a whiz at sth
口语中用来夸某人在某方面特别在行;也可说 a whiz with sth。
She's a whiz at math and always finishes first.
她是数学高手,总是第一个做完。
嗖嗖声;呼啸声;嗖嗖声;飕飕声;精明的人
a person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity
奇才
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
嗖嗖声
a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
My sister is a whiz at math; she always finishes her homework before dinner.
我妹妹是个数学高手;她总能在晚饭前完成作业。
用法提示:whiz 作名词,意为‘能手’,常与 at 搭配说明擅长的领域。
AI contextual example
Ask Maria to look at your phone—she's a real tech whiz.
让玛丽亚看看你的手机——她是个真正的科技高手。
用法提示:whiz 在此为可数名词,前面加形容词 real 表示‘真正的高手’。
AI contextual example
After months of practice, he became a whiz at baking bread.
经过几个月的练习,他成了烤面包的高手。
用法提示:whiz 用作名词,became a whiz at 表示‘成为…方面的能手’。
AI contextual example
口语中用来夸某人在某方面特别在行;也可说 a whiz with sth。
She's a whiz at math and always finishes first.
她是数学高手,总是第一个做完。
指物体快速掠过空气时发出的嗖嗖声,常与 of 连用说明声音的来源。
He heard the whiz of bullets passing overhead.
他听到子弹从头顶嗖嗖飞过的声音。
作方式状语,描写动作伴随的尖啸声,多用于书面叙述。
The arrow flew past his ear with a whiz.
箭嗖的一声从他耳边飞过。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is whiz at math.
正确表达He is a whiz at math.
表示“某方面的高手”时,whiz 是可数名词,单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a;汉语“他是数学高手”没有冠词,不能逐字直译。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is one of the whizs in our class.
正确表达She is one of the whizzes in our class.
whiz 的复数规则是双写词尾 z 再加 -es,变成 whizzes,不能直接加 -s 写成 whizs。
grammar · medium
易错句子My brother is a whiz of computers.
正确表达My brother is a whiz at computers.
固定搭配是 a whiz at sth,用介词 at 表示“在某方面”;汉语“……的高手”里的“的”不能对应成 of。
指“能手”时多用于英式口语,语气偏旧,常与 at 搭配;它最常用的义项是“巫师”,而 whiz 没有这个义项。
只用于年纪很小就显露非凡才华的人;whiz 不限年龄,可指任何领域里熟练出众的人。
强调与生俱来的极高天赋,语气比 whiz 重,多指顶尖人物;whiz 更口语化,常指某一行当中技术娴熟、表现出色的人。
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