withdraw
【考法 1】 vi. 撤退: to take back or away
【例】 The army was forced to withdraw from the frontline. 部队被迫从前线撤回
【近】 recede, retreat, fall back
【反】 advance 前进;place, position, put 放置,安置
【派】 withdrawal n. 撤退;withdrawn adj. 性格内向的,离群的
wither
【考法 1】 vi. 枯萎,凋谢: to become dry and sapless
【例】 Amaranth is a legendary flower that never withers. 传说中的 Amaranth 是一种永不凋谢的花。
【近】 dry, fade, shrivel, wane, wilt, wizen
【反】 revive 复活;bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive 繁茂
【派】 withering adj. 凋谢的,凋亡的
withhold
【考法 1】 vt. 扣压,不给予: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
【例】 withhold sensitive information 限制敏感信息的传播
【近】 decline, disallow, disapprove, detain, refuse, reject, reprobate, restrain, retain
【反】 allow, concede, grant, permit 授予
wizen
【考法 1】 vt. (使)凋谢,(使)枯萎: to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
【近】 dry, mummify, shrivel, wither
【反】 revive 复活;bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive 繁茂
【考法 2】 adj. 凋谢的, 枯萎的: shriveled or dried up
【近】 faded, withered
【反】 blooming 盛开的
wobble
【考法 1】 vi. 摇晃,颤抖: to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
【例】 The drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward. 醉汉站了起来,晃动了一阵,然后向前倒了下去。
【近】 rock, totter
【反】 stabilize 使稳定
【考法 2】 vi. 犹豫不决: to show uncertainty about the right course of action
【例】 We cannot tolerate the government wobbling at this critical time. 我们不能容忍政府在这种关键时刻犹豫不决。
【近】 falter, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver
worldly
【考法 1】 adj. 世间的,世俗的: of this world rather than spiritual or religion affairs
【例】 preoccupied with worldly concerns 纠缠于世俗的忧虑‖It is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters. 现在你应该停止做梦然后把自己的精力集中在更现实的问题上了。
【近】 carnal, corporeal, material, mundane
【反】 mental, spiritual 精神的;heavenly 天国的
【考法 2】 adj. 老练的: experienced in human affairs
【例】 My little sister was worldly and sophisticated, quite unlike me. 与我截然不同的是,我的妹妹在为人处世方面非常老练。
【近】 cosmopolitan, sophisticated
【反】 ingenuous, innocent, na.ve, unsophisticated 天真的
worship
【考法 1】 n. 崇拜,敬仰: extravagant respect to an object of esteem
【例】 the belief in swords and the worship of force 刀剑信仰与武力崇拜
【近】 adulation, adoration, deification, idolatry, reverence, veneration
【反】 dislike, dismissal, disregard, hatred, loathing, scorn 反感,厌恶
【考法 2】 v. 崇拜,膜拜: to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
【例】 The ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods. 古希腊人崇拜不同的神明。
【近】 adore, deify, glorify, revere, venerate
【反】 blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate 亵渎
wrangle
【考法 1】 n. 纷争,争端: an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
【例】 There was a bit of a wrangle over how much money to give the high school for its sports programs. 这个高中应该获得多少体育项目的拨款引起了一阵纷争。
【近】 altercation, controversy, disagreement, dispute, fight, imbroglio, quarrel, squabble
【反】 harmony 和谐
【考法 2】 vi. 争吵: to quarrel noisily or angrily
【例】 Local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes. 当地居民就房产税的问题争吵不休。
【近】 altercate, argue, bicker, controvert, hassle, quibble, spat, tiff
【派】 wrangler n. 争吵的人
wretched
【考法 1】 adj. 极差的: very poor in quality or ability
【例】 the wretched conditions of the refugee camp 难民营极恶劣的条件
【近】 bad, coarse, inferior, low-grade, mediocre, miserable, poor, rubbishy, terrible, trashy
【反】 excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior 优质的
【考法 2】 adj. 沮丧的: deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
【例】 She was wretched for weeks after breaking up with her boyfriend. 她与男友分手后郁闷了几个星期。
【近】 blue, crestfallen, dejected, doleful, dolorous, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, rueful, sorrowful, woeful
【反】 blissful, buoyant, cheerful, delighted, glad, happy, joyful, jubilant 欢乐的
【派】 wretchedness n. 沮丧
wry
【考法 1】 adj. 扭曲的: abnormally twisted or bent to one side
【例】 a wry smile 扭曲的笑容
【近】 bending, crooked, curving, devious
【反】 common, normal, usual 正常的
【考法 2】 adj. 坚持错误的: stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
【近】 headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, stubborn, wrongheaded
【反】 amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 容易改变立场的
n. 敬畏,尊敬,尊严 v. 尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 Reve