大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(一百零八)

　　visit

　　[to go to or come to a place for a short time for friendly or business reasons]

　　The President will visit Japan next month.

　　voice

　　[the sound made by creatures, especially humans, for speaking]

　　She has a nice voice for speaking.

　　volcano

　　[a hill or mountain around a hole in the earth's surface that can explode, sending hot, melted rock and ash into the air]

　　Many volcanoes are active and could explode suddenly.

　　vote

　　[(1) to choose a candidate in an election; (2) a choice or decision expressed by the voice, by hand or by writing]

　　Americans vote in national elections every two years. (1)

　　Officials hope to reduce mistakes in votes by replacing old voting systems with new and better ones. (2)

　　wages [money received for work done]

　　jack receives his wages every friday.

　　wait [(1) to delay acting; (2) to postpone]

　　wait for me. (1)

　　we will wait until next tuesday to discuss the problem. (2)

　　walk [to move by putting one foot in front of the other]

　　she walks two miles every day.

　　*one mile = 1.6 kilometers

　　wall [(1) the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; (2) a structure sometimes used to separate areas of land]

　　he has many pictures on his wall. (1)

　　china built the great wall to protect against enemy invasions. (2)

　　want [(1) to desire; (2) to wish for; (3) to need]

　　he wants to see her more often. (1)

　　she wants to win a lot of money in the lottery. (2)

　　they want to eat now. (3)

　　war [fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons]

　　the world's last major war, world war ii, ended in 1945.

　　warm [(1) almost hot; (2) having or feeling some heat]

　　my coffee is warm instead of hot. (1)

　　she likes to sit outside in the warm sunlight. (2)

　　warn [(1) to tell of possible danger; (2) to advise or inform about something bad

　　that may happen]

　　a weather radio warns of dangerous storms. (1)

　　the president warned that the country may be entering an economic recession. (2)

　　wash [to make clean, usually with water]

　　tommy says that he will wash the car today.