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shoot one's wad

/wod/US // wɒd //UK // (wɒd) //

射精,泄气,泄愤,泄气了

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n.名词 noun
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    • : a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
    • : a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.
    • : a roll of something, especially of bank notes.
    • : Informal. a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, especially money: He's got a healthy wad salted away.
    • : a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge.
    • : British Dialect. a bundle, especially a small one, of hay, straw, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
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    wad·ded, wad·ding.

    • : to form into a wad.
    • : to roll tightly: He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.
    • : to hold in place by a wad: They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.
    • : to put a wad into; stuff with a wad.
    • : to fill out with or as if with wadding; stuff; pad: to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information.
v.无主动词 verb
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    wad·ded, wad·ding.

    • : to become formed into a wad: The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.

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Examples

  • She threw some clothes into a bag, along with her passport, two mobile phones and a wad of cash before climbing into a taxi with her brother and father.

  • To reach the 150-year-old mark, you might need to live in an environment free of stressors — and a wad of cash to cover what will be costly treatments.

  • To wipe before returning to your outdoor shenanigans, you might need extra practice holding back the fabric layers with one hand while the other wields a pee rag or wad of toilet paper.

  • Those wads were designed to soak up excess saliva during dental procedures.

  • As our mouths water, saliva not only softens and shapes food into wads but also helps us swallow them.

  • He licked them up with a slick bronzy tongue and spat a thick wad of honey-brown juice into the empty teacup.

  • HE was arrested for drug trafficking outside the dry cleaners and police found a wad of cash in his left front pocket.

  • Peggy commits a grievous faux pas when she nervously eyes her purse—with a wad of cash inside—next to the sofa.

  • He was handsome, flirty, and always had a wad of cash from which he dispensed $10 and $20 bills.

  • A quick glance—a sniff—is all it takes to acknowledge a wad.

  • Got through the partition door; he had even thought to block the snap-lock with a paper wad.

  • In fact, I don't believe old Uncle Charlie ever meant me to come in for all his wad.

  • They waste mair in yae day, whiles, than wad keep your family or mine for a whole year.

  • Then rub a little charcoal powder over the pricked pattern with a wad of soft cotton-wool.

  • When they carried out the coffins, she sprang up gin she wad follow them, but was putten back to bed again.