wit 英 [wɪt]   美 [wɪt]

wit

wit  英 [wɪt] 美 [wɪt]

n. 智慧;才智;智力  n. (Wit)人名;(泰)威;(英、德、波)威特  v. 知道;即 

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Ladies and gentlemen paraded their fine manners, wit, and charm. 女士们和绅士们卖弄他们的美妙姿态、才智和魅力。
The era privileged elegance and wit in its music above almost all other qualities, and Haydn, despite his rustic origins, was hardly lacking in either. 这个时代所特有的高雅与智慧先于其他一切特质存在于音乐作品之中,尽管是出身乡村的海顿,也绝不缺少这些气质。

  • Wit is brainpower or mental ability, or the person who possesses such ability, especially when it's used humorously.
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  • n. 智慧;才智;智力
  • n. (Wit)人名;(泰)威;(英、德、波)威特
  • v. 知道;即
  • 1. Ladies and gentlemen paraded their fine manners, wit, and charm.

    女士们和绅士们卖弄他们的美妙姿态、才智和魅力。

  • 2. The era privileged elegance and wit in its music above almost all other qualities, and Haydn, despite his rustic origins, was hardly lacking in either.

    这个时代所特有的高雅与智慧先于其他一切特质存在于音乐作品之中,尽管是出身乡村的海顿,也绝不缺少这些气质。

  • 3. Bond accomplishes these feats by the power of his wit and more importantly through violence.

    邦德能够实现这些壮举得益于他智慧的力量,更重要地,得益于暴力。

wit WORD FAMILY wit noun witty adjective witticism noun outwit verb / wɪt ; NAmE wɪt / noun 1 [uncountable ,  singular ] 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 wisdomof his 30 years in politics 一本有关他 30 年政治生涯中才思与智慧的书 2 [countable ] 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 3 wits [plural ] 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 利用你的智慧同我们的知识竞赛冠军进行较量的机会 4 -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 5 [uncountable ] witto 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 manto resolve this dispute. 解决这一纠纷应当是人力所能及的事。 see also witless IDIOMS 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 witwhen 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。 more at live 1 wit wits wit / wɪt ; NAmE wɪt /
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