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undergo [,ʌndə'gəu]  vt. 经历(experience), 遭受, 忍受(suffer from, put up with, stand, sustain)

undergo an examination                    受审查[检查, 诊察]

undergo an operation                          接受手术

e.g. it can undergo the test of time.

 

understand [,ʌndə'stænd] v. (understood,understood, understanding)懂，了解(follow)

make oneself understood              使别人理解自己的意思

understand one another                互相了解[谅解]，达成协议

e.g. i'm afraid i don't understand.

 

university [,ju:ni'və:siti]   n. (综合性)大学

university college                          [英]大学学院

university entrance examination             大学入学考试

university of science                       理科大学

university of science and technology        科技大学, 理工科大学

e.g. which is the best university in your country?

 

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vacation [və'keiʃən]    n. 假期，休假

the summer vacation                         暑假

the winter vacation                              寒假

on vacation                                           在度假

e.g. where did you go for your vacation?

 

vanish ['væniʃ] v.消失，突然不见(disappear)

vanish into nothing                            化为乌有

vanish away                                        消失

e.g. many types of animals have now vanished from the earth.

 

vary ['vɛəri]   v. 改变(alter)，使多样化，变化(change)

vary from ...to ...                    在...到...之间变动

vary with...                              随...而变化

e.g. prices vary with the seasons.

 

victim ['viktim]  n.受害人，牺牲者

become the victim of (=fall a victim to)      成为...的牺牲品

e.g. the victim is the person who is hurt.

 

victory ['viktəri]  n. 胜利(success, triumph)，战胜

a major victory                     大捷

narrow victory                      险胜

gain [have, obtain, win] a (the) victory over...   战胜...

e.g. he led us from victory to victory

 

view [vju:]   n. 景色(scene, scenery, outlook)，风景(landscape)，观点(viewpoint)，观察

vt.观察，认为(consider, think)

a point of view                                观点

in view of...                                      鉴于...，由于...

e.g. his view of life is different from yours.

 

violate ['vaiəleit]    vt.冒犯(offend)，干扰，违反(disobey, break)

violate a law                               犯法

e.g. the country violated the international agreement.

 

violence ['vaiələns]   n. 猛烈，强烈，暴力

an act of violence                         暴力行为

use violence                                用暴力

e.g. violence of any kind is wrong.

 

visit ['vizit]  n. 拜访，访问，游览，参观     vt.拜访，访问，参观，视察

go on a visit to...                                     访问...，参观...

give [make, pay] sb. a visit                     访问某人

visitor ['vizitə]   

n．访问者，来宾，参观者

e.g. who likes to visit the church?

the english club has a visitor today.

 

voice [vɔis]   n.声音，嗓音， 发言权

at the top of one’s voice                    用最大的嗓门

with one voice                                    异口同声地，一致地

e.g. the voice of the caller alerted her.

 

vote [vəʊt]   n. 投票，选票 v. 投票，投票决定，公认

put sth to the vote                       把...付诸表决

vote for/against...                       投票支持/反对...

voting right                                    投票权

e.g. his victory hangs on 取决于one vote.

 

 

以w字母为开头的单词

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wait [weit]   v.等待，等候

wait and see                              等着瞧

wait for ...                                  等待...

wait until [till]...                          等到...

e.g. time and tide潮流 wait for no man. 岁月不等人

 

wake [weik]    v. （woke 或 waked; woke,或waked, waking）唤醒(arouse)，使认识到，醒来

wake up to...                                  认识到..., 意识到...

wake up                                        醒来

e.g. can you give  me a wake-up call?

 

walk [wɔ:k]  v/n. 步行，散步

go out for a walk                             出去散步

have a walk                                     散步

e.g. mary feels like taking a walk.散步

 

want [wɔnt]    v. 想要，需要，通缉 ，追捕 n. 短缺

in want/need of...                          需要...，缺少...

want to do sth.                              想要...

e.g. i don’t want to see your face!

 

warn [wɔ:n]    vt.(常与of, against连用)警告(alarm)，提醒

warn sb. off [away]                     通知某人离开，告诫某人避开

warn sb. of...                               警告某人...(某事)

e.g. he warned me against going there at night.

 

wash  [wɔʃ]     v. 洗，洗涤，冲掉，耐洗 n.  洗涤

wash against...                               冲洗...

wash away                                       洗掉，洗净，冲走

wash one's hands of...                  洗手不干...

e.g. i must wash my hands before dinner.

 

waste [weist]   n. 废物，浪费 adj. 废弃的(abandoned)，荒芜的  vt. 浪费

waste products                           废品

waste of time                             浪费时间

waste money                             浪费钱

e.g. it's only a waste of time to speak to her.

 

watch [wɔtʃ]  n 注视，手表，看守 vt. 看，注视，监视，警戒，看守

on watch                                           值班

watch for...                                        留意...

watch a game                                 观看一场比赛

watch television                              看电视

e.g. we sat there watching basketball.

 

way [wei]   n.方法（method, means, measure），路线，路途，道路(road)

all the way                                         一路上，自始至终

by the way                                            顺便说，附带说说

by way of...                                          经由...，经过...

in no way                                            adv. 决不，无论如何不

in the way                                           adv. 挡住路，妨碍

on the way home                            adv. 在回家路上

on one’s way to...                            adv. 某人去往...的路上

e.g. he lost his way in the forest.

 

wear [wɛə]  v. (wore, worn, wearing)穿(put on)，戴，磨损，用旧

wear a cheerful smile                          带着愉快的笑容

wear a long face                                   拉下脸来

wear out                                               穿破[旧]，逐渐耗尽，使疲惫不堪

wear away                                            磨损, 衰退

wear down                                            (使)磨损，(使)厌倦

e.g. she was worn down by overwork.

 

welfare   ['welfɛə]   n. 幸福，福利

welfare work                        福利事业, 福利工作

e.g. they are living on welfare now.他们依靠社会救济来生活

 

whole [həul] 

n. 全部，全体，整体

adj.所有的，完整的（entire, complete）

the whole world                           全世界

as a whole                                   总体上

on the whole                                总的来说

e.g. the whole country was anxious for渴望 peace.

 

win [win]  v.(won, won, winning)获得，赢得，博得（get, gain, obtain, achieve, attain）

win a bet                                          赌赢了

win the battle                                   战胜

win sb. over                                      把某人争取过来，说服某人

win a reputation                               获得名声

e.g. he soon won a reputation for himself.

 

wipe [waip]  v.擦，揩，擦去

wipe off                                        擦掉，除掉

wipe away                                    擦去，消除

wipe out                                       消灭

e.g. i wiped my shoes on the mat垫子 before i came in.

 

wish [wiʃ]   n. 愿望，心愿，祝愿 v.希望，想要，祝贺

wish for...                           希望得到...，渴望...

e.g. we wish you a merry christmas.

 

wonder ['wʌndə]   n. 奇迹(miracle)，惊奇 v. 对...感到惊讶，想知道

be filled with wonder                               感到十分惊异

the seven wonders of the world            世界七大奇观

no wonder                                                不足为奇的

e.g. i wonder what really happened.

 

word [wə:d]   n. 字，词，话，消息(message, news)，命令(order, command)

eat one’s words                        (被迫)收回前言，承认说错

in one word                              一句话，总而言之

in other words                           换句话说，也就是说

e.g. my friend sent word捎口信 that he was well.

 

work [wə:k]  n. 工作，操作，(pl. )作品， (pl. ) 工厂 v. (使)工作，(使)运转，操作

work wonders                           创造奇迹

work on...                                  影响...，设法说服

work out...                                 可以解决..., 设计出..., 计算出...

a gas works                              煤气厂

work force                                 (工厂等在职的)工人总数, 劳动力

work for...                                   为...工作,被...雇用

e.g. he is busy with research work.

worker ['wə:kə]  n. 劳动者，工人

 

world [wə:ld]    n. 世界，...界， 世人

a world champion                              世界冠军

a world crisis                                      世界危机

all the world                                        全世界，所有的人

in the world                                         世界上, 究竟

e.g. he is the richest man in the world

 

worry ['wʌri]   n. 烦恼，忧虑 v.(使)烦恼，(使)焦虑

worry about (= be worried about)       担心...，为...忧虑

e.g. there's nothing to worry about.

 

write [rait]   v. (wrote, written, writing)书写，写信给，写作，作曲(compile, compose, correspond [,kɔ:ri'spɔnd], draw up, note, set down, take down)

write for a magazine                    为某杂志撰稿

write to sb.                                    写信给某人

write down...                                 写(记)下...

write back                                      回复

e.g. please write your name for me.

writer ['raitə]   n. 作者，作家(author, composer)

 

 

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year [jiə]   n. 年，年度，学年

this year                                               今年

all the year round                             全年地

for years                                              多年以来

e.g. he joined the army a year ago.

 

yield [ji:ld]  v. 出产(bear, grow, produce, supply)，产生(earn, generate, provide, return)，屈服(bow, give away, give in, submit, surrender)n.出产物(crop, harvest, produce, product)， 利润(earnings, income, interest, profit, return)

yield to ...                               屈服于...

e.g. these trees gave a high yield of fruit this year.

 

youth [ju:θ]   n. 少年时期(adolescence, childhood, infancy)，初期，少年，青年们

e.g. in his youth, he had shown great promise.前途


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zone [zəun]   n. 地域，地带，地区(area, district, neighborhood, region, sphere, territory)

a business zone                                   商业区

economic development zone                            经济开发区

e.g. the zone was policed by united nations forces.