单词 | wit |
释义 | wit1 /wit; wit/ n 1 (sing or pl) intelligence; understanding; quickness of mind: (单数或复数) 理智; 理解; 心智; 智力; 机智: He hadn't the wits/hadn't wit enough to realize what to do in the emergency. 他没有应付紧急事件的才智。 at one's wit's end, not knowing what to do or say. 智穷; 穷于应付; 不知所措。 out of one's wits, greatly upset; distracted; mad: 不知所措; 精神错乱; 发疯: You'll drive me out of my wits if you go on behaving in this way. 如果你继续这样胡作非为,你会使我发疯。 have a ready wit, be quick to make clever and amusing remarks. 有捷 +; 口才机敏。 have/keep one's 'wits about one, be quick to see what is happening, alert and ready to act. 警觉; 机警。 live by one's wits, live by clever, not always honest, methods (as opportunities arise). 阱耍小聪明过日子。 2 [U] clever and humorous expression of ideas; liveliness of spirit: 机智的括词; 才智; 情趣横溢: Our teacher/Our teacher's conversation is full of wit. 我们的老师 (我们老师的谈话) 很风趣。 His writings sparkle with wit. 他的作品闪露着才智。 3 [C] person noted for his wit (2). 有才智者; 富于机智的人; 才子。 witty adj (-ier, -iest) full of humour: 诙谐的; 谐趣横生的; 风趣的: a witty girl/remark. 黠慧风趣的女孩 (妙语) 。 wittily /-ill; -ill/ adv witticism / /'witisizam; 'witaizam n [C] witty remark. 妙语; 隽语; 诙谐语。 wit-less adj stupid. 愚笨的; 无机智的。 |
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