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美国口语惯用法例句集粹WW (Page 171-182)831. wagon1) Im gonna fix his wagon. 我要报复他。2) Ronald is off the wagon. 罗纳德（在戒酒之后）又重新开始嗜酒了.832. wait1) The gang lies in wait for an innocent victim. 那帮人等待伏击一个无辜的受害者。2) Your mother is not going to wait on you forever. 你妈妈不会永远侍候你。3) Theres nothing we can do but wait out the crisis. 我们除了等待危机过去以外无计可施。4) Helen has been waiting tables for years. 海伦多年来一直在作餐厅服务员。5) Hey, wait up! 晦！等一下！833. wake1) Over sixty people have been found dead in the wake of the disaster. 灾难过后已发现六十多人死亡。2) Wake up! Weve got to get going! 起床！我们得出发了！834. walk1) I dont know why you let her walk all over you. 我不知道你为什么让她对你为所欲为。2) Do you have the power to walk away from alcohol? 你有能力离开酒精（注：指戒酒）吗？3) We could each walk away with $10,000 from this deal. 我们每个人都可以从这次交易中轻松地赚得（或：顺手牵羊地拿走）1万美元。4) I went up to talk with her, but she just walked off. 我走上前去和她说话，她却走开了。5) Someone walked off with my bicycle. 有人偷走了我的自行车。6) Michelle walked out on her husband and family. 米歇尔遗弃了她的丈夫和家人。7) Lets walk through the play one more time. 让我们再（稍微）排演一下那出戏吧。8) The Bible recorded that the prophet Moses walked with God. 圣经上记述了先知摩西追随上帝（的事）。9) Last nights game was a walkaway. 昨晚的比赛很容易就取胜了。10) We get a lot of walk-in business at the print shop. 在那家印刷店里，我们得到了许多（未经预约）直接找上门来的生意。11) Shawn walked on the basketball team at the local college. 肖恩在当地的大学里参加了篮球队。12) This is a walk-through exhibit. 这是一个预展。13) I was surprised when she walked up to me and kissed me. 她走上前来吻我的时候，我吃了一惊。14) My boss just handed me my walking papers. 老板刚给了我（我的）解雇通知。835. wall1) I feel like Im up against a wall whenever I try to suggest something to the supervisor. 我每次试着向上司提些建议的时候，都感觉是碰一鼻子灰。2) My sister-in-law drives me up the wall. 我嫂子把我逼入了绝境。3) Tony is an off-the-wall interior designer. 托尼是一位风格独特的室内设计师。4) Nobody wants to date a wallflower. 没人愿意和“壁花”类型的女孩（注：指在舞会上因无人道请或自己钮钮促扼而只坐在旁边看的姑娘）约会。5) Eddy made a fortune on Wall Street. 埃迪在华尔街（注：可借指在商业上）赢得了成功。6) Someones gonna hit the wall when word about this gets out. 这话给传出去以后，有人会大怒而特怒的。836. want1) I want in on this opportunity. 我想介入这次机会。2) I want out of this deal. 我想退出这笔交易。3) Louise checks the want ads everyday. 路易斯每天查阅（报刊等的）征求（或：招聘）广告。837. war1) How many countries are currently at war? 多少个国家目前正处于战火之中？2) The President declared war on the aggressors. 总统向侵略者宣战了。3) Young people have never wanted to go to war. 年轻人从不想去打仗。4) Mr. Smith is a warhorse in politics. 史密斯先生是位政界老手。838. warm1) Your mother is a very warm-hearted person. 你母亲是位很热情的人。2) I can tell this hamburger has been warmed-over for a long time. 我敢说这个汉堡包是（放置）很长时间重新热过的了。3) It is wise to warm up before an athletic event. 体育赛事之前做热身运动是明智的。839. wash1) All the facts are going to come out in the wash. 一切事实真相都将水落石出。2) Bob washed down the hotdog with a bottle of Coke. 鲍勃就着一瓶可乐把热狗吃了下去。3) Our crop was washed out by a flood. 我们的农作物被一场洪水冲淹了。4) Bill and Toms restaurant venture ended up a wash out. 比尔和汤姆的餐厅生意惨淡告终了。5) This a wash-and-wear shirt. 这件衬衣是洗后不用熨的。6) The papers said the singers career is washed-up. 报纸上说那歌手的职业生涯没指望了。7) Can you tell me where the washroom is? 你能告诉我洗手间在哪儿吗？840. waste1) Its a shame to see all that good food go to waste. 看见这些好好的食物被糟蹋掉真是让人羞槐。2) A nuclear holocaust can lay waste to the world. 一次核武器的大屠杀可以格世界夷为一片废墟。3) The radical group of teenagers got wasted on graduation night. 十几岁的青少年激进团体在毕业的（那天）晚上喝了个烂醉。841. watch1) Youd better watch yourself around Carl. 在卡尔周围时你最好小心点儿。2) Watch out for deer on the road. 在马路上要小心有鹿。3) I pray that God will watch over you. 我祈祷上帝保佑你。4) Jim is the watchdog of the company finances. 吉姆是公司财政的监察人员。842. water1) Whats the matter with you? You look like a fish out of water. 你怎么了？你看起来（像离水的鱼一样）烦乱不安。2) Can this boat hold water? 这个小艇不漏水吧？3) The smell of sizzling steak makes my mouth water. 吱吱作响的牛排的香味使我馋涎欲滴。4) When was the last time you passed water? 你最近的一次解小便是什么时候？5) Is this watch waterproof? 这表是防水的吗？6) Were testing the waters in this business before we make a large investment. 我们在做大笔投资之前，正在对这笔生意（的前景）进行预估。7)8) This drink tastes like it has been watered down. 这饮料喝起来像是被加水冲淡过的。9) I know what youre saying is true. But, thats all water under the bridge. 我知道你讲的是真的，但那都是过去的事情了。10) Fred is down at the watering hole for a few drinks after work. 弗雷德下班后为了喝上几杯正呆在（他常常去的小）酒吧里。11) Im amazed at how fast Diane can turn on the waterworks. 黛爱娜装哭的速度之快让我吃惊。843. wave1) I dont want to make waves at the office. 我不想在办公室里兴风作浪。2) Are we on the same wavelength? 我们意气相投吗？844. way1) By the way, did you get the letter I sent you? 顺便提一下，你收到我寄给你的信了吗？2) We came here by way of train. 我们坐火车来这儿的。3) This kind of opportunity doesnt come your way often. 这样的机会并不常找上门来。4) Its time that I go my own way. 是我走自己的路的时候了。5) This overpass might give way during an earthquake. 这座立交桥在地震时可能会倒塌。6) Mary felt guilty after going all the way with David. 和戴维做爱后，玛丽感到内疚了。7) Japanese people will go out of their way to help you. 日本人会（不怕麻烦地）耐心帮助你。8) Please lead the way. 请走在前面带路。9) Im just trying to make my way in the world. 我只是想在这世界上闯出自己的路来（或泽为：获得成功）10) Make way! Were coming through. 让开，我们要过去。11) That style is definitely on the way out. 那个样式明显地就要过时了。12) My house is out of the way. 我的房子在偏僻的地方。13) Barbara wants everyone to see things her way. 芭芭拉想让每个人都以和她一样的方式看待食物。14) Do you know the way to the post office? 你知道去邮局的路吗？15) Construction of the new bridge is now under way. 新桥的施工正在进行之中。16) Mark has a way-out sense of humor. 马克有与众不同的幽默感。17) Ill present your idea to the Ways and Means committee. 我将向众议院筹款委员会提出你的想法。18) I dont want to see all your hard work go by the wayside. 我不愿看见你的所有努力付诸东流。19) Nick has always been a wayward individual. 尼克一直是个任性的人。845. wear1) Jacks body is worn down from years of hard work. 杰克的身体因长年的辛勤工作而累垮了。2) How long will it take this smell to wear off? 这味道消失要多长时间？3) How many pairs of shoes have you worn out this season? 这个季节你穿坏了几双鞋？4) Angela wears the pants in that family. 安杰拉在那个家里掌权当家。5) Traveling puts a lot of wear and tear on your vehicle. 旅行使你的车损耗很大。846. weather1) Im a little under the weather these days. 我最近（身体）有些不舒服。2) The paint is chipped and falling off the weather-beaten house. 油漆已从那饱经风吹雨打的房子上剥落了。847. weigh1) I can tell that youre weighed down with all these problems. 我知道你被所有这些问题压得够呛！2) Rob weighed in at 175 pounds for his wrestling match. 罗布在摔跋比赛前的体重测量中是175磅。3) These boxes are sold by weight. 这些盒子按重量出售。4) Mr. Suzuki carries a lot of weight with the board of directors. 铃木先生在董事会中（的地位）举足轻重。5) Youve got to start pulling your weight around here. 你得在这儿努力做好自己的分内工作。6) Mr. Thomas lies to throw his weight around since he became a supervisor. 自从当上主管之后，托马斯（开始）喜欢滥用职权。848. weird1) People think Waynes a weirdo, but hes really a nice guy. 人们认为韦思是个怪人，但实际上他是个挺不错的人。849. welcome1) Welcome to America! 欢迎到美国来。2) Guests shouldnt wear out their welcome. 客人应注意不要因果得太久或去得太频繁而使主人感到讨厌。3) Those gang members are not welcome here. 那些暴力团成员是不受这儿欢迎的。850. well1) The Penningtons are a well-heeled family. 彭宁顿一家是富裕之家。2) Mr. And Mrs. Green are well thought of in this community. 格林夫妇在这片社区里名声很好。3) That golf club is only for the very well-to-do. 那个高尔夫球俱乐部是只为非常富有的人服务的。4) Its just as well that I wasnt invited. I couldnt have gone anyway. 正好我未被邀请，反正我也去不了。5) My grandmother is not doing as well as she has in the past. 我祖母的情形不如过去好了。6) Mr. Williams is very well-off. 威廉斯先生非常有钱。7) You can tell that Clark is well-read just by talking to him. 只（通过）与他交谈，你就能知道克拉克是个博学的人8) Steve is a very well-rounded young man. 史蒂夫是个有多方面兴趣（或：才能）的年轻人。9) I wish you well in your endeavors. 我祝你的努力获得好报。10) We might as well give it a try. 我们试一试也不错。851. wet 1) Dont be a wet blanket! 别作一个扫兴的人。2) I think this plan is all wet. 我想这个计划是完全没用了（或：订错了）。852. whack1) These trees sell for $100 a whack. 这些树100美元一棵。2) Let me take a whack at it. I think I can fix it. 让我来试试看，我想我能修理它。3) This air-conditioner is out of whack. 这个空调机坏了。853. what1) He sells old clothes, furniture, and what have you. 他卖旧衣服、家具等等。2) You want me to tell you about my past? What about it? 你想让我告诉你我的过去？你想知道什么呢？3) You want to borrow my shovel? What for? 你想借我的铲子？干什么用？4) What if I dont want to? 如果我不愿意呢？5) If thats what it takes, then Ill gladly do it. 如果那是必要的，那么我会高高兴兴地去做它。6) Yes, Im blind in one eye. What of it? 是的，我的一只眼睛看不见，那又怎么样呢？（或译为：那又有什么了不起呢？）7) This magazine will tell you whats what. 这本杂志将告诉你什么（才）是最要紧的（或：基本常识；事情真相）。8) What the heck! Lets try it. 不管怎样，让我们试一试吧！9) Could you hand me that whatchamacallit? 你能把那个叫什么来着的那东西递给我吗？854. wheel1) Mr. Banks is one of the big wheels in our company. 班克斯先生在我们公司是大人物中的一员。2) Who was behind the wheel at the time of the accident? 事故发生时，谁坐在驾驶席上？3) I feel like Im just spinning my wheels working here. 在这儿工作，我感觉自己只是一个旋转不停的齿轮。4) Mr. Trump likes to wheel and deal everywhere he goes. 特朗普先生不论到哪儿都喜欢想法赚别人的钱。5) Mike popped a wheelie as he drove out of the driveway. 迈克将车开出车道时一下子抬起车的前轮。6) Im tired of being treated like the fifth wheel around here. 我讨厌在这儿被当作多余的（没用）东西（注：此为 the fifth wheel of a coach 的简称）来对待。7) Beware of Todd. Hes a wheeler-dealer. 小心托德，他是个机灵诡诈（或：一意孤行）的人。855. while1) Karen went to the dance with Chad, but all the while she was thinking about Jim. 凯文与查德去了舞会，但是整个时间里她都在想着吉姆。2) Stay with our firm, and well make it worth your while. 呆在我们公司吧！我们会让它值得你（为之）付出的时间和精力。856. whip1) Our basketball team got whipped last night by 20 points. 昨晚我们的篮球队以20分之差被打垮了。2) Do you think we can get everything whipped into shape for the party tonight? 你认为我们能（来得及）为今晚的聚会（赶紧）准备出个样子来吗？3) My mother can whip up a salad in nothing flat. 我妈妈可以眨眼间就飞快地做好一份沙拉。4) You kids are gonna get a whipping if you dont start obeying. 你们这些孩子如果不开始听话的话，就要被痛打（直译为：鞭打）。857. whistle1) Someone blew the whistle on us. 有人告发了我们。2) I need something to wet my whistle. 我需要点JL东西润润嗓子。3) Dont tell Clancy anything. Hes a whistle-blower. 别告诉克兰西任何事情，他是个爱告状的人。（注：本意为公司或机构内部起来揭发腐败内幕的雇员。）858. white1) Yumiko is dating a white guy. 由美子正与一位白人男子约会。2) The year 1956 was the first year that white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar workers in the U.S. 1956年是美国白领阶层的人数超过蓝领阶层人数的第一年。3) The information age has opened the door to white-collar crime. 信息时代为脑力劳动违法者（注：指依靠智力和知识进行犯罪活动的人）打开了大门。4) Over the years, this old recreation vehicle has become a white elephant in our yard. 多年来，那辆老的娱乐用车放在我家院子里成了没用的累赘的东西。5) Have you raised a white flag to your neighbors yet? 你已经与邻居（主动）和好了吗？6) Theres been a white flight in this neighborhood since blacks started moving in. 自从黑人开始迁入以来，这邻近一带就（一直）有白人迁出。7) Theres a special White House address on TV tonight. 今晚电视上有美国总统（注：本意为白宫）的特别演讲。8) Sometimes you have to tell little white lies in order to avoid offending people. 有时，为了避免伤害别人，你不得不说一点没有恶意的谎话。9) Some folks in the southern U.S. enjoy making white lightning. 美国南部的一些人喜欢（偷偷）制作玉米威士忌。10) Could you pass me the whiteout? I need to make a correction on this paper. 你能把修正液递给我吗？我需要在报告上做一处修改。11) The local department store is having a white sale today. 当地的百货商店今天有床单、棉织物这类商品的降价出售。（注：美国的这类商品多为白颜色。）12) Brenda has worked as a white slave since she was 18. 布伦达从她18岁起就一直被迫（或：被骗）做妓女。13) All the upper-class people think this is a white trash neighborhood. 所有上流阶层的人们都认为这是白人垃圾居住区（注；此为对贫困白人居住区的贬称）。14) Our public relations people are attempting to whitewash the scandal involving our CEO. 我们的公关人员正在努力掩饰涉及公司董事长（注：CEO系 Chief Executive Officer 的缩写）的丑闻。859. who1) Who cares? What difference does it make? 谁在乎？它（能）有什么区别呢？2) Im from Utah. Who wants to know? 我从犹他州来。谁想知道？（意译为：想找茬儿吗？）3) This list tells whos who in Hollywood. 这份名单收列了好莱坞的名人。4) Kimiko enjoys reading whodunits. 君子喜欢读推理小说。860. whole1) What does the group, as a whole, think about this? 大家总体上对此问题怎么看？2) This song must be sung wholeheartedly. 这首歌必须全身心地来演唱。3) When she does something, Cindy does it whole hog. 当辛迪做什么事时，她总是做得很彻底。4) Getting a job these days is a whole new ball game. 如今找到一份工作与从前的情况可完全不同了。861. whoop1) Everybody is planning to whoop it up this weekend. 大家都打算在这个周末好好欢闹一番。2) The neighbors got a new car? Whoop-de-do. 邻居买了一辆新车？哇！（注：本意为喧闹起哄，这里是表示不以为然或然略带嘲讽的感叹。）3) Whoops! I spilled my drink. 哎哟！我把饮料洒了。862. wild1) Jennifer regrets being so wild in her youth. 詹妮弗后悔(自己)年轻时的生活太放纵。2) This advertisement has turned out to be a wild card. 这个广告的结果是成功与失败的可能性各占50。3) My sister turns into a wildcat when she gets mad. 我姐姐生气时会变成一头野狮。4) The news of the murder spread like wild fire. 谋杀的消息（像野火一样）迅速传开了。5) Bob led the police on a wild-goose chase. 鲍勃使警察的搜寻白费心机。6) Many people sow their wild oats in their youth. 许多人在他们年轻时尽情寻乐（注：尤指不考虑未来生活而及时行乐）。863. will1) My friend says he can stop smoking at will. 我的朋友说他可以随意地戒掉烟。2) Are you willing to sacrifice now in order to be successful later? 你愿意为了今后的成功而牺牲现在吗？864. win1) The little girl won us over with her cute smile. 那个小姑娘用她可爱的微笑赢得了我们的同情（或：支持），2) You want to eat lunch? That sounds like a winner. 你想吃午饭？听起来是个好主意。865. wind1) Some people seem to always be running against the wind. 有人看起来总是在逆风而行（注：指做事不顾利或困难重重）。2) I was surprised at how winded I was from just walking up the stairs. 我为自己只因上楼梯就（累得）喘个不停而感到惊诧。3) The old mans health is winding down. 那老人的健康状况正在（迅速地）变得越来越糟。4) If my bad luck continues, were gonna wind up in the poor-house. 如果我的坏运气持续下去，我们将最终落入贫困的境地。5) I may try again someday if I can get my wind up. 如果我能再一次鼓起勇气，有一天我可能会再试试的。6) Did you get wind of whats going on down on 2nd Street? 你听到在2号街发生的事情的风声了吗？7) Paul has no direction. He just goes wherever the wind blows. 保罗没有什么原则和方向。他只是随风而飘。8) I can smell salt off the lake in the wind. 我能闻到从湖上吹来的风中的咸咸的味道。9) The reprimand from my supervisor sure took the wind out of my sails. 上司的申斥确实使我无言以对。（注：含有认为上司是先发制人或居高临下之意。）10) The money that my great-uncle left us was certainly a windfall. 我的大叔叔留给我们的钱无疑是天上掉下来的馅饼。866. wing1) Lets hope this idea gives wings to something greater. 让我们希望这个主意能使一些事更快地好起来吧。2) I hope your idea takes wing. 我希望你的想法成真。3) Janet has really taken this class under her wing. 珍妮特的确（一直）在照顾这个班。4) My professor never prepares for his lectures, he just wings it. 我的教授从不备课，他只是即兴讲课。5) Were gonna have a little wingding at my place tonight. 我们难备今晚在我那儿举办一个狂欢晚会。867. wipe1) Our entire fruit crop was wiped out by the late freeze. 我们所有的果作物都被晚霜毁掉了。2) I need something to wipe up this mess with. 我需要某样东西来把这些脏物擦干净。3) Please wipe off the counter after youre finished. 你干完以后，请把柜台擦干净。868. wire1) Play-off games always seem to go down to the wire. 加时赛看起来双方比分总是咬得很紧。2) I finished my assignment just under the wire. 我恰好在最后期限之前完成了我的指派任务。3) Ann used a lot of wire pulling to obtain a top position. 为了得到一个最高地位，安用了许多幕后的手段。4) Jack was wired the night before his wedding. 婚礼前夜，杰克兴致高昂。5) This phone has been wiretapped. 这个电话已被窃听。869. wise1) Everyone has gotten wise to Teds pranks. 每个人都已能识破泰德的小把戏了。2) When are you going to wise up? 什么时候你才能变得明理一些？3) I dont think Linda appreciated my wisecracks. 我看琳达好像不怎么喜欢我的俏皮话。4) Look, wise guy. Leave or Ill call the cops. 喂，放聪明点儿，走开！不然我要报警了。870. will1) Im at my wits end with this research paper. 我对这份调查报告计穷力竭了。2) We must keep our wits about us in order to survive this disaster. 为了在这场灾难中生存下去，我们必须随机应变（或：随时保持警觉）。3) One must be very quick-witted in order to be a stand-up comedian. 要做一名（以讲笑话为主而不是以演技为主的）喜剧演员，那人必须头脑敏捷。871. wood1) Were not out of the woods yet with this problem. 我们还没有找到这个问题的解决办法。2) Dont take any wooden nickels. 当心别找麻烦。（注：告别时叮嘱用。）3) I like the woodsy atmosphere of this restaurant. 我喜欢这个餐厅的（类似）森林的氛围。4) Its amazing what can come out of the woodwork when you do a little research. 你只做了一点点研究却从中所得的意外收获真是让入惊讶。872. wool1) Dont let her pull the wool over your eyes. 不要让她骗了你。873. word1) Please put in a good word for me. 请为我说说好话。2) Tom has always been as good as his word. 汤姆一直说话算话。3) You broke your word to me. 你没有对我遵守诺言。4) We loved your lecture, and hung on to your every word. 我们很喜欢你的讲座，认真倾听了你的每一个字。5) Id like to have a word with your in private. 我想与你私下里谈谈。6) Did you have words with him? 你和他说话了吗？7) Success, in a word, is determination. 成功，简而言之就是决心。8) John is a coward, in so many words. 说白了，约翰是个懦夫。9) Tom is a man of his word. 汤姆是个有信用的人。10) My father was a man of few words. 我父亲是个少言寡语的人。11) Mark my words, that man will be back in jail in six months. 你瞧着吧（或：记着我的话吧）！那男人半年后将会回到监狱中去。12) Ill take you at your word. 我相信你的话。13) Missionaries go around the world to preach the Word. 传教士走遍世界各地宣扬福音。14) Nike is the last word in athletic shoes. 耐克（鞋）在运动鞋中是最棒的。15) You always have to have the last word. 你总是抢先说完最后的话。（注：指在别人还未说出口之前就抢先说出最后结果的令人扫兴的人。）16) The young child memorized the poem word for word. 那个小孩一字不差地背了那首诗。17) They say word-of-mouth is the best form of advertising. 他们说口头传播是最好的广告形式。18) I thought the professors speech was a little wordy. 我认为那教授的讲演有点罗嚷。874. work1) My husbands at work. 我丈夫在上班。2) My wife really gave me the works for coming home late. 我妻子因我回家晚了而对我大发脾气。3) I have three more books in the works. 我还有3本书正在完成之中。4) The janitor made quick work of the mess. 管理员干脆利落地收拾完了那一堆乱七八糟的东西。5) David has been out of work for over a year. 戴维已失业一年多了。6) Were gonna shoot the works and celebrate tonight. 今晚我们耍放开手（好好地）庆祝一番。7) Id like a hamburger with the works. 我想要一个配好了各种材料的汉堡包。8) Theyre gonna have a dinner, dancing, the whole works. 他们打算举行晚餐、舞会（等等）一整套的活动。9) My schedules pretty full, but Ill try to work you in. 我们的日程表相当满，但我将努力把你（的事务）安排进来。10) Sam says he needs to work off 15 pounds by the end of the summer. 萨姆说，到这个夏天结束他需要减掉15磅体重。11) Were working on a solution right now. 我们眼下正在筹划解决办法。12) How often do you work out? 你进行体育锻炼的频率如何？13) The police really worked the suspect over. 警察狠狠地揍了那嫌疑犯一顿。14) Boy, I worked up an appetite today. 哎哟，今天我的食欲被（逐渐）激发起来。15) Theres no need to get all worked up over this. 没必要在这件事上搞得那么激动。16) This is a workaday newspaper. 这是一份枯燥乏味（或：普通）的报纸。17) I became a workaholic