vicious ['viSKs] a. 1.恶毒的, 凶残的2.剧烈的, 严重的 【例】He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick. 他用手杖恶狠狠地打了那条狗一顿。He led a vicious life. 他过着一种堕落的生活。
victim ['viktim] n.牺牲品, 受害者 【同】suffer; sacrifice 【例】Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them. 不追逐女人的男人容易成为追逐他们的女人的牺牲品。He fell a victim to the dagger of the assassin. 他死于刺客的匕首之下。
victorious [vik'tO:riKs] a.胜利的，得胜的 【例】It was a happy day when our football team was victorious. 我们很高兴，我们的足球队获得了胜利。
vigorous ['vigKrKs] a. 1.有力的, 用力的2.精力充沛的 【同】energetic; lively; active 【例】Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. 倾听不仅是不说话，尽管连这一点我们也很难做到；倾听意味着对讲给我们的话有强烈的、出于本性的兴趣。These corn plants are very vigorous. 这些玉米秧正茁壮生长。People pay more attention to the nutrition of the food and they also care if it can make them vigorous and graceful at the sme time. 人们更加关注食物的营养，关心它是否能使我们精力充沛、优雅端庄。Young people are energetic and vigorous. 年青人精力旺盛。
vinegar ['vinigK] n.醋 【例】He put some vinegar in the noodles. 他在面条里放了些醋。
violate ['vaiKleit] vt. 1.违反, 违背2.亵渎3.侵犯, 妨碍 【同】break the rules; breach; disturb 【例】Never deceive or violate the truth, even if you are fighting for the emperor throne. 绝不可斯骗或违背真理，即使是在争夺王位的时候也罢。The country violated the international agreement. 这个国家违反了国际协议。
violent ['vaiKlKnt] a. 1.暴力引起的, 强暴的2.猛烈的, 剧烈的, 强烈的 【例】She was in violent temper. 她暴跳如雷。Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1300 feet. 龙卷风是一种猛烈的旋风，其直径从几码到1,300 英尺。
violet ['vaiKlKt] n.紫罗兰 a. 紫色的 【例】She planted some violets in the garden. 她在花园里种了一些紫罗兰。
virgin ['vK:dZin] n.处女, 未婚女子 a. 1.未经开发的, 未经使用的, 未经接触的2.处女的 【例】She remained a virgin all her life. 她终生未婚。This is the virgin voyage of the ship. 这是这艘船的处女航。
virtual ['vK:tSuKl] a. 实质上的, 事实上的, 实际上的 【例】Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business. 我们的副经理是公司的实际负责人。A virtual state of war exists between the two countries. 这两国间实际上处于战争状态。
virus ['vaiKrKs] n.1.病毒2.病毒性疾病, 病毒的 【例】We should be watchful of computer viruses. 我们应该警惕计算机病毒。
vision ['viZn] n.1.想象(力), 幻想, 幻觉2..视力, 视觉 【例】I've had my eyes tested and the report says that my vision is perfect. 我的眼睛检查过了，检查报告说我的视力非常好。We need someone with real vision to lead the party. 我们需要具有真知灼见的人来领导这个党。
vital ['vaitl] a. 1.生死悠关的, 极其重要的2.有生命的, 充满生机的 【同】necessary; vigorous; requisite 【例】Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by fear of it. 无聊对于道德家是个重大的问题，因为人类的恶习至少有一半由对它的害怕引起。This point is vital to my argument. 这一点对我的论据极为重要。It is vital that we move quickly. 我们必须快速离开。The leader's vital and cheerful manner filled his men with courage. 指挥官朝气蓬勃和欢欣愉悦的神态使士兵们勇气倍增。
vivid ['vivid] a. 1.生动的, 栩栩如生的2.鲜艳的 【同】distinct; vigorous; lifelike 【例】In one way books give us an even more vivid idea than the actual reality, just as reflections are often more beautiful than real nature. 在一定意义上，书籍给予我们的观念比真切的现实更生动，正如映像往往比真正的风景更美丽。This girl gave a vivid description of the event. 那女孩对这件事作了一番生动的描述。My daughter is a child with vivid imagination. 我女儿是一个想象力活跃的孩子。The dark room was momentarily lit up by a vivid flash of lightning. 那黑洞洞的房间顿时被强烈的闪电照亮了。The main reason that everyone can see is that television presents a vivid world in front of us. The development of literature is a very vivid illustration. 每个人都能看到的主要原因是，电视在我们面前展现了一个生动形象的世界。Watching it is far more vivid and stimulating than reading about the same thing in a newspaper. 观看这个节目远比读报纸上的同类新闻生动并刺激得多
vocabulary [vK'k<bjulKri] n.1.词汇(量)2.词(汇)表 【例】You can look up this word in the vocabulary. 你可以在词汇表里查这个词。He has an extensive vocabulary. 他词汇很丰富。
vocation [vKu'keiSn] n.职业，行业 【同】profession; employment 【例】To have the courage to seek truth is everyone’s vocation. 勇于追求真理是人的天职。Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. 护理工作既是职业又是救死扶伤的责任。He has little vocation for teaching. 他不是教书的材料。
void [vOid] a. 1.无效的2.没有的, 缺乏的 n.1.空虚感, 寂寞感2.真空, 空白 vt. 使无效 【同】barren; sterile; fruitless; ;vain 【例】Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause. 机会是个没有意义的词，任何事物的存在都有其原因。That part of the town is completely void of interest for visitors. 城镇的那部分对游客完全没有吸引力。The check was marked void. 这张支票已经盖章无效了。The child's death left a painful void in his parents' lives. 孩子的死给父母的生活留下了痛苦的空白。
volt [vKult] n.伏(特)
voltage ['vKultidZ] n.电压
volume ['vOljum] n.1.卷, 册, 书卷2.体积, 容积, 容量3.音量, 响度 【例】The television is too loud; turn the volume down. 电视声音太响了，把音量调低点儿。The volume of this container is 20 cubic meters. 这个集装箱的体积是20立方米。
voluntary ['vOlKntri] a. 自愿的, 志愿的 【例】Many social services are still provided by voluntary societies in our city. 在我们的城市，许多社会服务仍然是有志愿团体提供的。He made a voluntary statement to the police. 他自愿为警方作供。
volunteer [,vOlKn'tiK] n.1.志愿者2.志愿兵 vt. 1.自愿 (做)2.自愿提供 vi. 自愿, 志愿兵 【例】Can I have a volunteer to wash the dishes? 谁自愿来帮忙收拾一下这些盘子？The soldier volunteered for guard duty. 那个战士自告奋勇去站岗。He volunteered a statement to the police. 他自动向警方供出情况。
vowel ['vauKl] n.元音；元音字母 【例】The vowels in the English alphabet are a,e,i,o,u, and, sometimes, y. 英语的元音字母有a，e，i，o，u，有时也包括y。
voyage ['vOiidZ] n./vi. 航海, 航行, 旅行 【例】She went on a long sea voyage. 她乘船在海上长途旅行。They planned to voyage across the Pacific Ocean. 他们计划做穿越太平洋的旅行。
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waitress ['weitris] n.女侍者，女服务员 【例】She is a waitress in a restaurant. 她是饭店的女服务员。
waken ['weikKn] vi. 醒来 vt. 唤醒 【例】I was wakened by the telephone. 我被电话铃吵醒了。
wallet ['wOlit] n.皮夹子 【例】My wallet was stolen last Saturday. 上周六我的钱包被偷了。
ward [wO:d] n.1.病房2.(城市的)区3.受监护的人 【例】The patient lay quietly on his bed in the medical ward. 病人安静地躺在内科病房的床上。
warehouse ['wEKhaus] n.仓库, 货栈 【例】They stored their goods in a warehouse. 他们把货物储存在一个仓库里。
warning ['wO:niN] n.警告，告诫，鉴诫
warrant ['wOrKnt] n.1.授权令2.(正当)理由, 根据 vt. 证明...是正当(或有理)的 【同】assure; guarantee; justify 【例】I am unable to find any warrant for the belief that any period has offered men the kind of peace and certainty that the modern age is clamoring for. 关于有什么时期向人们提供过现代所要求的那种和平与把握的信念，我找不到任何根据。You shouldn't arrest him without warrant. 你不能毫无根据地逮捕他。The police obtained a search warrant for his house. 警察拿到了搜查他家的搜查证。The law warrants this procedure. 这一程序是法律批准的。That does not warrant you in doing so. 那并不表明你有理由这样做。
waterfall ['wO:tKfOl] n.瀑布 【例】They took many pictures of the waterfall yesterday. 昨天他们拍了许多瀑布的照片。
waterproof ['wO:tKpru:f] a. 不透水的, 防水的 【例】These are waterproof fabrics. 这些是防水面料。I bought a waterproof watch. 我买了一块防水表。
watt [wOt] n.瓦(特) 【例】The lamp needs a 100-watt bulb. 那盏灯需要100瓦的灯泡。
wavelength ['weivleNT] n.波长
wax [w<ks] n.蜡, 蜂蜡 vt. 给...上蜡 【例】The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有盈亏。He lit up a wax candle. 他点燃了一支蜡烛。
wealthy ['welTi] a. 富裕的 【例】He was born in a wealthy family. 他出生在一个富裕的家庭。This area is wealthy in fruits and flowers. 这个地区盛产水果和鲜花。
weave [wi:v] v. 织, 编 【例】I wove a garland of flowers. 我编了一个花环。The driver was weaving his way through the traffic. 司机在车辆和人流中曲折前进。Spiders weave webs. 蜘蛛结网。
web [web] n.1.(蜘蛛等的)网2.网络, 错综复杂的事物
wedge [wedZ] n.楔(子) vt. 把...楔牢, 塞入 【例】He cut the cake into pieces and gave each of us a wedge. 他把蛋糕切成块，给我们每人分了一块。I was so tightly wedged between two fat women that it was difficult for me to get up and leave the bus. 我被两个肥胖的女人紧紧地挤在中间，以致于要站起来下公共汽车都很难。
weekday ['wi:kdei] n.平常日, 工作日 【例】I don't stay out late on weekdays. 工作日的时候我不在外面呆得很晚。
weld [weld] v. 焊接 n.焊接, 焊缝 【例】The car has had a new wing welded on. 这辆汽车焊接了一个新的翼子板。
welfare ['welfEK] n.1.福利2.福利救济 【同】health; happiness 【例】When one works for public welfare in all his endeavors, he is just. 当一个人在一切活动中都以公众福利为目的时，他就是正义的。The government decided to promote public welfare. 政府决定发展公共福利。
westward ['westwKd] a.向西的 ad.向西 【例】We'd better go in the westward direction. 我们最好向西走。They went westward. 他们向西走了。
whichever [witS'evK] pron./a. 无论哪个, 无论哪些 【例】Take whichever hat suits you best. 找个最适合你戴的帽子。Whichever you buy, there is a six-month guarantee. 不论买哪个都有六个月保质期。It takes three hours, whichever route you take. 不论走那条路都要三个小时。
whirl [wK:l] vi. 1.旋转, 急转2.发晕, (感觉等)变混乱 n.1.旋转, 急转2.混乱, 接连不断的活动 【例】The wind whirled the dead leaves about. 风吹得枯叶在四处回旋。His head whirled. 他头昏了。He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city. 他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。
whitewash ['waitwOS] n.石灰水 vt.粉饰 【例】The opposition dismissed the report as a whitewash. 反对党认为这份报告过于修饰而不予理会。I'll have my little house whitewashed tomorrow. 明天我找人用石灰水粉刷一下小屋。
whoever [hu'evK] pron. (引导名词从句)谁2.无论谁, 不管谁3.究竟是谁 【例】Whoever told you that was lying. 谁对你说这话，谁就在说谎。Whoever can that be at the door? 在门口的究竟是谁呢？
wholesome ['hKulsKm] a. 1.有益于健康的, 增进健康的2.有益于身心健康的, 有益的 【例】In order to maintain physical well being, a person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise. 为了维持身体健康，一个人应该吃有益健康 的食品，并经常锻炼身体。It wouldn't be wholesome for you to go there. 你去那儿恐怕不安全。
widespread ['waidspred] a. 分布(或散布)广的, 普遍的 【例】The forests are widespread in our country. 我们的国家森林分布很广。
widow ['widKu] n.寡妇 【例】That widow is a kind person. 那个寡妇是个善良的人。
winding ['windiN] adj.弯曲的，蜿蜒的
withdraw [wiD'drO:] vt. 收回, 撤销, 撤退 vi. 缩回, 退出, 撤退 【例】The troops have been withdrawn from the danger area. 部队已经撤出危险地带。He withdrew his horse from the race. 他让他的马退出了比赛。
withhold [wiD'hKuld] vt. 1.拒绝, 不给2.控制, 制止 【例】I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付钱。
withstand [wiD'st<nd] vt. 经受, 承受, 抵住 【同】face; confront; oppose; resist 【例】No government can possibly withstand the bloodless opposition of a whole nation. 任何政府都无法抵挡全民的不流血反抗。Children's furniture must withstand kicks and blows. 孩子用的家具必须经得起拳打脚踢。This dress material will withstand repeated washing. 这种衣料经得住反复洗涤。
witty ['witi] a.机智的；风趣的 【例】His witty remark caused a storm of laughter. 他的妙语引起一阵哄堂大笑。
woollen ['wulKn] a.羊毛制的，毛线的
workshop ['wK:kSOp] n.1.车间, 工场, 作坊2.研讨会, 讲习班 【例】We'll have a poetry workshop. 我们将开个诗歌研习会。She is studying in a theatre workshop. 她正在戏剧研讨班学习。There are more than fifty workers in this workshop. 这个车间里有五十多个工人。
worship ['wK:Sip] vt./n. 1.崇拜, 崇敬2.敬奉, 信奉 【同】esteem; honor; admire ㊊