widdershins

/ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/ /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/

Meanings

adverb

逆时针地，反方向地

The wrong way.

Examples :

"He stirred the soup widdershins, which my grandmother said would bring bad luck. "

他逆时针地搅拌汤，我奶奶说这样会带来厄运。

adverb

逆时针, 反时针

Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.

Examples :

"It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church."

逆时针绕着教堂走被认为是不吉利的。

way direction

Related Words

wrong noun

/ɹɒŋ/ /ɹɔŋ/

错误，罪恶。

"Injustice is a heinous wrong."

不公正是一种令人发指的罪恶。

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

clockwise adjective

/ˈklɒkwaɪz/

顺时针的, 顺时针方向的

"In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise."

在南半球，低气压系统周围的气流是顺时针方向的。

unlucky adjective

/ʌnˈlʌki/

倒霉，不幸的。

"My sister was unlucky in the lottery; she didn't win a single prize. "

我妹妹买彩票真倒霉，一个奖都没中。

counter noun

/ˈkaʊntə/ /ˈkaʊntɚ/

计数员，记数员。

"The counter at the grocery store carefully counted the items in my basket. "

这家杂货店的记数员仔细地数着我篮子里的东西。

anticlockwise adjective

/ˌæntiˈklɒk.waɪz/ /ˌæntaɪˈklɑkwaɪz/

逆时针的，反时针的。

"The fan was rotating anticlockwise. "

风扇正在逆时针旋转。

stirred verb

/stɜːd/ /stɝd/

煽动，鼓动。

"The protest song stirred the students to march for their rights. "

这首抗议歌曲鼓动学生们走上街头，争取他们的权利。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

bring verb

/ˈbɹɪŋ/

带，拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

church noun

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

教堂，礼拜堂

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

山谷里有一座可爱的小教堂。

around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

在附近，在左右.

"Is Clare around today?"

今天克莱尔在附近吗？

would noun

/wʊd/ /wəd/

可能性，潜在性。

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "

工作上的晋升对他努力工作来说会是个很大的回报 (Gōngzuò shàng de jìnshēng duì tā nǔlì gōngzuò lái shuō huì shì gè hěn dà de huíbào.)