移动英语单词词汇mobile english lesson25

wages

[money received for work done]

Jack receives his wages every Friday.

wait

[(1)to delay acting;(2)to postpone]

Wait for me.(1)

We will wait until next Tuesday to discuss the problem.(2)

walk

[to move by putting one foot in front of the other]

She walks two miles everyday.

*one mile=1.6kilometers

wall

[(1)the side of a room or building formed by wood,stone or other material;(2)a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land]

He has many pictures on his wall.(1)

China built the Great Wall to protect against enemy invasions.(2)

want

[(1)to desire;(2)to wish for;(3)to need]

He wants to see her more often.(1)

She wants to win a lot of money in the lottery.(2)

They want to eat now.(3)

war

[fighting between nations,or groups in a nation,using weapons]

The world’s last major war,World WarII ,ended in1945.

warm

[(1)almost hot;(2)having or feeling some heat]

My coffee is warm instead of hot.(1)

She likes to sit outside in the warm sunlight.(2)

warn

[(1)to tell of possible danger;(2)to advise or inform about something bad that may happen]

A weather radio warns of dangerous storms.(1)

The President warned that the country may been tering an economic recession.

(2) wash

[to make clean,usually with water]

Tommy says that he will wash the car today.

waste

[(1)to spend or use without need or care;(2)to make bad use of;(3)a spending of money,time or effort with no value gained or returned;(4)something thrown awayas having no value;(5)the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body]

Do not waste your money by buying video games.(1)

He wasted his life by using drugs and alcohol.(2)

Watching television is a waste of time.(3)

Chemical wastes pollute our water supplies.(4)

How do astronauts deal with the problem of wastes from their bodies?(5)

watch

[(1)to look at;(2)to observe closely;(3)to look and wait for]

Did you watch the football game on television?(1)

Watch every move he makes.(2)

I will watch for her train to arrive.(3)

water

[the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes,rivers and oceans]

May I have some water,please?

wave

[(1)to move or cause to move oneway and the other,as a flag in the wind;(2)to signal by moving the hand oneway and the other;(3)a large mass of water that forms and move son the surface of a lake or ocean]

The flag is waving in the wind.(1)

She waved at me.(2)

The waves are especially large today.(3)

way

[(1)a path on land or sea or in the air;(2)how something is done;(3) method]

Thistrailisthewaytoourcamp.(1)

ShesaysIshoulddrivethewaythatshedoes.(2)

Showmethewaytohittheball.(3)

we[twoormorepeople,includingthespeakerorwriter]

HeandIwillgotogether,andwewillreturntogether.

weak[(1)havinglittlepower;(2)easilybroken,damagedordestroyed;(3)

oppositestrong]Hewasweakfromhunger.(1)

Weareworriedaboutcrossingtheweakbridge.(2)

Youneedastrongrope,notaweakone,totietheboattothetree.(3)

wealth[alargeamountofpossessions,moneyorotherthingsofvalue]

Hiswealthcomesfromhisrichgrandfather.

weapon[anythingusedtocauseinjuryortokillduringanattack,fightor

war]

Policecouldnotfindtheweaponusedinthemurder.

wear[tohaveonthebody,asclothes]Whatwillyouweartotheparty?

weather[theconditionoftheatmosphereresultingfromsun,wind,rain,heat

orcold]

Wewillhavemorecoldweathertomorrow.

week[aperiodoftimeequaltosevendays]

Shewillbegonefortwoweeks.

weigh[tomeasurehowheavysomeoneorsomethingis]

Theticketagentwillweighyourbagattheairport.

welcome[toexpresshappinessorpleasurewhensomeonearrivesorsomething

develops]

Wewelcomedthesunafteraweekofrain.

well[(1)inawaythatisgoodorpleasing;(2)ingoodhealth;(3)aholein

thegroundwherewater,gasoroilcanbefound]

Sheisdoingwellatschool.(1)

Hewassick,butheiswellnow.(2)

WemayseemoreoilwellsinAlaskasoon.(3)

west[thedirectioninwhichthesungoesdown]

Theyliveinatown50mileswestofChicago.

*onemile=1.6kilometers

wet[(1)coveredwithwaterorotherliquid;(2)notdry]

Itrainedjustenoughtomakethestreetswet.(1)

Myclothinggotwetintherain.(2)

what[(1)usedtoaskaboutsomethingortoaskforinformationabout;(2)

whichorwhichkind]

Whatisthis?(1)

Hewantstoknowwhatyouwouldliketodrink.(2)

wheat[(1)agrainusedtomakebread;(2)theplantthatproducesthegrain]

Welikebreadmadefromwholewheat.(1)

Thefarmergrowswheatinmostofhisfields.(2)

wheel[aroundstructurethatturnsaroundacenter]

Thewheelonhisbicyclecameoff.

when[(1)atwhattime;(2)atanytime;(3)duringoratthetime]

Whendoesthetrainleave?(1)

Whenwillshecomehome?(2)

IstudiedhardwhenIwasinschool.(3)

where[(1)at,toorinwhatplace;(2)placeinwhich]

Whereishishouse?(1)

Thehousewherehelivesisintheoldpartofthecity.(2)

which[usedtoaskaboutwhatoneorwhatonesofagroupofthingsorpeople]

Whichprogramdoyoulikebest?(1)

Whichstudentswilltakethetest?(2)

while[(1)aspaceoftime;(2)atorduringthesametime]

Pleasecometomyhouseforawhile.(1)

Itmaynotbeagoodideatoeatwhileyouaredriving.(2)　

white[havingthecolorlikethatofmilkorsnow]

ShecallshercatSnowballbecauseitiswhite.

who[(1)whatorwhichpersonorpersonsthat;(2)thepersonorpersons]

Whowantstogo?(1)

Theyaretheoneswhowanttogo.(2)

whole[(1)thecompleteamount;(2)alltogether;(3)notdivided;(4)notcut

intopieces]

Hepaidthewholecostofthedinner.(1)

Thewholegroupisinvited.(2)

ThewholecountrycelebratesIndependenceDay.(3)

Theboyatethewholecake.(4)

why[(1)forwhatcauseorreason;(2)thereasonforwhich]

Whydidshedoit?(1)

Idonotknowwhyshedidit.(2)

wide[(1)havingagreatdistancefromonesidetotheother;(2)notlimited]

Thefloodcoveredawideareaalongtheriver.(1)

Thenewstoreofferedawidechoiceofproducts.(2)

wife[awomanwhoismarried]

Hiswifeworksathome.

wild[(1)livingandgrowinginnaturalconditionsandnotorganizedor

supervisedbyhumans;(2)angry;(3)uncontrolled]

ManykindsofwildanimalsliveinAmerica’sNationalForests.(1)

Themanwaswildwithanger.(2)

Policebrokeupthewildparty.(3)

will[awordusedwithactionwordstoshowfutureaction]

Theywillholdtalkstomorrow.

willing[beingreadyorhavingadesireto]

Theyarewillingtotalkabouttheproblem.

win[(1)togainavictory;(2)todefeatanotherorothersinacompetition,

electionorbattle]

Ourschoolwonfirstprizeintheforeignlanguagecompetition.(1)

Thecandidatewiththemostcampaignmoneyusuallywinstheelection.(2)

wind[astrongmovementofair]

Insomeareas,windisusedtoproduceelectricity.

window[anopeninginawalltoletinlightandair,usuallyfilledwith

glass]

Theglassisbrokeninmanyofthewindowsoftheoldhouse.

winter[thecoldesttimeofyear,betweenautumnandspring]

Winterlastsforalongtimeinthemountains.

wire[along,thinpieceofmetalusedtohangobjectsortocarryelectricity

orelectroniccommunicationsfromoneplacetoanother]

Mostelectricwiresinourtownareburiedintheground.

wise[(1)havingmuchknowledgeandunderstanding;(2)abletouseknowledge

andunderstandingtomakegoodorcorrectdecisions]

Sheisawisewoman.(1)

ThePresidentisawiseleader.(2)

wish[(1)towant;(2)toexpressadesirefor]

IwishtohaveJapanesefoodtonight.(1)

Shewishesthatherfriendwillcallher.(2)

with[(1)alongorbythesideof;(2)together;(3)using;(4)having]

Shewalkedwithherfriend.(1)

Sheisherewithme.(2)

Hefixeditwithatool.(3)

Theyliveinthehousewiththereddoor.(4)

withdraw[(1)totakeormoveout,awayorback;(2)toremove]

Hesaidhewillwithdrawfromthepresidentialrace.(1)

Thecompanysaysitwillwithdrawthedisputedproductfromstores.(2)

without[(1)withno;(2)nothavingorusing;(3)freefrom;(4)notdoing]

Hegrewupwithoutafather.(1)

Wewerewithoutelectricityforfourhours.(2)

Theysaidgoodbyewithouttears.(3)

Hespokewithoutthinking.(4)

woman[anadultfemalehuman]

Thewomanwithhimwashismother.

wonder[(1)toaskoneself;(2)toquestion;(3)afeelingofsurprise]

Iwonderwhyshedidthat.(1)

Shewondersifitistrue.(2)

Thechild’seyeswerewidewithwonderatthefireworks.(3)

wonderful[(1)causingwonder;(2)especiallygood]

AstronautsonthemoontooksomewonderfulpicturesoftheEarth.(1)

Itisawonderfulday.(2)

wood[thesolidmaterialofwhichtreesaremade]Hisstoveburnswood.

word[oneormoreconnectedsoundsthatformasinglepartofalanguage]

TheWordBookisalistofwordsusedinVOASpecialEnglishradioprograms.

work[(1)tousephysicalormentalefforttomakeordosomething;(2)the

effortusedtomakeortodosomething;(3)thatwhichneedseffort;(4)the

jobonedoestoearnmoney]

Sheworksasanairlinepilot.(1)

Thisoldhouserequiresalotofwork.(2)

Youneedastrongbacktodofarmwork.(3)

Whatkindofworkdoyoudo?(4)

world[(1)theearth;(2)thepeoplewholiveontheearth]

Communicationsatellitesletustalkalmostinstantlytopeopleinanypartof

theworld.(1)

Mostoftheworldwantsanendtonuclearweapons.(2)

worry[(1)tobeconcerned;(2)tocontinuethinkingthatsomething,possibly

bad,canhappen]

Theyworrythattaxesaretoohigh.(1)

Othersworrythatthegovernmentwillnotprovidetheservicestheyneed.(2)

worse[morebadthan]

Airpollutionisworsetodaythanitwasyesterday.

worth[valuemeasuredinmoney]

Thenewhouseisworthalmostonemilliondollars.

wound[(1)toinjure;(2)tohurt;(3)tocausephysicaldamagetoapersonor

animal;(4)aninjurytothebodyofahumanoranimalinwhichtheskinis

usuallycutorbroken]

Theterroristattackwoundedtwelvepeople.(1)

Herfeelingswerewoundedbyhim.(2)

Manywerewoundedbyglassfrombrokenwindows.(3)

Bloodwaspouringfromthewoundinhisleg.(4)

wreck[(1)todamagegreatly;(2)todestroy;(3)anythingthathasbeenbadly

damagedorbroken]

Thestormwreckedmanyhousesinthetown.(1)

Theboywreckedthefamilycar.(2)

Thehousewasawreckafterthewildparty.(3)

wreckage[whatremainsofsomethingseverelydamagedordestroyed]

Searchersfoundthewreckageoftheairplanehighonamountain.

write[touseaninstrumenttomakewordsappearonasurface,suchaspaper]

Pleasewriteanotetomewithyournewaddress.

wrong[(1)notcorrect;(2)bad;(3)notlegal;(4)oppositeright]

Hisansweriswrong.(1)

Hemadethewrongdecision.(2)

Itiswrongtostealhermoney.(3)

Sheknewthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.(4)