| 单词 | wow |
| 释义 | wow (once / 2173 pages) vn When you wow your teacher, you get him really excited about your three paragraph essay. To wow is to impress. If you imagine saying, "Wow!" after tasting your friend's coconut cupcakes, you'll understand exactly what the verb wow means. When the cupcakes make you exclaim like that, they wow you. A wonderful movie will wow you, and your dad's juggling act might also wow you. The word wow is Scottish in origin, an amazed interjection from the 1500's. The verb form came along in American slang much later, in the 1920's. WORD FAMILYwow: wowed, wowing, wows USAGE EXAMPLESIt wowed the Staples Center crowd and offered a glimpse of Ingram’s potential. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The former Colombia goalkeeper wowed the crowd at the old Wembley with his clearance in a friendly against England in 1995. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “It was, ‘Wow, this is so up in the air right now. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v impress greatly The speaker wowed the audience Hyper impress impress positively 2n a joke that seems extremely funny Syn|Hyper belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter |
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