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witBrE /wɪt/NAmE /wɪt/ nounwit nounwitty adjectivewitticism nounoutwit verb [U, sing.] the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing 措辞巧妙的能力；风趣；才思◆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◆a woman of wit and intelligence 才思敏捷、聪颖的女子◆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 [C] a person who has the ability to say or write things that are both clever and amusing 才思敏捷说话诙谐的人；机智幽默的人◆a well-known wit and raconteur 一位闻名遐迩、妙语连珠的故事大王wits [pl.] your ability to think quickly and clearly and to make good decisions 理解力；颖悟力；头脑；智力◆He needed all his wits to find his way out. 他需要绞尽脑汁找到出路。◆The game was a long battle of wits. 这场游戏是长时间的斗智。◆Kate paused and gathered her wits. 凯特停下来恢复一下理智。◆a chance to pit your wits against (= compete with, using your intelligence) our quiz champion 用你的智慧同我们的知识竞赛冠军进行较量的机会-witted () having the type of intelligence mentioned 有…智慧的；头脑…的◆a quick-witted group of students 一群头脑聪明的学生 [U] ~ to do sththe intelligence or good sense to know what is the right thing to do （正确判断的）能力，智力；明智◆At least you had the wit to ask for help. 你起码还能意识到要求救。◆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。 ➡ see also witless  ●be at your wits' ˈendto be so worried by a problem that you do not know what to do next 智穷计尽；全然不知所措●be frightened/scared/terrified out of your ˈwitsto be very frightened 吓得魂不附体●have/keep your ˈwits about youto be aware of what is happening around you and ready to think and act quickly 时刻保持头脑冷静；随机应变●to ˈwit(old-fashioned, formal) you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you have just referred to 也就是说；即◆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 ˈwitsto earn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聪明赚钱；（有时）靠玩花招捞钱 |