| 词汇 | whiz |
| 释义 | whiz verb[ I+ adv/prep ] USinformal(UKwhizz)us/wɪz/uk /wɪz/-zz- to move or do something very fast: A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident. We whizzed through the rehearsal, so that we'd be finished by lunchtime. Time just whizzes past when you're enjoying yourself. Moving quickly agility beetle belt bob up bowl bowl down/along something cannonball gallop leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush rush scorch scuttle shoot whizz whiz noun[ Cusually singular ] US(UKwhizz)us/wɪz/uk /wɪz/ whiznoun[C usually singular] (EXPERT)informal approving a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular subject: a computer whiz He's a whiz at poker. Synonym hotshotmainly USinformal an intelligent person geniusThe system must have been designed by a mathematical genius. prodigyHe was something of a prodigy on the piano. child prodigyShe was labeled as a child prodigy by her early teachers. eggheadThe eggheads at the university have been working on this for years. brainsThe well-known comedian is the brains behind the new sitcom. whiz-kidUSThey hired some 24-year-old whiz-kid to lead the firm. Experts and specialists academician artist authority boffin child prodigy doyenne know something inside outidiom lapidary Latin Americanist literati maven Renaissance man savant semiotician skilled smart money wizard wonder wonderkid wunderkind whiz | American Dictionarywhiz noun[ C ] infmlus/hwɪz, wɪz/ whiznoun[C] (EXPERT)a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular area: Everyone knows at least one computer whiz. Jo was one of those whiz kids who are millionaires by the time they’re 25. whiz verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/hwɪz, wɪz/-zz- whizverb[I always + adv/prep] (MOVE FAST)to move very fast: He whizzed through the job but made lots of mistakes. Examples of whizwhiz And others are given more time to whiz around. The idea that a handful of small lightly-armed forces can whiz off and sort them out simply belongs to 30 years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want a scheme which appeals only to sophisticated financial whiz kids. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seven young men were packed into a car that went whizzing down the motorway at 120 mph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 References to them are usually greeted with ritual noises and with hissing and bristling about whiz-kids and wonder boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It shows the breadth of experience that we have as we avoid them whizzing along the corridors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was spelt out by the whiz kid, with all her wealth of experience in the industrial and commercial world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was enormously unpopular with my constituents who lived in houses that were being whizzed around. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You throw them at an object and if you hit the object the boomerang comes whizzing round again and may hit you on the head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want whiz-kids uttering buzz words; we want more medics delivering health care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The traffic whizzing up and down it has to be seen to be believed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, for some reason or other, the death rate starts to fall, the birth rate remains high, and the population goes whizzing up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A woman has only to want to go to the toilet in a public building; she will see men whizzing by while she is queuing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that there was very little whiz about his activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We whizzed through the matters without any sensible debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of whiz These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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