warmonger

【考法1】n. 好戰(zhàn)者：one who urges or attempts to stir up war

【例】Fortunately,the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition. 幸運(yùn)的是，好戰(zhàn)者們碰到了巨大的阻力。

【近】belligerent, hawk, jingoist, war hawk

【反】dove,pacifist 和平主義者

warp

【考法1】vt. 使偏向：to turn from a correct or proper course

【近】avert,deflect, divert, veer

【反】straighten使變直，使回歸正軌

【考法2】vt. 扭曲，變形：to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition

【例】The heatcaused the wood to warp. 高溫使得木頭變形了。

【近】deform,misshape, screw, torture

【考法3】vt. 曲解：to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter themeaning of

【例】The faultyEnglish translation really warps the meaning of the original Chinese text. 錯(cuò)誤的英語(yǔ)翻譯曲解了中文的原意。

【近】distort,falsify, misinterpret, misrepresent, twist

【反】clarify,clear, explain, illuminate, illustrate 澄清

【派】warpedadj. 彎曲的，變形的

warrant

【考法1】vt. 承諾：to assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality orperformance of

【例】Thecomputer company unconditionally warrants all of its products for one fullyear. 這個(gè)電腦公司對(duì)所有的產(chǎn)品提供為期一年的質(zhì)量保證。

【近】assure,avouch, guarantee, vouch

【考法2】vt. 批準(zhǔn)，認(rèn)可：to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

【例】The lawwarrants these measures. 法律允許這些措施。

【近】approbate,authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, ratify, sanction

【反】decline,deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, veto 禁止，否決

【派】warrantedadj. 有正當(dāng)理由的；warrantyn.保證，承諾

wary

【考法1】adj. 小心的，機(jī)警的，謹(jǐn)慎的：marked by keen caution,cunning, and watchfulness

【例】kept awary eye out for signs of the enemy 對(duì)敵人出現(xiàn)的征兆保持警惕

【近】alert,cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, guarded, heedful, vigilant,watchful

【反】careless,heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unwary 不謹(jǐn)慎的

【派】warinessn. 謹(jǐn)慎，小心

wastrel

【考法1】n. 肆意揮霍的人，敗家子：one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently

【例】He endedup being a wastrel and a drunkard. 他最后成了一個(gè)花天酒地的敗家子。

【近】fritterer,profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster

【反】economizer, penny-pincher 節(jié)約的人；hoarder, miser, niggard 吝嗇鬼

watershed

【考法1】n. 重要關(guān)頭，分水嶺：a crucial dividing point: turning point

【例】a watershedmoment in her life 她命運(yùn)的分水嶺

【近】climax,corner, event, landmark, milestone

wax

【考法1】vi. 月亮漸滿：to increase in phase or intensity, used chiefly of the moon, othersatellites, and inferior planets

【反】wane 月亮漸虧

【考法2】vt. 用蠟涂、處理或上光：to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reducefriction

【例】wax thefloor 給地板打蠟

【近】grease,oil, slick

【反】coarsen,rough, roughen 使粗糙

【考法3】vi. 增大，增強(qiáng)：to increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity

【例】Thecommitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax. 青年志愿者們對(duì)于這項(xiàng)事業(yè)的投入似乎在增多。

【近】accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, burgeon, enlarge, escalate,expand, proliferate, rise

【反】contract,decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede 減少，減弱

【派】waxingadj. 增加的

waylay

【考法1】vt. 埋伏，伏擊：to lie in wait for or attack from ambush

【例】Unsuspecting tourists are often waylaid by gangs. 不警惕的旅客們常常被犯罪團(tuán)伙偷襲。‖We were waylaid bya group of protestors with rocks. 我們被一群示威者用石頭偷襲了。

【近】ambush,assault, lurk, surprise

welter

【考法1】n. 混亂；動(dòng)亂：a state of wild disorder

【例】There wasa welter of pushing and shoving. 到處是推搡和擁擠的混亂局面。‖The troop withdrawal would plunge the country into a welter ofanarchy and endless civil war. 撤軍會(huì)使得這個(gè)國(guó)家陷入無(wú)政府的動(dòng)亂和無(wú)盡的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中。

【近】disturbance, furor, hurricane, pandemonium, turmoil, turmoil, uproar, whirl

【反】calm,peace, tranquility 平靜，寧?kù)o；order 秩序

wheedle

【考法1】vt. （用花言巧語(yǔ)）誘惑，哄騙：to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile

【例】wheedledhim into working for them 哄騙他為他們工作‖She pleaded and wheedled, but I wouldn't be swayed. 她軟磨硬泡地求我，但我仍不動(dòng)搖。

【近】adulate,blandish, cajole, coax

【反】coerce,compel, demand, force, oblige, require 迫使，強(qiáng)求