VOA慢速英语词汇

wash [wɔʃ]

v. to make clean, usually with water

waste [weist]

v. to spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned; something thrown away as having no value; the liquid and solid substances that result from body processes and are passed out of the body

watch [wɔtʃ]

v. to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for

water ['wɔ:tə]

n. the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans

wave [weiv]

v. to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to signal by moving the hand one way and the other; n. a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean

way [wei]

n. a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method

we [wi:;wi]

pro. two or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I will go together, and we will return together.")

weak [wi:k]

ad. having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite strong

wealth [welθ]

n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value

联想记忆：健康（health）是人生最大的财富（wealth）

weapon ['wepən]

n. anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war

wear [wiə]

v. to have on the body, as clothes

weather ['weðə]

n. the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold

week [wi:k]

n. a period of time equal to seven days

weigh [wei]

v. to measure how heavy someone or something is

发音记忆：“貌似黑头”→貌似脸上的黑头→蚊子

welcome ['welkəm]

v. to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops

well [wel]

ad. in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found

west [west]

n. the direction in which the sun goes down

wet [wet]

ad. covered with water or other liquid; not dry

what [(h)wɔt]

pro. used to ask about something or to ask for information about something ("What is this?"); ad. which or which kind ("He wants to know what you would like to drink.")

wheat [wi:t,hw-]

n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain