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wow

exclamation
 
🔊/waʊ/
🔊/waʊ/
(also less frequent wowee
🔊/ˌwaʊˈiː/
🔊/ˌwaʊˈiː/
)
(informal)
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  1. used to show that you are very surprised or impressed by somebody/something（表示极大的惊奇或钦佩）哇，呀
    • Wow! You look terrific!哇！你的样子太酷了！🔊🔊
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    Word Originsense 1natural exclamation: first recorded in Scots in the early 16th cent.sense 2 1930s: imitative.

wow

verb
🔊/waʊ/
🔊/waʊ/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wow
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he / she / it wows
🔊/waʊz/
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past simple wowed
🔊/waʊd/
🔊/waʊd/
past participle wowed
🔊/waʊd/
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-ing form wowing
🔊/ˈwaʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˈwaʊɪŋ/
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  1. wow somebody (with something) to impress somebody very much, especially with a performance（尤指以表演）博得…的称赞，使喝彩，使叫绝
    • He wowed audiences around the country with his new show.他以他的新节目博得了全国各地观众的交口称赞。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWow is used with these nouns as the object:
    • audience
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    Word Originsense 1natural exclamation: first recorded in Scots in the early 16th cent.sense 2 1930s: imitative.

wow

noun
🔊/waʊ/
🔊/waʊ/
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  1. [singular] (informal) a great success极大的成功；一鸣惊人之举
    • Don't worry. You'll be a wow.别担心。你会一鸣惊人的。🔊🔊
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  2. [uncountable] (specialist) slow changes in the pitch of sound played in a sound recording （唱片或录音磁带逐渐出现的）走调，失真，颤动compare flutter
    3. Word Originsense 1natural exclamation: first recorded in Scots in the early 16th cent.sense 2 1930s: imitative.