wait for等待，期待：
  We are waiting for the bus. 我们在等公共汽车。
  Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人。
用法导航
  如果要表达“等待某人干某事”可以构成wait for somebody to do something结构。例如：
  We are waiting for the rain to stop.　我们在等雨停下来。
  I am waiting for somebody to help me.　我在等人来帮助我。
wait on / upon服侍，侍候：
  Is there anyone here to wait on me?　有服务员吗？
  Let’s wait upon ourselves.　我们自己侍候自己吧。
  She waited on the patient day and night.　她日日夜夜地侍候着这个病人。
wait up for熬夜等候，为等候•••••而不睡觉：
   When she got home elate last night she found her mother waiting up for her.　当她昨晚深夜回家时，他发现他母亲仍然在等她。
　 She was waiting up for a telephone last night.　她昨晚为等一个电话而熬夜。
wake up醒来，叫醒：
  I wake up at the same time every morning.　我每天早晨在同一时间睡醒.
　Please wake me up at six tomorrow morning.　明天早上六点钟请把我叫醒。
walk along沿••••走，向前走，散步：
  He likes walking along the river.　他喜欢沿着河散步。
  He talked along the trail of mulberry trees until hw went to the valley.　他沿着那条桑树成行的小路向前走，一直走到山谷。
walkway from从••••••处走开；（在比赛中）轻而易举地取胜：
   After a talk, he walked away from us.　说完话后，他离我们而去。
   Smith walked away from all his competitors.　史密斯轻而易举地击败了他所有的对手。
walk up沿•••••而走；走进：
  If you walk up the street, you’ll see the post office.　如果你沿街走，你就能看到那个邮局。
  A young man walked up to me and asked me the way to the washing down room.　一位年轻人走到我跟前，问我洗手间在哪里。
warn of提醒•••••注意；警告•••••有危险：
  We have warned him of danger.　我们警告过他危险。
wash away洗去，洗掉；（指洪水）冲垮：
  She washed away the dirt on his face.　她洗去了脸上的尘土。
  Some bridges have been washed away by the flood.　有些桥被洪水冲走了。
用法导航
　　该短语是由动词加副词构成的，副词away可以由out或off替换。
wash down 冲洗，洗涤，赶走：
  The driver is washing down his car.　司机在冲洗车子。
  Great quantities of soil were washed down the hillside by the rain.　大量的土壤被雨水冲下山坡。
watch out当心；小心谨慎；监视：
   Watch out! There come a bus.　当心！公共汽车来了。
   You must watch out for the traffic while crossing the street. 过马路时，一定要当心车辆。
   Watch out not to be cheated. 当心别受骗。
way of life生活方式：
  He has a strange way of life. 他有一个奇怪的生活方式。
  I like their simple way of life. 我喜欢他们俭朴的生活方式。
wear out穿坏，用旧；是耗尽；疲乏不堪：
  Children’s clothes wear out easily. 孩子们的衣服最容易穿破。
  That hard work will wear you out. 好个重活会把你累倒。
wind up上紧（钟表的）发条；使紧张，使兴奋；结束：
   I usually wind up my watch in the morning. 我通常在早上给手表上弦。
   He was all wound up before the game. 比赛以前他万分紧张。
   I think it’s time to wind up the meeting. 我认为会议该结束了。
wipe off擦掉，擦去；还清（债务）；洗刷（耻辱等）：
She stood up to wipe the sweat off her face. 她站起来擦脸上的汗水。
He has wiped off all his debts at last. 他终于还清了所有的债务。
用法导航
  在表达“擦掉，擦去；雪洗（耻辱）；还清（债务）”，wipe除了可以和off搭配外，还可以和out, away搭配，构成wipe away, wipe out两个短语。另外，wipe up依然有“擦去，擦掉”的意思，wipe up还有“彻底消灭，毁灭，消灭”的意思。例如：
   All the enemies were wiped up in the battle. 所有的敌军都在这次战役中被消灭。
   The plague wiped out almost half the population of the village. 瘟疫使这个村庄近半数的人死亡。
with all speed以最大的速度；迅速，开足马力：
   That train is running with all speed. 火车正全速前进。
   The dog ran away with all speed. 狗迅速跑掉。
with the aid of在••••帮助下，借助于：
  A blind man walks with the aid of a walking stick. 盲人靠手杖走路。
  Deaf and dumb people talk to each other with the aid of their fingers. 聋哑人借助手势进行交谈。
without mercy毫不留情地，残忍地：
   The enemy killed him without mercy. 敌人残忍地把他杀害了。
wonder about对•••••觉得好奇：
  He was wondering about that. 他对那事好奇。
  What are you wondering about? 什么使你感到惊奇？
wonder at 对•••••感到惊奇：
  Many people wonder at his success. 许多人对他的成功感到惊奇。
  I don’t wonder at his keeping silence. 他保持沉默，我不感到惊奇。
work for为••••••工作，为••••••尽力，参加：
   They are working for the safety of the society. 他们在为社会的安定而工作。
   Are you working for Ph. D? 你在读哲学博士学位吗？
work hard at从事于，下工夫：
  He is working hard at a news book. 他正在写一本新书。
  We must work hard at our lessons. 我必须努力学习功课中。
work on从事；继续工作；对产生作用；对•••••有影响：
   The two weavers pretended to be working on the Emperor’s new clothes. 那两个织布工装着正在赶制皇帝的新衣。
   This medicine will work on the wound. 这个药将会对伤口起作用。
work out算出，解决；设计出，制定出：
   He found it difficult to work out the problem. 他发现很难解出这道题。
worry about为•••••发愁（自寻烦恼），担心：
  He worries much about his failure to find work. 他为找不到工作而烦恼。
  He was worried about his mother’s health. 他担心他母亲的健康。
用法导航
   worry about, worry: 动词短语worry about中的worry中不及物动词，作“担心”解，但worry也可作及物动词，作“使•••••担心”解，例如：The child worried his parents. 孩子使得他的父母担心。不过要注意，be worried about中的worried 是形容词，而不是worry 的被动语态， 与worry about 同义。
worthy of值得••••••的：
  The article is worthy of careful study. 那篇文章值得细研。
would rather宁可，宁愿：
  I would rather you didn’t do that. 我倒希望你没做那件事。
write down写下来，记下来：
  Please write down what he told you. 请把他告诉的写下来。
write to写信给••••••：
  Do you often write to your father？你经常给你父亲写信吗？