1clever use of words措辭巧妙ADJECTIVE | VERB + WIT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great妙語連珠▸➤quick, ready才思敏捷;頭腦機敏▸➤acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry, mordant, rapier, razor-sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, sharp, sly, wicked, wry尖刻的風趣;挖苦的妙語;刻薄的諷刺;冷面幽默;敏捷的才思;冷嘲;狡黠▸➤gentle, self-deprecating輕鬆打趣;自嘲的妙語▸➤dazzling, sparkling出眾的口才;才華橫溢的風趣➤verbal口才VERB + WIT➤have說話風趣◇He has plenty of wit and imagination.他說話很風趣,也富於想像力。◇He had a dry wit. (BrE) 他很會板着臉說笑話。PHRASES➤wit and wisdom聰明才智◇a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics一部充分反映他 30 年政治生涯中才思與智慧的書wit
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2intelligence智力ADJECTIVE | VERB + WIT | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤native天生的智慧◇She had to use all her native wit to convince the police.她不得不絞盡腦汁去說服警察。VERB + WIT➤have具有智慧;明智◇I hope he has the wit to take the key with him.我希望他還知道帶鑰匙。➤use運用智慧PHRASES➤beyond the wit of man (= impossible) (especially BrE) 不可能◇It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.解決這場糾紛不是不可能的。wit
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3witsability to think quickly機智VERB + WITS | PHRASESVERB + WITS➤use利用機智➤have (especially NAmE) 有理智◇I hope you had the wits to apologize.我希望你能認識到錯誤去道歉。➤gather, recover恢復理智◇She couldn't seem to gather her wits and tell us what had happened.她好像還沒有恢復理智,還不能告訴我們發生了什麼事情。➤sharpen使思維敏捷➤match較量智慧◇The game allows you to match wits with a computer criminal.這個遊戲可以讓你與計算機罪犯鬥智鬥勇。PHRASES➤a battle of wits智慧的較量◇The strike developed into a battle of wits between management and workers.這場罷工發展成為勞資雙方智慧的較量。➤have your wits about you, keep your wits about you保持頭腦冷靜◇They do tough interviews, so you'll need to have your wits about you.他們的面試很難對付,所以你得保持頭腦清醒。➤pit your wits against sb (especially BrE) 與某人鬥智◇Celebrity teams pit their wits against each other in this lively quiz show.名人參賽隊在這一妙趣橫生的智力遊戲節目中互相鬥智較量。➤scare the wits out of sb將某人嚇得魂飛魄散◇The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.最新的消息把投資者嚇壞了。◇I was scared out of my wits!我被嚇得魂都沒了!➤wits' end無計可施◇I'm at my wits' end trying to cope with his moods.我想讓他平靜下來,可完全不知道該怎麼辦。
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