| 单词 | wit |
| 释义 | wit noun¹ 1clever use of words措辞巧妙adjective | verb + wit | phrases adjective➤great妙语连珠▸➤quick, ready才思敏捷；头脑机敏▸➤acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry, mordant, rapier, razor-sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, sharp, sly, wicked, wry尖刻的风趣；挖苦的妙语；刻薄的讽刺；冷面幽默；敏捷的才思；冷嘲；狡黠▸➤gentle, self-deprecating轻松打趣；自嘲的妙语▸➤dazzling, sparkling出众的口才；才华横溢的风趣➤verbal口才verb + wit➤have说话风趣◆he has plenty of wit and imagination.他说话很风趣，也富于想像力。◆he had a dry wit. (bre) 他很会板着脸说笑话。phrases➤wit and wisdom聪明才智◆a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics一部充分反映他 30 年政治生涯中才思与智慧的书wit noun² 2intelligence智力adjective | verb + wit | phrases adjective➤native天生的智慧◆she had to use all her native wit to convince the police.她不得不绞尽脑汁去说服警察。verb + wit➤have具有智慧；明智◆i hope he has the wit to take the key with him.我希望他还知道带钥匙。➤use运用智慧phrases➤beyond the wit of man (= impossible) (especially bre) 不可能◆it should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.解决这场纠纷不是不可能的。wit noun³ 3wits ability to think quickly机智verb + wits | phrases verb + wits➤use利用机智➤have (especially name) 有理智◆i hope you had the wits to apologize.我希望你能认识到错误去道歉。➤gather, recover恢复理智◆she couldn't seem to gather her wits and tell us what had happened.她好像还没有恢复理智，还不能告诉我们发生了什么事情。➤sharpen使思维敏捷➤match较量智慧◆the game allows you to match wits with a computer criminal.这个游戏可以让你与计算机罪犯斗智斗勇。phrases➤a battle of wits智慧的较量◆the strike developed into a battle of wits between management and workers.这场罢工发展成为劳资双方智慧的较量。➤have your wits about you, keep your wits about you保持头脑冷静◆they do tough interviews, so you'll need to have your wits about you.他们的面试很难对付，所以你得保持头脑清醒。➤pit your wits against sb (especially bre) 与某人斗智◆celebrity teams pit their wits against each other in this lively quiz show.名人参赛队在这一妙趣横生的智力游戏节目中互相斗智较量。➤scare the wits out of sb将某人吓得魂飞魄散◆the latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投资者吓坏了。◆i was scared out of my wits!我被吓得魂都没了！➤wits' end无计可施◆i'm at my wits' end trying to cope with his moods.我想让他平静下来，可完全不知道该怎么办。wit [uncountable, singular] the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing措辞巧妙的能力；风趣；才思◆a woman of wit and intelligence聪慧风趣的女子◆a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics一本汇集了他 30 年政治生涯的才思和智慧的书◆he was blessed with great charm and a quick wit.他极富魅力，才思敏捷。 ➡ see also witty → funny wit/wɪt ||; wɪt/noun[u] 1. the ability to use words in a clever and amusing way 风趣 ☞adjective witty 形容词为witty 2. -witted (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having a particular type of intelligence 有某种才智的: ◇quick-witted 才思敏捷的◇slow-witted 头脑迟钝的 3. (also wits [pl]) the fact of being clever; intelligence 才智；聪颖: ◇the game of chess is essentially a battle of wits. 国际象棋基本上是斗智的游戏。 at your wits' end not knowing what to do or say because you are very worried （因智穷计尽而）不知所措；黔驴技穷 keep your wits about you to be ready to act in a difficult situation 提高警觉；随机应变witsee ⇨ funny 5 ⇨ joke 4 wit /wɪt; wɪt/n [u]the ability to say things that are clever and amusing ［说话］机智风趣:◇wilde was famous for his wit. 王尔德以其机智风趣闻名。→ see also 另见 wits ☞ wit |
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