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wits /wɪts/► SEE ALLbe at your wits’ endcollect/gather your witsfrighten/scare sb out of their witshave/keep your wits about youa battle of witsdrive sb out of their mind/witslive by/on your witspit your wits (against sb/sth)
●be at your wits’ ˈendbe so confused or worried that you do not know what you should do 江郎才尽；全然不知所措◆I can’t pay the bills, the bank won’t lend me any money, and I don’t know what to do — I’m at my wits’ end.
我没法付账，银行也不肯贷款给我。我不知如何是好，有点无计可施。●collect/gather your ˈwitstry to become calm and think clearly 尽量保持镇静；保持头脑清醒◆After such a shock I found it difficult to gather my wits.
经此打击，我很难保持冷静。●frighten/scare sb out of their ˈwitsfrighten sb very much 把…吓得不知所措◆I was scared out of my wits when I looked out of the window and saw the aircraft’s engine on fire.
当我看到窗外飞机的引擎失火时，吓得慌了神。●have/keep your ˈwits about yoube/remain quick to think and act in a demanding, difficult or dangerous situation （在艰难或危急时刻）随机应变，保持头脑清醒◆Mountaineering is dangerous, so you need to keep your wits about you.
登山是一项危险的运动，你必须时刻头脑清醒。●a battle of ˈwitsa competition, an argument or a struggle where each side uses their ability to think quickly to try to win （比赛、争论或斗争中的）智斗◆It’s a battle of wits between the hero and the villain.英雄和坏蛋之间展开了一场智斗。●drive sb out of their ˈmind/ˈwits (informal) make sb crazy, or very nervous or worried 让人发疯（或紧张、担心）◆That noise is driving me out of my mind!那噪音简直让我发疯！●live by/on your ˈwitsearn money by clever or sometimes dishonest means 靠耍小聪明赚钱过日子；靠不诚实的手段谋生◆Patrick did not go to college, as expected, but learned to live very successfully on his wits.不出所料，帕特里克果然没有去上大学，而是学会靠投机取巧赚大钱。●ˌpit your ˈwits (against sb/sth)compete with sb/sth in a test of intelligence or knowledge （与…）斗智◆He’s pitting his wits against the computer chess game.他正与计算机下棋斗智。 |