waylayvt.埋伏, 伏击, 抢劫(to lie in wait for or attack from ambush)
(类)vigilant·waylaid=wary·duped警惕的不容易被伏击=机警的不容易被欺骗
watchful·waylaid=cunning·gulled 警惕的·被埋伏=狡猾的·被骗 (反面特征)
weirdadj. 怪异的, 超自然的;神秘的, 不可思议的
welter[5welte] n. 混乱;杂乱(a chaotic mass or jumble)
(反)welter
◆ orderly arrangement乱七八糟
◆ 井然有序
(例)i have just cleared up a bewildering welter of data saved in my computer.
我刚整理了保存在我电脑里的很难处理的杂乱无章的数据。
wheedlevt. (用花言巧语)诱惑,哄骗(to influence or entice by soft words or flattery)
(类)wheedle·cajolery=extort·coercion哄骗·诱骗=敲诈·强迫 (同义)
(同)coax, banter, blandish, cajole, soft-soap, sweet-talk,
whet磨快,使兴奋,刺激(to make keen or more acute:excite, stimulate)
(反)blunt
◆ whet变钝
◆ 磨快
whet
◆ dull使更敏锐
◆ 使迟钝
(同)sharpen, edge, hone,sharp
whiffn. 轻吹(a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray)
(类)blast·whiff=gush·trickle 一阵风·微风=涌出·滴流 (程度)
whimsicaladj.古怪的,反复无常的,异想天开的(resulting from or characterized by
whim or caprice;especially:lightly fanciful)
(类)caprice·whimsical=stealth·furtive=insight·discerning
反复无常·反复无常的=偷偷行动·偷偷地=洞察力·有辨别能力的(名形同义)
mercurial·mood=whimsical·behavior善变的·情绪=易变的·行为(前者修饰后者)
(同)arbitrary, capricious, erratic, vagarious