1.wary a.謹慎的,慎重的(cautious)
例:The mail carrier was wary of dangerous dogs.
2.waterfront n.海濱;灘(land, land with buildings fronting or abutting on a body of water)
詞根記憶:water(水)+front(前沿)--水的前沿--水邊--海濱
例:With a new park, stadium, and entertainment complex along the Delaware River, Trenton, New Jersey, is but one of a large number of communities that are looking to use their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract new businesses.
3.welfare n.繁榮(the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity);福利(aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need)
聯想記憶:wel(看作well好的)+fare--好的東西--福利
例:Public education was essential to the welfare of the Republic.//social welfare program社會福利項目
4.well-being n.健康,幸福:福利(good health and prosperity)
例:The union protected the well-being of its members.
5.whim n.多變:怪念頭(fancy)
記:是whim-wham的簡寫,表示多變(從whim跳到wham)
例:It is not a license granted by government and revokable at whim.
同根詞:whimsical(a.古怪的,異想天開的)
6.whiplash n.鞭繩(the lash of a whip);鞭打(sth. resembling a blow from a whip)
分拆記憶:whip(鞭子)+lash(鞭子;抽打)--鞭繩
例:It is true that spurious reports of whiplash injuries cannot be readily identified.
同根詞:whippy(a.像鞭子一樣的)
7.whirl v.旋轉,急轉(to rotate, to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed)
聯想記憶:輪子( wheel)在不停地旋轉(whirl)
例:In such a system, an accretion disk whirls about a neutron star rather than a white dwarf.
8.whisker n.腮須(the part of the beard growing on the sides of the face or on the chin);胡須(mustache)
例:The pattern of whisker spots on the face of a male lion is a lifelong means of identification.
9.wholesale n.批發(the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale by a retail merchant)
詞根記憶:whole(全部)+sale(賣)--整個地賣--批發
派生詞:wholesaler(n.批發商)
n. 曲線,彎曲,弧線,彎曲物
vt.