was
[wɔz]
is, am的过去式
例句与用法:
He was fined 200 dollars.
他被罚款200美元。
I think your last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point.
我认为你最后的那个论点是在转移目标,以便我们忘掉要点。
Joan of Arc was made a saint in 1920.
1920年,贞德被追封为圣女。
The girl charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.
据说那个被指控谋杀的女孩是疯子,不能为自己申辩。
I didn't know he was the richest person in the world.
我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。
He lived in California until he was twenty.
他在加里弗尼亚一直住到20岁。
That's just what I was thinking.
我也是这么想的。
His behavior was, in a word, shocking.
总之,他的行为是令人震惊的。
词形变化:
副词: warily | 形容词比较级: warier | 形容词最高级: wariest | 名词: wariness |
(is或am的过去式)
was
词形变化:
副词: warily | 形容词比较级: warier | 形容词最高级: wariest | 名词: wariness |
同义词:
careful | cautious | suspicious | guarded | distrustful | circumspect | calculating | judicious | mistrustful | watchful | chary | leery | untrusting |
反义词:
was[wɔz; wʌz; 弱wəz; wz]1.■be 的第一和第三人称单数的过去式
waswas[wɔz; wəz]1.■be 的过去式(第一人称及第三人称单数)
- first and third person singular past of be
be 的第一人称和第三人称单数过去式
was
名词 wa:
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
同义词:Washington, Evergreen State, WA
动词 be:
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
同义词:be
be identical to; be someone or something
同义词:be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
同义词:be
have an existence, be extant
happen, occur, take place
同义词:be
be identical or equivalent to
form or compose
同义词:constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
represent, as of a character on stage
spend or use time
同义词:be
have life, be alive
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
同义词:be
be priced at
was
■A small boy was beating out a tune on a tin can.
一个小男孩正用铁皮罐敲奏出曲子来。
■On hearing the soft footsteps outside her room, she was seized with panic.
一听到门外有轻轻的脚步声,她惊慌失措。
■After a day at the races I was left stony broke.
一天赛马会下来,我一贫如洗。
■From the outset it was clear that be was guilty.
一开始就已清楚,他是有罪的。
■A creeper was entwined round the pillar.
一根攀缘植物缠绕在柱子上。
■The wind was whispering in the trees.
一阵风穿过树林沙沙作响。
■Somehow he was irritated by the smoothness of the salesman.
不知为什麽这个推销员的圆滑使他恼怒。
■He was known to be a young man with lofty ideals.
人们都知道他是一个有抱负的青年。
■The sea was choppy today because of the windstorm.
今天起了风暴,海上波涛汹涌。
■He was disobedient to his mother.
他不听他母亲的话。
■He was unaware that she was such a good pianist.
他不知道她是如此好的钢琴演奏者。
■He fell down the stairs and was all black and blue.
他从楼梯跌下而青一块紫一块了。
■He was compulsorily retired as incompetent.
他以无能为由而被迫退休。
■He was in black from crew to earing.
他全身上下都穿着黑衣服。
■He was born in the palmy days of peace.
他出生于和平的兴盛时期。
■He was hostile to any change in our plan.
他反对我们计划中的任何改变。
■He was fretting with impatience.
他因不耐烦而烦躁不安。
■He was had up for dangerous driving.
他因危险驾驶而被控告。
■He was sharply reprimanded for his negligence.
他因玩忽职责而受到严厉的申斥。
■He was captured trying to escape from the country.
他在企图逃离这个国家时被捕获。
■He gave in when he was threatened with torture.
他在受到严刑威胁时投降了。
■In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.
他在处理这个问题时谨慎得过分了。
■He claimed that the newspaper report was a libel.
他声称报纸上的报导是一种诽谤。
■He was enthusing about his new pocket cassette recorder.
他对自己的新袖珍录音机爱不释手。
■He was dismayed at his lack of understanding.
他对自已的无知感到沮丧。
■He worked very fast, insomuch that he was through in an hour.
他工作得很快,一小时内便做完了。
■Nothing was left for him to hang on to.
他已经没有什么东西可以指靠的了。
■He was not a man to sit down with affront.
他并不是一个可以忍受当众侮辱的人。
■He was elected chairman of the education committee.
他当选为教育委员会主任委员。
■He agreed that he was wrong with a good grace.
他很大方地承认自己错了。
■He was given a job commensurate with his abilities.
他得到一份与他能力相称的工作。
■He was anxious to show himself patriot.
他急于表明自己是个爱国者。
■He was the tough guy, the big shot, who gave orders with the crack of a whip.
他是个威风凛凛发号施令的强悍的家伙,是个大人物。
■He was a dishonor to his regiment.
他是那个团的耻辱。
■He was consuming his final libation.
他正在喝着他的最后一杯酒。
■He was giving the pictures a few finishing touches.
他正在给他的画作最后的修饰。
■He was fawning on a damsel with soft words.
他正用甜言蜜语向一位女郞献殷勤。
■He was now in the measures of Lewis XIV.
他此刻正与路易十四共商大计。
■He was destined to plod the path of toil.
他注定要在艰辛的道路上跋涉。
■He was so ill that two nurses attended on him.
他病得那样重,有两个护士照顾他。
■His son was indentured to the local blacksmith.
他的儿子拜当地的铁匠为师签订了师徒合同。
■His wife was a constant inspiration to him.
他的妻子经常鼓励他。
■His disease was complicated by pneumonia.
他的病因肺炎并发症而变得更严重。
■His illness was more serious than the doctor first thought.
他的病较医生原来以为的更严重。
■His guilt was proved up to the hilt.
他的罪行被完全证实了。
■His Achilles' heel was his pride.
他的致命伤就是骄傲自大。
■His honesty was called into question.
他的诚实受到了怀疑。
■His talk was evocative of the bygone days.
他的谈话令人回忆起往昔的时日。
■His modesty [air of joviality] was all put on.
他的谦逊[愉快的样子]都是装出来的。
■He glimpsed at my new watch and said it was a good bargain.
他看了一眼我的新表,说买得很上算。