wit

英 [wɪt]

美 [wɪt]

n.  措辞巧妙的能力; 风趣; 才思; 才思敏捷说话诙谐的人; 机智幽默的人; 理解力; 颖悟力; 头脑; 智力

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同义词辨析

mindbrainintelligencewit【导航词义：智力】

习惯用语

n.

be at your wits' end
• 智穷计尽；全然不知所措
  to be so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next
be frightened/scared/terrified out of your wits
• 吓得魂不附体
  to be very frightened
have/keep your wits about you
• 时刻保持头脑冷静；随机应变
  to be aware of what is happening around you and ready to think and act quickly
to wit
• 也就是说；即
  you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you have just referred to
• Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.
  飞行员的失误，即没有遵守操作程序，是事故的原因。
live by your wits
• 靠耍小聪明赚钱；（有时）靠玩花招捞钱
  to earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means

牛津词典

noun

• 措辞巧妙的能力；风趣；才思
  the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing
  1. to have a quick/sharp/dry/ready wit
     才思敏捷；敏锐机智；假装正经的诙谐；头脑机敏
  2. a woman of wit and intelligence
     才思敏捷、聪颖的女子
  3. a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics
     一本有关他30年政治生涯中才思与智慧的书
• 才思敏捷说话诙谐的人；机智幽默的人
  a person who has the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing
  1. a well-known wit and raconteur
     一位闻名遐迩、妙语连珠的故事大王
• 理解力；颖悟力；头脑；智力
  your ability to think quickly and clearly and to make good decisions
  1. He needed all his wits to find his way out.
     他需要绞尽脑汁找到出路。
  2. The game was a long battle of wits .
     这场游戏是长时间的斗智。
  3. Kate paused and gathered her wits .
     凯特停下来恢复一下理智。
  4. a chance to pit your wits against (= compete with, using your intelligence) our quiz champion
     利用你的智慧同我们的知识竞赛冠军进行较量的机会
• 有…智慧的；头脑…的
  having the type of intelligence mentioned
  1. a quick-witted group of students
     一群头脑聪明的学生
• （正确判断的）能力，智力；明智
  the intelligence or good sense to know what is the right thing to do
  1. At least you had the wit to ask for help.
     你起码还能意识到要求救。
  2. It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.
     解决这一纠纷应当是人力所能及的事。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （说话的）风趣，机智，巧妙
  Witis the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
  1. Boulding was known for his biting wit...
     博尔丁爱说尖酸的俏皮话是出了名的。
  2. They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit.
     他们喜欢她务实的人生态度、她的热情和幽默。
• N-COUNT 风趣的人;机智的人
  If you describe someone as awit, you mean that they have the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
  1. Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.
     福尔摩斯爱交际,非常风趣，兴趣广泛。
• N-SING 头脑；智慧
  If you say that someone hasthe wit todo something, you mean that they have the intelligence and understanding to make the right decision or take the right action in a particular situation.
  1. The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it.
     资料就摆在那儿，等着有头脑的人去利用。
• N-PLURAL 机智
  You can refer to your ability to think quickly and cleverly in a difficult situation as yourwits.
  1. She has used her wits to progress to the position she holds today.
     她凭借个人才智升到了今天的职位。
• N-PLURAL 把…吓得魂不附体
  You can usewitsin expressions such asfrightensomeoneout of their witsandscare the wits out ofsomeone to emphasize that a person or thing worries or frightens someone very much.
  1. You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.
     你把我们吓坏了，我们听说你出事了。
  2. ...a huge bass drum which frightened the wits out of the organist each time it was banged.
     每次敲起来都让风琴师惊慌失措的巨型低音鼓
• PHRASE 时刻保持警惕;随机应变
  If youhaveyourwits aboutyou orkeepyourwits aboutyou, you are alert and ready to act in a difficult situation.
  1. Travellers need to keep their wits about them.
     旅行者需要随机应变。
• PHRASE 智穷才尽;黔驴技穷;无计可施
  If you say that you areatyourwits' end, you are emphasizing that you are so worried and exhausted by problems or difficulties that you do not know what to do next.
  1. We row a lot and we never have time on our own. I'm at my wit's end.
     我们经常争吵，从无在一起的时间，我真是没有办法了。
• PHRASE 与…斗智;与…比学问
  If youpityourwits againstsomeone, you compete against them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.
  1. He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
     他不得不与一个冷静、聪明而又狡猾的对手斗智。
• PHRASE （用于更准确地描述）亦即，也就是
  To witis used to indicate that you are about to state or describe something more precisely.
  1. He'd like 'happiness' to be given a new and more scientifically descriptive label, to wit 'Major affective disorder, pleasant type'.
     他想给“幸福”一个更为科学的新称谓，准确地说即“愉悦型重度情感障碍”。
• battle of wits→ see:battle

英英释义

noun

• mental ability
  1. he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
  Synonym:brainbrainpowerlearning abilitymental capacitymentality
• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
  Synonym:humorhumourwitticismwittiness
• a witty amusing person who makes jokes
  Synonym:wagcard

双语例句

• Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.
  福尔摩斯爱交际，非常风趣，兴趣广泛。
• Better a witty fool man than a foolish wit.
  宁做聪明的傻子，不做愚蠢的聪明人。
• The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it.
  资料就摆在那儿，等着有头脑的人去利用。
• A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
  吃一堑，长一智。
• She has used her wits to progress to the position she holds today.
  她凭借个人才智升到了今天的职位。
• With her beauty, wit and charm, he found her irresistible.
  她漂亮、聪明、帅气，他不由得一见倾心。
• His abrasive wit and caustic comments were an interviewer's nightmare
  他睿智刁钻，评论尖刻，对任何采访他的人而言都是梦魇。
• Mr Brooke is renowned for his dry wit.
  布鲁克先生因他不露声色的机智而闻名。
• Ellie uses wit as a goad to try to force people to see what is in front of them.
  埃莉运用自己的机智风趣启发人们，努力使他们看清眼前的东西。
• her sharp wit and quick tongue
  她敏捷的才思和伶俐的口齿