VOA慢速英语1500基础单词例句w

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wages [money received for work done]
Jack¹ receives his wages every Friday.

wait [(1) to delay² acting³; (2) to postpone]
Wait for me. (1)
We will wait until next Tuesday to discuss the problem. (2)

walk [to move by putting one foot in front of the other]
She walks two miles every day.
*one mile = 1.6 kilometers

wall [(1) the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; (2) a structure⁴ sometimes used to separate⁵ areas of land]
He has many pictures on his wall. (1)
China built the Great Wall to protect against enemy invasions⁶. (2)

want [(1) to desire; (2) to wish for; (3) to need]
He wants to see her more often. (1)
She wants to win a lot of money in the lottery⁷. (2)
They want to eat now. (3)

war [fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons]
The world's last major war, World War II, ended in 1945.

warm [(1) almost hot; (2) having or feeling some heat]
My coffee is warm instead of hot. (1)
She likes to sit outside in the warm sunlight⁸. (2)

warn⁹ [(1) to tell of possible danger; (2) to advise or inform about something bad
that may happen]
A weather radio warns¹⁰ of dangerous storms. (1)
The President warned¹¹ that the country may be entering an economic recession¹². (2)

wash [to make clean, usually with water]
Tommy says that he will wash the car today.

waste [(1) to spend or use without need or care; (2) to make bad use of; (3) a spending of money, time or effort with no value gained or returned; (4) something thrown away as having no value; (5) the liquid and solid¹³ substances¹⁴ that result from body processes and are passed out of the body]
Do not waste your money by buying video games. (1)
He wasted his life by using drugs and alcohol¹⁵. (2)
Watching television is a waste of time. (3)
Chemical wastes pollute our water supplies. (4)
How do astronauts deal with the problem of wastes from their bodies? (5)

watch [(1) to look at; (2) to observe closely¹⁶; (3) to look and wait for]
Did you watch the football game on television? (1)
Watch every move he makes. (2)
I will watch for her train to arrive. (3)

water [the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and oceans]
May I have some water, please?

wave [(1) to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; (2) to signal¹⁷ by moving the hand one way and the other; (3) a large mass of water that forms and moves on the surface of a lake or ocean]
The flag is waving in the wind. (1)
She waved at me. (2)
The waves are especially large today. (3)

way [(1) a path on land or sea or in the air; (2) how something is done; (3) method]
This trail¹⁸ is the way to our camp. (1)
She says I should drive the way that she does. (2)
Show me the way to hit the ball. (3)

we [two or more people, including the speaker or writer]
He and I will go together, and we will return together.

weak [(1) having little power; (2) easily broken, damaged or destroyed; (3) opposite strong]He was weak from hunger. (1)
We are worried about crossing the weak bridge. (2)
You need a strong rope, not a weak one, to tie the boat to the tree. (3)

wealth [a large amount of possessions¹⁹, money or other things of value]
His wealth comes from his rich grandfather.

weapon [anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war]
Police could not find the weapon used in the murder.

wear [to have on the body, as clothes]What will you wear to the party?

weather [the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or cold]
We will have more cold weather tomorrow.

week [a period of time equal to seven days]
She will be gone for two weeks.

weigh [to measure how heavy someone or something is]
The ticket agent will weigh your bag at the airport.

welcome [to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something develops]
We welcomed the sun after a week of rain.

well [(1) in a way that is good or pleasing; (2) in good health; (3) a hole in the ground where water, gas or oil can be found]
She is doing well at school. (1)
He was sick, but he is well now. (2)
We may see more oil wells in Alaska soon. (3)

west [the direction in which the sun goes down]
They live in a town 50 miles west of Chicago.
* one mile = 1.6 kilometers

wet [(1) covered with water or other liquid; (2) not dry]
It rained just enough to make the streets wet. (1)
My clothing got wet in the rain. (2)

what [(1) used to ask about something or to ask for information about ; (2) which or which kind]
What is this? (1)
He wants to know what you would like to drink. (2)

wheat [(1) a grain used to make bread; (2) the plant that produces the grain]
We like bread made from whole wheat. (1)
The farmer grows wheat in most of his fields. (2)

wheel [a round structure that turns around a center]
The wheel on his bicycle came off.

when [(1) at what time; (2) at any time; (3) during or at the time]
When does the train leave? (1)
When will she come home? (2)
I studied hard when I was in school. (3)

where [(1) at, to or in what place; (2) place in which]
Where is his house? (1)
The house where he lives is in the old part of the city. (2)

which [used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people]
Which program do you like best? (1)
Which students will take the test? (2)

while [(1) a space of time; (2) at or during the same time]
Please come to my house for a while. (1)
It may not be a good idea to eat while you are driving. (2)　

white [having the color like that of milk or snow]
She calls her cat Snowball because it is white.

who [(1) what or which person or persons that; (2) the person or persons]
Who wants to go? (1)
They are the ones who want to go. (2)

whole [(1) the complete amount; (2) all together; (3) not divided; (4) not cut into pieces]
He paid the whole cost of the dinner. (1)
The whole group is invited. (2)
The whole country celebrates Independence Day. (3)
The boy ate the whole cake. (4)

why [(1) for what cause or reason; (2) the reason for which]
Why did she do it? (1)
I do not know why she did it. (2)

wide [(1) having a great distance from one side to the other; (2) not limited]
The flood covered a wide area along the river. (1)
The new store offered a wide choice of products. (2)

wife [a woman who is married]
His wife works²⁰ at home.

wild [(1) living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised²¹ by humans; (2) angry; (3) uncontrolled]
Many kinds of wild animals live in America's National Forests. (1)
The man was wild with anger. (2)
Police broke up the wild party. (3)

will [a word used with action words to show future action]
They will hold talks tomorrow.

willing²² [being ready or having a desire to]
They are willing to talk about the problem.

win [(1) to gain a victory²³; (2) to defeat another or others in a competition, election²⁴ or battle]
Our school won first prize in the foreign language competition. (1)
The candidate²⁵ with the most campaign²⁶ money usually wins the election. (2)

wind [a strong movement of air]
In some areas, wind is used to produce electricity.

window [an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass]
The glass is broken in many of the windows of the old house.

winter [the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring]
Winter lasts for a long time in the mountains.

wire [a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or electronic²⁷ communications from one place to another]
Most electric wires in our town are buried in the ground.

wise [(1) having much knowledge and understanding; (2) able to use knowledge and understanding to make good or correct decisions]
She is a wise woman. (1)
The President is a wise leader. (2)

wish [(1) to want; (2) to express a desire for]
I wish to have Japanese food tonight. (1)
She wishes that her friend will call her. (2)

with [(1) along or by the side of; (2) together; (3) using; (4) having]
She walked with her friend. (1)
She is here with me. (2)
He fixed²⁸ it with a tool. (3)
They live in the house with the red door. (4)

withdraw²⁹ [(1) to take or move out, away or back; (2) to remove]
He said he will withdraw from the presidential race. (1)
The company says it will withdraw the disputed³⁰ product from stores. (2)

without [(1) with no; (2) not having or using; (3) free from; (4) not doing]
He grew up without a father. (1)
We were without electricity for four hours. (2)
They said goodbye without tears. (3)
He spoke³¹ without thinking. (4)

woman [an adult female³² human]
The woman with him was his mother.

wonder [(1) to ask oneself; (2) to question; (3) a feeling of surprise]
I wonder why she did that. (1)
She wonders if it is true. (2)
The child's eyes were wide with wonder at the fireworks. (3)

wonderful [(1) causing wonder; (2) especially good]
Astronauts on the moon took some wonderful pictures of the Earth. (1)
It is a wonderful day. (2)

wood [the solid material of which trees are made]His stove burns wood.

word [one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language]
The Word Book is a list of words used in VOA Special English radio programs.

work [(1) to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; (2) the effort used to make or to do something; (3) that which needs effort; (4) the job one does to earn money]
She works as an airline pilot. (1)
This old house requires a lot of work. (2)
You need a strong back to do farm work. (3)
What kind of work do you do? (4)

world [(1) the earth; (2) the people who live on the earth]
Communication satellites³³ let us talk almost instantly³⁴ to people in any part of the world. (1)
Most of the world wants an end to nuclear weapons. (2)

worry [(1) to be concerned; (2) to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can happen]
They worry that taxes are too high. (1)
Others worry that the government will not provide the services they need. (2)

worse [more bad than]
Air pollution is worse today than it was yesterday.

worth [value measured in money]
The new house is worth almost one million dollars.

wound³⁵ [(1) to injure; (2) to hurt; (3) to cause physical damage to a person or animal; (4) an injury to the body of a human or animal in which the skin is usually cut or broken]
The terrorist³⁶ attack wounded³⁷ twelve people. (1)
Her feelings were wounded by him. (2)
Many were wounded by glass from broken windows. (3)
Blood was pouring from the wound in his leg. (4)

wreck³⁸ [(1) to damage greatly; (2) to destroy; (3) anything that has been badly damaged or broken]
The storm wrecked³⁹ many houses in the town. (1)
The boy wrecked the family car. (2)
The house was a wreck after the wild party. (3)

wreckage⁴⁰ [what remains⁴¹ of something severely⁴² damaged or destroyed]
Searchers found the wreckage of the airplane high on a mountain.

write [to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper]
Please write a note to me with your new address.

wrong [(1) not correct; (2) bad; (3) not legal⁴³; (4) opposite right]
His answer is wrong. (1)
He made the wrong decision. (2)
It is wrong to steal her money. (3)
She knew the difference between right and wrong. (4)