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wits

US // (wɪts) //

智慧,聪明才智,机智,聪明

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : the ability to reason and act, esp quickly
    • : right mind, sanity
    • : at one's wits' end at a loss to know how to proceed
    • : five wits obsolete the five senses or mental faculties
    • : live by one's wits to gain a livelihood by craftiness and cunning rather than by hard work

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Examples

  • Far less appreciated, Houston, rather than being a southern city of duller wits, actually ranks second in engineers per capita.

  • And when rappers battle one another with their wits and words, it is similar to the bam-pow!

  • She is routinely dismissed by Madrid wits as “a Danish tart.”

  • But rather than scare people out of their wits, they served as a moment of much-needed comic relief for many.

  • As a result, Tallulah found herself hailed as one of the wits of Manhattan, and she worked hard to make sure the reputation stuck.

  • In cases in which no attempt is made to ignore the accusation, the small wits are wont to be busy discovering exculpations.

  • In spite of her sharpened wits, Mrs. Kaye smiled radiantly into Isabel's guileless eyes.

  • In a party of wits an argument took place as to the definition of a reasonable animal.

  • And indeed for most young men a college thesis is but an exercise for sharpening the wits, rarely dangerous in its later effects.

  • Matt, getting quick control of his wits, had been running his eyes over the roadster.