英语专八核心词汇学习:W开头的单词(完结篇)
2011-03-22来源:互联网
1.wrest:v. 1.费力拧2. 费力取得
The bully tried to wrest the ball from the smaller boy's hands.(那个恃强凌弱的家伙企图从比他小的男孩手中夺走皮球。)
2.wriggle:v. & n. 扭动,蠕动
wriggle out of (逃避应做的某事)
3.wring:v. 1. 把…拧干,绞2. 掐(脖子)3. 榨取,勒索,逼供
I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!(你要是不规矩, 我就拧断你的脖子。)
4.writhe:v. (人体)扭动,翻滚(尤指因剧痛)
It is said that he writhed under insults for a period of time.(据说有一段时间他因受辱而极为痛苦。)
5.wry:a. 1.(人五官)扭曲的2. 揶揄的
He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.(他做了个怪怪的表情,算是认了错。)