单词 | wits |
释义 | wits [plural] a person's ability to think quickly and clearly and make good decisions理解力;颖悟力;机智◆he needed all his wits to get out of that situation.他需要绞尽脑汁摆脱那种处境。◆this will be your chance to pit your wits against (= compete with, using your intelligence) our reigning champion.这将是你运用智慧同我们的卫冕冠军进行较量的机会。◆the game was a long battle of wits.这是一个长时间的斗智游戏。◆keep your wits about you. this could be tricky.事情可能很棘手,你要随机应变。☞ witwits• ⇨ be at your wits' end• ⇨ keep/have your wits about you• ⇨ scared stiff/scared out of your wits/scared to death wits /wɪts; wɪts/n [plural 复数] 1. someone's ability to think quickly and decide the right thing to do in a difficult situation 机智,才智:◇keep/have your wits about you (=be ready to think quickly so that you can deal with any problems) 保持头脑清醒; 随机应变 2. scare sb out of their wits to frighten someone very much 吓坏某人 3. be at your wits' end to feel very worried because you cannot think of any way of dealing with a difficult situation 全然不知所措,智穷计尽 |
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