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ward [wards] (part of a hospital where patients reside) noun [UK: wɔːd] [US: ˈwɔːrd] | 病房noun |
ward off (to avert or prevent) verb [UK: wɔːd ɒf] [US: ˈwɔːrd ˈɒf] | 防止 /fángzhǐ/verb 驅邪verb 驱邪 /qūxié/verb |
ward off (to parry, or turn aside) verb [UK: wɔːd ɒf] [US: ˈwɔːrd ˈɒf] | 躲避 /duǒbì/verb 避开 /bìkāi/verb 避開verb |
warden [wardens] (a chief administrative officer of a prison) noun [UK: ˈwɔːd.n̩] [US: ˈwɔːr.dn̩] | 典獄長noun 看守人 /kānshǒurén/noun |
wardrobe [wardrobes] (collection of clothing) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.drəʊb] [US: ˈwɔːdroʊb] | 行头 /xíngtou/noun 行頭noun |
wardrobe [wardrobes] (movable furniture for storing clothes) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.drəʊb] [US: ˈwɔːdroʊb] | 壁橱 /bìchú/noun 壁櫥noun 立柜 /lìguì/noun 立櫃noun 衣柜 /yīguì/noun 衣橱 /yīchú/noun 衣櫃noun 衣櫥noun |
wardrobe malfunction ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) noun | 不小心走光 /bù xiǎoxīn zǒuguāng/noun 衣櫥故障noun |
war dance (ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory) noun | 战舞 /zhànwǔ/noun 战阵舞 /zhànzhènwǔ/noun 戰爭舞noun 戰舞noun 戰陣舞noun |
a good deed is its own reward (one should not expect a reward for good deeds) phrase | shǒu yǒu yúxiāng/phrase 贈人玫瑰,手有餘香phrase |
afterwards (at a later or succeeding time) adverb [UK: ˈɑːf.tə.wədz] [US: ˈæf.tər.wərdz] | 然后 /ránhòu/adverb 然後adverb |
award [awards] (trophy or medal) noun [UK: ə.ˈwɔːd] [US: ə.ˈwɔːrd] | 奖励 /jiǎnglì/noun 奖赏 /jiǎngshǎng/noun 獎勵noun 獎賞noun |
awkward (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) adjective [UK: ˈɔː.kwəd] [US: ˈɑː.kwərd] | 別扭adjective 别扭 /bièniu/adjective |