| 单词 | wit |
| 释义 | wit [wɪt] noun HUMOUR 幽默 ADVANCED [S or U] ■the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way （说话的）幽默风趣 •a woman of great intelligence and wit非常聪明且说话风趣的女人 •Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.她的谈话透着她特有的难以言传的风趣与魅力。 •He was known for his dry ⇒ See also wits;witticismcountable ■a person who is skilled at using words in a clever and humorous way 说话风趣的人 •Sydney Smith, a notable wit, once remarked that he never read a book before he reviewed it because it might prejudice his opinion of it.悉尼‧史密斯，一个风趣出了名的家伙，曾说过他从来不在评论一部书之前去读它，因为这样会让他对这部书产生偏见。 [wɪt] noun INTELLIGENCE 机智 wits [plural] ■intelligence and the ability to think quickly 机智；头脑 •She learned to survive on her wits.她学会了靠自己的头脑生存。 [wɪt] noun frighten/scare sb out of their wits (also frighten/scare the wits out of sb) ■to make someone very frightened 把（某人）吓得魂不附体 •Don't shout like that! You scared me out of my wits.别那么大喊大叫！你都吓死我了。 [wɪt] noun gather your wits literary ■to make an effort to become calm and think more clearly 镇静下来 •I spent the five-minute break between games gathering my wits and rethinking my strategy for the second half of the match.我利用中场休息的五分钟镇静下来，并重新思考下半场比赛的战术。 [wɪt] noun have/keep (all) your wits about you ■to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting 保持头脑冷静；随机应变 •Cycling is potentially very dangerous in London - you have to keep your wits about you.在伦敦骑脚踏车可能会非常危险——你必须保持头脑清醒。 [wɪt] noun not be beyond the wit of man / sb humorous ■to be possible to achieve 没有超出人／某人的才智范围；可以实现 •It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to arrange for them both to be there at the same time.安排他们同时到达那里应该可以办到。 [wɪt] noun to wit formal ■used to make clearer or more particular something that you have already said 就是；即 •Several pieces of major legislation have been introduced in the US over the past few years, to wit: the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Clean Air Act and the Civil Rights Act.过去几年里已经有好几项重大立法在美国推行，即《美国残障法案》、《净化空气法案》和《民权法案》。 |
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