| 单词 | wit |
| 释义 | witBrE /wɪt/ NAmE /wɪt/ noun witnoun wittyadjective witticismnoun outwitverb [U , sing. ]the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing 措辞巧妙的能力；风趣；才思◆ to have a quick /sharp /dry /ready wit 才思敏捷；敏锐机智；假装正经的诙谐；头脑机敏◆ a woman of wit and intelligence 才思敏捷、聪颖的女子◆ a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics 一本有关他 30 年政治生涯中才思与智慧的书[C ]a person who has the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing 才思敏捷说话诙谐的人；机智幽默的人◆ a well -known wit and raconteur 一位闻名遐迩、妙语连珠的故事大王wits [pl. ]your ability to think quickly and clearly and to make good decisions 理解力；颖悟力；头脑；智力◆ He needed all his wits to find his way out . 他需要绞尽脑汁找到出路。◆ The game was a long battle of wits . 这场游戏是长时间的斗智。◆ Kate paused and gathered her wits . 凯特停下来恢复一下理智。◆ a chance to pit your wits against (= compete with , using your intelligence )our quiz champion 用你的智慧同我们的知识竞赛冠军进行较量的机会-witted (in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of intelligence mentioned 有…智慧的；头脑…的◆ a quick -witted group of students 一群头脑聪明的学生[U ]~to do sth the intelligence or good sense to know what is the right thing to do （正确判断的）能力，智力；明智◆ At least you had the wit to ask for help . 你起码还能意识到要求救。◆ It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute . 解决这一纠纷应当是人力所能及的事。 ➡ see also witless ● be at your wits' ˈend to be so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next 智穷计尽；全然不知所措● be frightened /scared /terrified out of your ˈwits to be very frightened 吓得魂不附体● have /keep your ˈwits about you to be aware of what is happening around you and ready to think and act quickly 时刻保持头脑冷静；随机应变● to ˈwit (old-fashioned , formal ) you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you have just referred to 也就是说；即◆ Pilot error , to wit failure to follow procedures , was the cause of the accident . 飞行员的失误，即没有遵守操作程序，是事故的原因。● live by your ˈwits to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聪明赚钱；（有时）靠玩花招捞钱 |
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