wait

wait on（tr）伺候，上饭菜（在家里或在饭馆里）：

He expected his wife to wait on him hand and foot.

他指望他妻子跑前跑后地伺候他。

The man who was waiting on us seemed very inexperienced；he got allour orders mixed up.

那个给我们服务的人好像很缺乏经验，把我们叫的菜全搞混了。

walk

walk out（intr）大步走出去，退场（因为愤怒、不满或讨厌等）：

Some people were so disgusted with the play that they walked out in themiddle of the first act.

有些人对这剧感到非常厌恶，以致在第一幕演到一半时就退场了。

wash

wash up（tr/intr）（在饭后）洗碗碟餐具：

When we have dinner very late we don't wash up till the next morning.

（wash up the dishes/wash them up）

我们晚饭要是吃得很晚，就把碗碟放到第二天早上再洗。

watch

watch out（intr） 当心，留神，注意

watch out for（tr） 留意，小心提防，注意寻找（参见look outfor）

wear

wear away（intr） 逐渐磨损或磨平，磨蚀出凹痕（常指木、石等，而且主语常为风雨等自然力或踏踩、拭抚此的人等）

It is almost impossible to read the inscription on the monument as most ofthe letters have been worn away.

由于多数的字母久经风雨，纪念碑上的铭文已经无法卒读了。

wear off（intr） 逐渐消失（可以按字面意义使用，但主要用来指体力或精神上的感觉）：

These glasses may seem uncomfortable at first but that feeling will soonwear off.

这副眼镜可能起初戴着不舒服，但是那种感觉逐渐就会没有了。

When her first feeling of shyness had worn off she started to enjoy herself.

她开头的羞涩感逐渐消失时，她便开始玩得高兴起来。

He began to try to sit up，which showed us that the effects of the drugwere wearing off.

他开始试图坐起身来，这向我们表明药力正在消退。

wear out（tr/intr）

（a）（tr）用到无法再用为止；（intr）由于经常使用而破损，不能再用（常用于衣物）：

Children wear out their shoes very quickly.（wear their shoes out/wear them out）

孩子穿鞋时破得很快。

Cheap clothes wear out quickly.

便宜的衣服破得快。

（b）（tr）使疲惫，耗竭（指人；常用被动态）：

He worked all night and wanted to go on working the next day，but wesaw that he was completely worn out and persuaded him to stop.

他干了个通宵，还想第二天接着干，可是我们看到他已经筋疲力尽，就劝他停止工作。

wind

wind up（tr/intr）（使）结束（常指演讲或业务过程）：

The headmaster wound up（the meeting）by thanking the parents.

（wound the meeting up/wound it up）

校长以向家长们表示感谢结束了这次会议。

wipe

wipe out（tr） 消灭，彻底毁坏：

The epidemic wiped out whole families.（wiped whole families out/wiped them out）

这次瘟疫使许多人家绝户了。

work

work out（tr） 通过运算或研究取得某问题的解决或处理方法，研究并决定某一计划的细节：

He used his calculator to work out the cost.（work the cost out）

他用计算器算出了需支付多少钱。

Tell me where you want to go and I'll work out a route.

你告诉我你想上哪儿，我就会给你安排出一条路线来。

This is the outline of the plan.We want the committee to work out the details.（work them out）

这就是计划的提纲。我们想让委员会商议出细节来。