词汇 | wit |
释义 | witUK:*/ˈwɪt/US:/wɪt/ ,(wit)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 wit n (clever humor)幽默;诙谐;风趣People like this comic because of his wit.人们喜欢这位作者笔下漫画的风趣幽默。 wit n (wisdom, intelligence)理智;判断力;智慧When her son left for university, Catherine hoped he had the wit not to get mixed up with the wrong people.当她儿子去上大学时,凯瑟琳希望他有足够的判断力不要和不好的人混在一起。 wit n (cleverly humorous person)机智幽默的人;风趣的人The TV presenter got the job because she was a wit.因为那个电视节目主持人是个风趣的人,所以她得到了这份工作。 复合形式: at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj (upset, frustrated)茫然不知所措备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school. at wit's end, at your wit's end, at your wits' end adj (unable to find a solution)束手无策,无计可施;黔驴技穷备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end.戴夫花了整整三个小时时间,试图修复复印机,但最后终究束手无策。 dry wit n (ironic humour)冷幽默;讽刺性的幽默He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took me a while to realize he was joking.他的幽默太冷,我有时候得过好一阵才能意识到他在开玩笑。 half-wit, halfwit n pejorative (stupid person)笨蛋Harry is a real half-wit. quick wit n (sharpness, intelligence)急智Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit. rapier wit n figurative (being funny, clever)机智;犀利 to wit adv (that is to say)也就是说Hera was a divinity: to wit, an ancient Greek goddess. |
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