wits

Debates sharpen one's wits.

辩论增长才智.

Never take me to a horror film again. I was scared out of my wits.

以后再也不要带我去看恐怖电影, 我简直被吓得魂不附体.

The authorities are at their wits'end about juvenile delinquency.

当局对青少年犯罪束手无策.

The boy is a dolt , but we'll hammer these facts into his dull wits.

这个小男孩是个笨蛋, 但我们要强行把这些事灌输进他那迟纯的头脑.

He was charmed by her beauty and wit.

他被她的才貌迷住了。

His writing combines elegance and wit.

他的文章典雅而又风趣。

Her performance breathed wit and charm.

她的表演灵巧迷人。

Her quick wits saved the boy's life.

她靠机智救了那男孩一命.

She has used her wits to progress to the position she holds today.

她凭借个人才智升到了今天的职位。

Collecting my wits, I fumbled for the fare in my purse.

定定神, 用还在哆嗦的手掏出钱包付车费.

His mordant wit appealed to students.

他那尖刻的妙语受到学生的欢迎。

Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.

福尔摩斯爱交际，非常风趣，兴趣广泛。

She was scared out of wits.

她给吓得不知所措.

She was known for the quickness of her wit.

她以头脑灵活见称。

He was a man of great charm and not inconsiderable wit.

他是魅力十足、机智过人的男人。

You have to have your wits about you in a dangerous situation.

在危急的情况下,你得随机应变.

Travellers need to keep their wits about them.

旅行者需要随机应变。

The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it.

资料就摆在那儿，等着有头脑的人去利用。

It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.

解决这一纠纷应当是人力所能及的事。

At least you had the wit to ask for help.

你起码还能意识到要求救。

There was good wits, incisive but always peripheral information.

宴会上有时妙语连珠,谈吐锋利而所论却总不免是些毛皮小事.

With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from start to finish.

下国际象棋从头到尾都是在比拼智慧。

Much of the wit is lost in translation

很多诙谐的成分都在翻译中丢失了。

They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit.

他们喜欢她务实的人生态度、她的热情和幽默。

You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.

你把我们吓坏了，我们听说你出事了。

The essays could do with a flash of wit or humor.

这些散文需要一些出其不意的风趣或幽默。

She has great charm and a ready wit.

她光彩照人，头脑机敏。

The two of them had an encounter of wits.

他们俩偶然地展开了一场斗智.

He was at his wits'end , having worked a year for nothing.

他哭不得笑不得, 一年的气力白费了.

Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.

飞行员的失误，即没有遵守操作程序，是事故的原因。