( ft ) ftjfl , ffl 7 2 [U] paper, plastic, etc. that is used for
wrapping things in fo, H ( Me ti M14: We
stock a