考研英语写作的专用词汇W

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　　wait - v. to delay acting; to postpone

　　walk - v. to move by putting one foot in front of the other

　　wall - n. the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land

　　want - v. to desire; to wish for; to need

　　war - n. fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons

　　warm - ad. almost hot; having or feeling some heat

　　warn - v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen

　　wash - v. to make clean, usually with water

　　waste - v. to spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned; something thrown away as having no value; the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body

　　watch - v. to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for

　　water - n. the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans

　　wave - v. to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean

　　way - n. a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method

　　we - pro. two or more people, including the speaker or writer

　　weak - ad. having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite strong

　　wealth - n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value

　　weapon - n. anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war

　　wear - v. to have on the body, as clothes

　　weather - n. the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold

　　week - n. a period of time equal to seven days

　　weigh - v. to measure how heavy someone or something is

　　welcome - v. to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops

　　well - ad. in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found

　　west - n. the direction in which the sun goes down

　　wet - ad. covered with water or other liquid; not dry

　　what - pro. used to ask about something or to ask for information about something ; ad. which kind

　　wheat - n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain

　　wheel - n. a round structure that turns around a center

　　when - ad. at what time; at any time ; conj. during or at the time

　　where - ad., conj. at, to or in what place

　　which - pro. used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people

　　while - n. a space of time ; conj. at or during the same time

　　white - ad. having the color like that of milk or snow

　　who - pro. what or which person or persons that ; the person or persons

　　whole - ad. the complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces

　　why - ad. for what cause or reason ; conj. the reason for which

　　wide - ad. having a great distance from one side to the other; not limited

　　wife - n. a woman who is married

　　wild - ad. living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled

　　will - v. a word used with action words to show future action

　　willing - ad. being ready or having a desire to

　　win - v. to gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition, election or battle

　　wind - n. a strong movement of air

　　window - n. an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass winter - n. the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring

　　wire - n. a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or electronic communications from one place to another

　　wise - ad. having much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and understanding to make good or correct decisions

　　wish - v. to want; to express a desire for

　　with - prep. along or by the side of; together; using ; having

　　withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove

　　without - prep. with no; not having or using; free from; not doing

　　woman - n. an adult female human

　　wonder - v. to ask oneself; to question ; n. a feeling of surprise

　　wonderful - ad. causing wonder; especially good

　　wood - n. the solid material of which trees are made

　　word - n. one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language

　　work - v. to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the effort used to make or to do something; that which needs effort; the job one does to earn money

　　world - n. the earth; the people who live on the earth

　　worry - v. to be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can happen

　　worse - ad. more bad than

　　worth - n. value measured in money

　　wound - v. to injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal; n. an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is usually cut or broken

　　wreck - v. to damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken

　　wreckage - n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed

　　write - v. to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper

　　wrong - ad. not correct; bad; not legal; opposite right