A: He uses a long whip to train the horse.
B: I think there must be a kinder way to train a horse.
whip
n. 鞭子
vt. 1.鞭打,抽打,鞭策;2.猛地移动;3.搅打(奶油,蛋等)成糊状
vi. 1.抽打,拍打;2.猛地移动
A: I’ll give you a whistle when I need your help.
B: Okay. I’ll be ready.
whistle
vi. 1.吹口哨,鸣汽笛;呼啸而过
vt. 用口哨吹出
n. 1.哨子,汽笛;2.口哨声,汽笛声
A: Whoever gets there first is the winner.
B: What if two of us reach the finish line at the same time?
whoever
pron. 1.[引导名词从句]谁;2.无论谁,不管谁;3.究竟是谁
A: I wholly support your campaign.
B: Thank you. I couldn’t get very far without you.
wholly
ad. 完全地,全部地
A: She has a wicked streak in her.
B: On what do you base that statement?
wicked
a. 1.邪恶的,恶劣的,缺德的;2.淘气的,顽皮的
A: Why do you have to move your home?
B: Because they are planning to widen the highway.
widen
vt. 加宽,放宽
vi. 变宽
A: By now the news of your promotion has become quite widespread .
B: I really don’t think it’s such a big deal.
widespread
a. 分布(或散布)广的,普遍的
A: How long has she been a widow ?
B: Her husband died nine years ago.
widow
n. 寡妇
A: What is the width of your living room?
B: I don’t know. We’ll have to measure it.