请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 winning
释义

Definition of winning in English:

winning

adjectiveˈwɪnɪŋˈwɪnɪŋ
  • 1Gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition.

    a winning streak
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Swede produces two successive winning returns to win the game and level the set.
    • Horwich stormed on at the top of the table with a winning double to make it four victories out of four.
    • Without a winning instinct how on earth is any competitor going to succeed in their chosen sport?
    • At tournaments he will always bring a competitive edge, that winning mentality.
    • A national childcare competition has picked a Southend carer as its winning entrant.
    • All contestants were treated to a lunch in which the winning recipe was used as part of the menu.
    • The crowd cheered loudly as the host of the contest walked on stage with the name of the winning band in his hand.
    • He has since embarked on a winning streak courtesy of his grit, tenacity and persistent style.
    • The winning entries of a local photography competition will be displayed in the town library for a week.
    • Forty years on, our successors have no doubt that they are on history's winning side.
    • Benfleet kept on the winning trail with victory over lowly Epping at Woodside Park by six wickets.
    • Council chiefs also hope they will give Bury a winning chance in a national floral competition.
    • We at the Fool are also great believers of learning how successful investors pick winning shares.
    • Wilson hopes the Gunners will copy his winning ways and have another successful season.
    • At each of these events, they would like to share a little about the filmmakers behind the winning films.
    • The winning bidder had no more success managing the company than the old management.
    • You obviously know the rules so let's see if your lucky break becomes a winning streak.
    • Winners breed a winning mentality and their success can encourage others to take up the sport.
    • Part of the prize is a residency at the theatre, as well as the West-end production of the winning play.
    • Paul Hanagan got his Derby day off to a winning start as he rode Vintage Premium to victory.
    Synonyms
    victorious, successful, triumphant, vanquishing, conquering
    first, top, top-scoring
    unbeaten, undefeated, unvanquished
  • 2Attractive; endearing.

    a winning smile
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wicked mix of an acerbic tongue and a winning smile means holding grudges is nigh impossible.
    • Inter lacks a coach with a winning mentality, who knows how to develop attractive football.
    • His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination.
    • With her winning smile and bright blue eyes, Kate Walsh was a young girl with everything going for her.
    • I look round, expecting to see some six foot Adonis with a winning smile and an easy charm.
    Synonyms
    engaging, charming, appealing, endearing, sweet, cute, winsome, attractive, pretty, prepossessing, fetching, lovely, adorable, lovable, delightful, disarming, captivating, enchanting, beguiling, persuasive, irresistible
    informal adorbs
    dated taking
noun ˈwɪnɪŋˈwɪnɪŋ
winnings
  • Money won, especially by gambling.

    he went to collect his winnings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The table had a 5 minimum bet, which was a bit alarming, but I decided to play until I'd spent 40 and not gamble any winnings.
    • She texted me back and asked me to collect the winnings.
    • The holder of the €1 million lotto jackpot ticket sold in Sligo has not yet come forward to collect the winnings.
    • Simply saying it's time he moved up to the heavyweight ranks for some serious money winnings.
    • The most immediate way is purchasing the car outright using the prize money from your winnings.
    • I collected my winnings and bought us all chips as we took a table by the big plastic windows inside and picked which dogs we'd back for the rest of the evening.
    • Punters receive a call or email congratulating them on winning a big prize - but have to pay a fee or taxes before they can collect their winnings.
    • The two flew from Farranfore to Dublin to collect their winnings from National Lottery Headquarters.
    • Part of it comes from unclaimed Premium Bond winnings but there are many savings accounts that are lying dormant too.
    • Designing multi-million pound courses can be a lucrative business - even more profitable than the winnings of many top pros.
    • I wrote back saying that they could take the money from my winnings and send me the rest - and of course never heard any more!
    • Martin told the FBI the money came from gambling winnings and was lent to the players.
    • To collect her winnings, Mutola must compete in the World Athletics Final in Monaco from 13 to 14 September.
    • He does acknowledge that he was able to acquire his rental property with $30,000 from his winnings as a down payment.
    • He looked a bit shocked when I turned up to collect my winnings wearing a pink top and a skirt, something he got used to a few years later when I started to work for him.
    • Traditional bookmakers now pay tax on gross profits rather than punters paying tax on their winnings.
    • But she just needed to pay a £749 authorisation fee to begin collecting her winnings.
    • Fake tax certificates are also sent out, persuading many people to pay thousands of euros for what they believe is a genuine tax on their winnings.
    • As an amateur, she was ineligible for prize money, and her winnings were donated to the Special Olympics.
    • This tax relief is restricted to income from wages and winnings and is back-dated to April 1990.
    Synonyms
    prize money, money won, gains
    prize(s), booty, spoils
    proceeds, profits, takings
    Sport purse

Derivatives

  • winningly

  • adverbˈwɪnɪŋliˈwɪnɪŋli
    • Attractively; endearingly.

      he's winningly earnest
      Example sentencesExamples
      • she smiled winningly at them
      • He cheers her up, she calms him down, and together they manage to be sincere, cool and winningly goofy at the same time.
      • But far from ruin the picture, this lack of chemistry almost adds to it - it may not be as slick as MI - 2 but there is something winningly amateurish about the fumbled stunts and ill-concealed tensions between the cast.
      • One of those tiny lion-dog things (they never get very big, but I think he can't have been more than a puppy), a tad hyperactive, and irritatingly fond of gnawing at the bottom of my moleskins… but winningly cute.
  • winningness

  • noun

Rhymes

beginning, inning, thinning, twinning, underpinning
 
 

Definition of winning in US English:

winning

adjectiveˈwɪnɪŋˈwiniNG
  • 1attributive Gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition.

    a winning streak
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Without a winning instinct how on earth is any competitor going to succeed in their chosen sport?
    • Council chiefs also hope they will give Bury a winning chance in a national floral competition.
    • All contestants were treated to a lunch in which the winning recipe was used as part of the menu.
    • At each of these events, they would like to share a little about the filmmakers behind the winning films.
    • Benfleet kept on the winning trail with victory over lowly Epping at Woodside Park by six wickets.
    • Forty years on, our successors have no doubt that they are on history's winning side.
    • The winning entries of a local photography competition will be displayed in the town library for a week.
    • Part of the prize is a residency at the theatre, as well as the West-end production of the winning play.
    • He has since embarked on a winning streak courtesy of his grit, tenacity and persistent style.
    • Paul Hanagan got his Derby day off to a winning start as he rode Vintage Premium to victory.
    • You obviously know the rules so let's see if your lucky break becomes a winning streak.
    • The Swede produces two successive winning returns to win the game and level the set.
    • Wilson hopes the Gunners will copy his winning ways and have another successful season.
    • The winning bidder had no more success managing the company than the old management.
    • Horwich stormed on at the top of the table with a winning double to make it four victories out of four.
    • Winners breed a winning mentality and their success can encourage others to take up the sport.
    • We at the Fool are also great believers of learning how successful investors pick winning shares.
    • At tournaments he will always bring a competitive edge, that winning mentality.
    • The crowd cheered loudly as the host of the contest walked on stage with the name of the winning band in his hand.
    • A national childcare competition has picked a Southend carer as its winning entrant.
    Synonyms
    victorious, successful, triumphant, vanquishing, conquering
  • 2Attractive; endearing.

    a winning smile
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With her winning smile and bright blue eyes, Kate Walsh was a young girl with everything going for her.
    • I look round, expecting to see some six foot Adonis with a winning smile and an easy charm.
    • The wicked mix of an acerbic tongue and a winning smile means holding grudges is nigh impossible.
    • His firm handshake, welcoming smile and boyish charm were a winning combination.
    • Inter lacks a coach with a winning mentality, who knows how to develop attractive football.
    Synonyms
    engaging, charming, appealing, endearing, sweet, cute, winsome, attractive, pretty, prepossessing, fetching, lovely, adorable, lovable, delightful, disarming, captivating, enchanting, beguiling, persuasive, irresistible
nounˈwɪnɪŋˈwiniNG
winnings
  • Money won, especially by gambling.

    he went to collect his winnings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As an amateur, she was ineligible for prize money, and her winnings were donated to the Special Olympics.
    • He looked a bit shocked when I turned up to collect my winnings wearing a pink top and a skirt, something he got used to a few years later when I started to work for him.
    • The table had a 5 minimum bet, which was a bit alarming, but I decided to play until I'd spent 40 and not gamble any winnings.
    • She texted me back and asked me to collect the winnings.
    • The most immediate way is purchasing the car outright using the prize money from your winnings.
    • He does acknowledge that he was able to acquire his rental property with $30,000 from his winnings as a down payment.
    • Fake tax certificates are also sent out, persuading many people to pay thousands of euros for what they believe is a genuine tax on their winnings.
    • The two flew from Farranfore to Dublin to collect their winnings from National Lottery Headquarters.
    • Martin told the FBI the money came from gambling winnings and was lent to the players.
    • But she just needed to pay a £749 authorisation fee to begin collecting her winnings.
    • Traditional bookmakers now pay tax on gross profits rather than punters paying tax on their winnings.
    • I collected my winnings and bought us all chips as we took a table by the big plastic windows inside and picked which dogs we'd back for the rest of the evening.
    • Simply saying it's time he moved up to the heavyweight ranks for some serious money winnings.
    • To collect her winnings, Mutola must compete in the World Athletics Final in Monaco from 13 to 14 September.
    • Designing multi-million pound courses can be a lucrative business - even more profitable than the winnings of many top pros.
    • This tax relief is restricted to income from wages and winnings and is back-dated to April 1990.
    • The holder of the €1 million lotto jackpot ticket sold in Sligo has not yet come forward to collect the winnings.
    • I wrote back saying that they could take the money from my winnings and send me the rest - and of course never heard any more!
    • Part of it comes from unclaimed Premium Bond winnings but there are many savings accounts that are lying dormant too.
    • Punters receive a call or email congratulating them on winning a big prize - but have to pay a fee or taxes before they can collect their winnings.
    Synonyms
    prize money, money won, gains
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 21:46:16