Word · Frequency #18508
whizz
/hwiz/
noun
奇才;能手;高手
a person who is extremely skilled at something
- 1.
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
在某领域技艺高超令人惊叹的人
在某领域技艺高超令人惊叹的人;飕飕声;精明的人;专家
In use
She is a whizz at maths and always solves problems quickly.
My uncle is a computer whizz who can fix any laptop in minutes.
You need a whizz like Tom to design the new website.
Connections
Collocations
- computer whizz
- 电脑高手
- My brother is a computer whizz and can fix any laptop.我哥哥是个电脑高手,任何笔记本电脑他都能修。
- maths whizz
- 数学天才
- She's a maths whizz who solved the puzzle in seconds.她是个数学天才,几秒钟就解出了那道难题。
- tech whizz
- 科技达人
- The new intern is a tech whizz, so we asked her to set up the network.新来的实习生是位科技达人,所以我们请她搭建网络。
- be a whizz at
- 是……方面的能手
- He's a whizz at remembering phone numbers.他是记电话号码的能手。
Idioms & figurative uses
- whizz-kid
- 神童;少年天才She's a whizz-kid who built her first app at twelve.她是个神童,十二岁就做出了自己的第一个应用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 whizz 联想成‘嗖’的声响——技艺高超的人做事飞快、带风,像魔法师一样令人惊叹。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、非正式评论 通常用于非正式场合,比较常见于口语或轻松语气中,正式写作宜换用 expert 等词。
Grammar Note
表示'专家、能手'时,常见于非正式用语
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词(与 /hwɪz/ 中的 /ɪz/ 押韵):fizz、quiz、his、is、biz。注意拼写类似但发音不同的词:jazz /dʒæz/、buzz /bʌz/、fuzz /fʌz/,它们虽以 zz 结尾,但元音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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