1. be at war with与...交战;declare war on对...宣战 2. a wast land and rich resources地大物博 3. watchful注意的,警惕的---be watchful of the times注意时势 4. in a way在某种程度上,从某一点上看---He is handsome in a way. Deviate是不及物动词(from)---deviate from the right path背离正道;deviate from ones purpose背离本意 5. to be weak in sth---在某事上不强 weakness可以指缺点 Smoking is his weakness/weak point. 但是如果weakness for连用时则指a strong liking,esp. which is bad for one---He has a weakness for smoking.他有抽烟的癖好。 6. a wealth of意思是很多---a wealth of learning学识渊博;a wealth of information大量信息;a wealthy man=a man of wealth财主 7. weary意思是疲倦的(with);厌倦的(of) be weary with talking说累了;be weary of talking(说烦了) Once more the Prince grew weary with the mad dancing. 王子由于着迷地跳舞又渐渐累了。 I am weary of his preaching. 我听腻了他的说教。 8. weigh才是动词,且是规则变化的及物动词 A man of weight in the govrnment政府中举足轻重的人物 9. advent是名词,意思是出现,到来---since the advent of television |