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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wow1 /waʊ/ ●○○ interjection informal  IMPRESSused when you think something is very impressive or surprising 呀,哇〔表示非常赞叹或惊奇〕 Wow! Look at that! 哇!看呀!
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wowWow! That's a great car!
wow2 verb [transitive]  informalIMPRESS to make people admire you a lot 使喝彩,博得的称赞 SYN impress The show has wowed audiences all over the country. 这个节目赢得了全国观众的交口称赞。→ See Verb table
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wowAfter 17 years, the band continues to wow audiences.Read in studio Four visiting musicians from Czechoslovakia have been wowing drinkers in a local pub.She spent many evenings watching Jamie, whose scathingly political drag show was wowing the entire circuit.Some may even love all those silly electronic gizmos you want to wow them with.
wow3 noun [singular] informal  1. SUCCESSFULa great success 极大的成功2. the wow factor informal an interesting, exciting, or unusual feature of something, that people will notice and think is very impressive 令人叫好的因素
Examples from the Corpus
wowFor the Cosmo Girl, life is a wow!That one against Notre Dame, that one was a wow.
Origin wow1 (1500-1600) Natural sound
when very something impressive you or think Corpus used is


wow
I
wow1 /waʊ/ interjection informal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Natural sound
used when you think something is very impressive or surprising:
    Wow! Look at that!

II
wow2 verb [transitive]
informal to make people admire you a lot
   SYN  impress:
    The show has wowed audiences all over the country.

III
wow3 noun [singular] informal
1. a great success
2. the wow factor an interesting, exciting, or unusual feature of something, that people will notice and think is very impressive


wowBrE /waʊ/ 🔊NAmE /waʊ/ 🔊 exclamation (also wowee BrE /ˌwaʊˈiː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌwaʊˈiː/ 🔊) (informal) used to express great surprise or admiration (表示极大的惊奇或钦佩)哇,呀Wow! You look terrific! 哇!你的样子太酷了!🔊🔊<titled tranID="25" status="2">Injuries<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>身体损伤</chn></titled>

Being injured 受伤

  • have a fall/an injury 跌了一跤;受伤
  • receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound 受重伤/轻微骨裂/鞭伤/枪伤
  • hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg 伤到脚踝/背/大腿
  • damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin 损伤大脑/脚踝韧带/肝脏/视神经/皮肤
  • pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon 拉伤腘绳肌腱/韧带/肌肉/肌腱
  • sprain/twist your ankle/wrist 扭伤脚踝/手腕
  • break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs 骨折;锁骨/大腿/三根肋骨骨折
  • fracture/crack your skull 头盖骨破裂
  • break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth 碰断了一颗牙;使牙齿崩缺了一块;磕掉/掉了一颗牙
  • burst/perforate your eardrum 使耳膜破裂;鼓膜穿孔
  • dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder 使手指/臀部/下巴/肩膀脱臼
  • bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder 擦伤/割破/擦破手臂/膝盖/肩膀
  • burn/scald yourself/your tongue 烧伤/烫伤自己/舌头
  • bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth) (在某物上)撞到肘部/头/膝盖

Treating injuries 治疗伤病

  • treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound 给某人治疗烧伤/头部伤/刺伤
  • examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound 检查/清洗/包扎/用绷带包扎/治疗枪伤
  • repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage 修复损伤的/拉伤的韧带/肌腱/软骨
  • amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb 截去一只胳膊/一根手指/一只脚/一条腿;截肢
  • put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage 贴上/使用/撕掉创可贴;缠上/使用/解掉绷带
  • need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches 需要缝针;缝针;拆线
  • put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion 涂抹护肤霜/药膏/护肤液
  • have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy 接受物理疗法
wowBrE /waʊ/ 🔊NAmE /waʊ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wow BrE /waʊ/ 🔊 NAmE /waʊ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wows BrE /waʊz/ 🔊 NAmE /waʊz/ 🔊past simple wowed BrE /waʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /waʊd/ 🔊past participle wowed BrE /waʊd/ 🔊 NAmE /waʊd/ 🔊 -ing form wowing BrE /ˈwaʊɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwaʊɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (with sth) (informal) to impress sb very much, especially with a performance (尤指以表演)博得…的称赞,使喝彩,使叫绝He wowed audiences around the country with his new show. 他以他的新节目博得了全国各地观众的交口称赞。🔊🔊
wowBrE /waʊ/ 🔊NAmE /waʊ/ 🔊 noun [singular] (informal) a great success 极大的成功;一鸣惊人之举Don't worry. You'll be a wow. 别担心。你会一鸣惊人的。🔊🔊 [uncountable] (specialist) gradual changes in the pitch of sound played on a record or tape (唱片或录音磁带逐渐出现的)走调,失真,颤动   compare flutter noun (6)