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单词 wow
释义 wow
I. \ˈwau̇\ interjection
— used as an exclamation of pleasure, surprise, or strong feeling
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: wow (I)
: a sensational hit : a striking success
 < a lively and entertaining story … should be a wow on the screen — E.E.Calkins >
 < was a wow in the campus frolic — Robertson Davies >
 < as a radio sportscaster … was called a wow from the start — Current Biography >
 < a correct translation of these documents would be a wowNation >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration
 < wowed their audience with a knowing parody — Bennett Cerf >
 < was wowing the voters everywhere with his … political minstrelsy — Time >
 < will borrow almost any idea which is currently wowing the customers — Martin Mayer >
IV. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
dialect Britain : howl, wail, mew
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
1. dialect chiefly Britain : bark, whine, wail
2. : a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a relatively slow rise and fall of pitch caused by variation of speed in the sound reproducing system (as in the record, film, tape, or motor); also : the variation in speed causing such a distortion — compare flutter 4a
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