withdraw
【考法 1】 vi. 撤退: to take back or away
【例】 The army was forced to withdraw from the frontline. 部隊被迫從前線撤回
【近】 recede, retreat, fall back
【反】 advance 前進;place, position, put 放置,安置
【派】 withdrawal n. 撤退;withdrawn adj. 性格內向的,離群的
wither
【考法 1】 vi. 枯萎,凋謝: to become dry and sapless
【例】 Amaranth is a legendary flower that never withers. 傳說中的 Amaranth 是一種永不凋謝的花。
【近】 dry, fade, shrivel, wane, wilt, wizen
【反】 revive 復活;bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive 繁茂
【派】 withering adj. 凋謝的,凋亡的
withhold
【考法 1】 vt. 扣壓,不給予: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
【例】 withhold sensitive information 限制敏感信息的傳播
【近】 decline, disallow, disapprove, detain, refuse, reject, reprobate, restrain, retain
【反】 allow, concede, grant, permit 授予
wizen
【考法 1】 vt. (使)凋謝,(使)枯萎: to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
【近】 dry, mummify, shrivel, wither
【反】 revive 復活;bloom, flourish, prosper, thrive 繁茂
【考法 2】 adj. 凋謝的, 枯萎的: shriveled or dried up
【近】 faded, withered
【反】 blooming 盛開的
wobble
【考法 1】 vi. 搖晃,顫抖: to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
【例】 The drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward. 醉漢站了起來,晃動了一陣,然后向前倒了下去。
【近】 rock, totter
【反】 stabilize 使穩定
【考法 2】 vi. 猶豫不決: to show uncertainty about the right course of action
【例】 We cannot tolerate the government wobbling at this critical time. 我們不能容忍政府在這種關鍵時刻猶豫不決。
【近】 falter, stagger, teeter, vacillate, waver
worldly
【考法 1】 adj. 世間的,世俗的: of this world rather than spiritual or religion affairs
【例】 preoccupied with worldly concerns 糾纏于世俗的憂慮‖It is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters. 現在你應該停止做夢然后把自己的精力集中在更現實的問題上了。
【近】 carnal, corporeal, material, mundane
【反】 mental, spiritual 精神的;heavenly 天國的
【考法 2】 adj. 老練的: experienced in human affairs
【例】 My little sister was worldly and sophisticated, quite unlike me. 與我截然不同的是,我的妹妹在為人處世方面非常老練。
【近】 cosmopolitan, sophisticated
【反】 ingenuous, innocent, na.ve, unsophisticated 天真的
worship
【考法 1】 n. 崇拜,敬仰: extravagant respect to an object of esteem
【例】 the belief in swords and the worship of force 刀劍信仰與武力崇拜
【近】 adulation, adoration, deification, idolatry, reverence, veneration
【反】 dislike, dismissal, disregard, hatred, loathing, scorn 反感,厭惡
【考法 2】 v. 崇拜,膜拜: to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
【例】 The ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods. 古希臘人崇拜不同的神明。
【近】 adore, deify, glorify, revere, venerate
【反】 blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate 褻瀆
wrangle
【考法 1】 n. 紛爭,爭端: an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
【例】 There was a bit of a wrangle over how much money to give the high school for its sports programs. 這個高中應該獲得多少體育項目的撥款引起了一陣紛爭。
【近】 altercation, controversy, disagreement, dispute, fight, imbroglio, quarrel, squabble
【反】 harmony 和諧
【考法 2】 vi. 爭吵: to quarrel noisily or angrily
【例】 Local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes. 當地居民就房產稅的問題爭吵不休。
【近】 altercate, argue, bicker, controvert, hassle, quibble, spat, tiff
【派】 wrangler n. 爭吵的人
wretched
【考法 1】 adj. 極差的: very poor in quality or ability
【例】 the wretched conditions of the refugee camp 難民營極惡劣的條件
【近】 bad, coarse, inferior, low-grade, mediocre, miserable, poor, rubbishy, terrible, trashy
【反】 excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior 優質的
【考法 2】 adj. 沮喪的: deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind
【例】 She was wretched for weeks after breaking up with her boyfriend. 她與男友分手后郁悶了幾個星期。
【近】 blue, crestfallen, dejected, doleful, dolorous, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, rueful, sorrowful, woeful
【反】 blissful, buoyant, cheerful, delighted, glad, happy, joyful, jubilant 歡樂的
【派】 wretchedness n. 沮喪
wry
【考法 1】 adj. 扭曲的: abnormally twisted or bent to one side
【例】 a wry smile 扭曲的笑容
【近】 bending, crooked, curving, devious
【反】 common, normal, usual 正常的
【考法 2】 adj. 堅持錯誤的: stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
【近】 headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, stubborn, wrongheaded
【反】 amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 容易改變立場的
n. 敬畏,尊敬,尊嚴 v. 尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 Reve