流行英語(W)

wake-up call (noun phrase)敲響警鐘/喚醒世人

walking contradiction(noun phrase)充滿矛盾的人

walking dictionary(noun phrase)人肉字典

walking embarrassment(noun phrase )不識大體/不夠圓滑/不懂處事助人

wannabee(noun American)因羡慕/崇拜某人而模仿

warts and all(noun phrase)(個人的)優點與缺點

wash(verb slang always)令人信服

wash out, wash-out(noun/verb phrase)徹底失敗

washed-up(adj)過氣失敗的人

water down(verb phrase)減弱

water under the bridge(noun phrase)事過境遷

watering hole(noun phrase)聚腳點

wedge issue(noun phrase)爭論性的議題

wet blanket(noun phrase)煞風景的人

What in the world為什麼

whatever(proverb)甚麼都可以

whatnot(proverb)以及同類的其他事物

wheels coming off(verb phrase)慢慢崩潰/失敗

whiz kid神童/很年輕而成功的人

whodunit偵探小說

whys and wherefores(noun phrase)來龍去脈

wimp(noun)懦弱的男人

wimp out(verb)臨陣退縮

wing it(verb phrase)即席機智地應付

wise crack(noun)俏皮話

wise up(verb phrase)清楚明白

wither on the vine(verb phrase)胎死腹中

coming out of the woodwork(verb phrase)當一人失勢時受到四方八面的攻擊

nasty piece of work(noun phrase)十分難相處的人

working stiff(noun phrase)上班一族

workaholic(noun)工作狂

in the works(noun phrase)在計劃中

working knowledge(noun phrase)足以應付所需

work up(verb)大動肝火

the whole works(noun phrase)所有有關的事物

wow(noun/verb)仰慕的驚嘆，施展渾身解數

wriggle room(noun phrase)後路

nothing to write home about(verb phrase)不值的標榜