2012年英语六级口语考试词汇练习02

A: He uses a long whip to train the horse.
B: I think there must be a kinder way to train a horse.
whip
n. 鞭子
vt. 1.鞭打，抽打，鞭策；2.猛地移动；3.搅打（奶油，蛋等）成糊状
vi. 1.抽打，拍打；2.猛地移动

A: I’ll give you a whistle when I need your help.
B: Okay. I’ll be ready.
whistle
vi. 1.吹口哨，鸣汽笛；呼啸而过
vt. 用口哨吹出
n. 1.哨子，汽笛；2.口哨声，汽笛声

A: Whoever gets there first is the winner.
B: What if two of us reach the finish line at the same time?
whoever
pron. 1.[引导名词从句]谁；2.无论谁，不管谁；3.究竟是谁

A: I wholly support your campaign.
B: Thank you. I couldn’t get very far without you.
wholly
ad. 完全地，全部地

A: She has a wicked streak in her.
B: On what do you base that statement?
wicked
a. 1.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；2.淘气的，顽皮的

A: Why do you have to move your home?
B: Because they are planning to widen the highway.
widen
vt. 加宽，放宽
vi. 变宽

A: By now the news of your promotion has become quite widespread .
B: I really don’t think it’s such a big deal.
widespread
a. 分布（或散布）广的，普遍的

A: How long has she been a widow ?
B: Her husband died nine years ago.
widow
n. 寡妇

A: What is the width of your living room?
B: I don’t know. We’ll have to measure it.
width
n. 1.宽度，阔度，广度；2.宽阔，广阔

A: She has a lot of wisdom for her age.
B: Maybe it’s because of her upbringing.
wisdom
n. 1.明智，正确的判断；2.智慧，学问

A: What made his speech so memorable?
B: I think it was his wit and humor.
wit
n. 1.风趣，妙语；2.[常pl.]智力，才智
at one’s wits’ end 智穷计尽

A: How much money can I withdraw from the bank?
B: There is a daily limit of $250.
withdraw
vt. 收回，撤消，撤退
vi. 缩回，退出，撤退

A: I don’t know if I can withstand any more scrutiny.
B: They really are looking at you with a fine-toothed.
withstand
vt. 经受，承受，抵住

A: We need one more witness for the trial.
B: The problem is that we can’t without a bias in this case.
witness
n. 1.目击者，见证人；2.证据，证言
vt. 1.目击，注意到；2.为…作证，证明