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noun wɪt A very small part or amount. 一点点，丝毫 the last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun 夕阳带走了最后一丝温暖。 Example sentencesExamples - All of which now makes me wonder: when you come right down to it, did the antitrust trial of the century make a whit of difference?
- Did the ending make a whit of sense?
- No amount of talk, therapy or talk therapy will make a whit of difference.
Synonyms scrap, bit, tiny amount, speck, iota, particle, ounce, jot, atom, crumb, shred, morsel, trifle, fragment, grain, drop, touch, trace, shadow, suggestion, whisper, suspicion, scintilla, spot, mite, tittle, jot or tittle, modicum Irish stim informal smidgen, smidge archaic scantling, scruple
Phrases my mother was fond of her and I shall be every whit as fond 过去我母亲喜欢她，我也会完完全全像母亲一样喜欢她。 Example sentencesExamples - The builders of the Pyramids were every whit as good as Newton.
- Augier replied in language every whit as cutting as that used by his critic.
- Miss Braham was every whit as charming and seductive as she had been, some years ago, in the analogous part of Patience.
- Their gowns were every whit as costly as those of the ladies.
- And the purification is by the communication of a new life and nature in which we are clean every whit.
- It would make it every whit as absurd as the ancient system of Pagan polytheism, which, admitting a plurality of deities, allowed an intercommunity among them and their worshipers.
- Navigating successfully through these novel assumptions will take every whit of mature perspective and human relations expertise that US military leaders can muster.
- Elvis made more money but Boots Roots was every whit as successful.
- But the Genevan church showed itself every whit as masterful and dogmatic as its Roman rival, and its actions were equally justified by an appeal to Divine authority.
- I was an incomparably weaker man than Raffles, while every whit as wicked.
Sara had not changed a whit 莎拉丝毫没变。 Example sentencesExamples - But at that exact moment I did not care a whit what they or any one else thought.
- And if Mr. Chandran is dubbed as brash and outspoken by the industry's bigwigs, he does not seem to care a whit.
- However, the core concern of the business-friendly right hasn't changed a whit.
- A majority of Australians knows this and it doesn't matter a whit whether the Opposition likes it or not.
- We have never got to the bottom of what happened on the Dirt issue and nobody seems to care a whit about it.
- Most of the dialogue was so-so, but it didn't spoil the movie a whit.
- In most cases, she wouldn't give a whit about anything happening in Maura's life.
- Not a whit of the initial passion for his work has left him 20 years after his campaign.
- The development of science did not slow down a whit when scientists ceased to publish in Latin.
- My point is we're not voting because it doesn't make a whit of difference.
OriginLate Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight 'small amount'. Rhymesacquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, intermit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, sprit, squit, submit, transmit, twit, wit, writ, zit adjectivewɪt British Connected with or following Whit Sunday. Example sentencesExamples - These photos will be taken over the Whit Bank Holiday Weekend, which is from Friday, June 3 to Monday, June 6.
- It gave the lucky owner a fully inclusive 24-hour steam train trip to the capital and back on Whit Saturday, 15 June 1935.
- On Whit Monday, June 7, 1965 the excursion from Preston to York stopped off at Skipton, Ilkley and Otley - the last time a train visited the town.
- It also mentions that at Bowness Gala on Whit Thursday, May 17, 1883, there were 35 prizes.
- The winners will progress to the National Finals in Donegal next Whit weekend.
- Saddleworth gained revenge for Whit Friday's derby defeat at Greenfield with an eight-wicket Saturday victory.
- The Christian holidays of Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Whit Monday are celebrated, and occur on different dates each year.
- The service will mark Whit Sunday, and the beginning of Christian Aid week.
- From Whit Monday onwards Ash Street had been flooded five times, said the Herald.
- The dispute concerns the retention of Whit Monday as a public holiday, and the strike has been set for May 16.
- Today is Whit Monday and a bank holiday and, as I said I would, I am taking my little cousin to see Finding Nemo.
- This is one of the busiest times of the year, what with Whit weekend and the good weather.
- Rochdale's best of brass marched into Saddleworth and came home with several prizes in the annual Whit Friday band contests.
- The annual giant auction will be held on Whit Monday, June 7, at Ardscoil Rath Iomghain.
- A lot of the houses had their power restored by 7.30 Sunday evening, with the remainder reconnected by 11 am on Whit Monday.
- He has been a dedicated member, who hardly missed a rehearsal and took part in trips abroad and Saddleworth's famous Whit Friday band contest.
- Historically the carnival replaced the Whit walks and was held in Deepdale because that's where the majority of the West Indian population lived.
- A recent survey, published by the daily Le Parisien, showed that two-thirds of French people were against giving up their Whit Monday day off.
- The fact that Griffin's pranks occur during Whit Monday adds a humorous irony to a day of celebration and gaiety.
- The citizens of York delighted in the brilliant weather, which was enjoyed for the Whit Monday holiday.
Definition of whit in US English: whitnoun(h)wɪt(h)wit A very small part or amount. 一点点，丝毫 the last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun 夕阳带走了最后一丝温暖。 Example sentencesExamples - All of which now makes me wonder: when you come right down to it, did the antitrust trial of the century make a whit of difference?
- No amount of talk, therapy or talk therapy will make a whit of difference.
- Did the ending make a whit of sense?
Synonyms scrap, bit, tiny amount, speck, iota, particle, ounce, jot, atom, crumb, shred, morsel, trifle, fragment, grain, drop, touch, trace, shadow, suggestion, whisper, suspicion, scintilla, spot, mite, tittle, jot or tittle, modicum
Phrases my mother was fond of her and I shall be every whit as fond 过去我母亲喜欢她，我也会完完全全像母亲一样喜欢她。 Example sentencesExamples - Elvis made more money but Boots Roots was every whit as successful.
- I was an incomparably weaker man than Raffles, while every whit as wicked.
- Their gowns were every whit as costly as those of the ladies.
- Navigating successfully through these novel assumptions will take every whit of mature perspective and human relations expertise that US military leaders can muster.
- But the Genevan church showed itself every whit as masterful and dogmatic as its Roman rival, and its actions were equally justified by an appeal to Divine authority.
- The builders of the Pyramids were every whit as good as Newton.
- Augier replied in language every whit as cutting as that used by his critic.
- And the purification is by the communication of a new life and nature in which we are clean every whit.
- It would make it every whit as absurd as the ancient system of Pagan polytheism, which, admitting a plurality of deities, allowed an intercommunity among them and their worshipers.
- Miss Braham was every whit as charming and seductive as she had been, some years ago, in the analogous part of Patience.
Sara had not changed a whit 莎拉丝毫没变。 Example sentencesExamples - And if Mr. Chandran is dubbed as brash and outspoken by the industry's bigwigs, he does not seem to care a whit.
- In most cases, she wouldn't give a whit about anything happening in Maura's life.
- But at that exact moment I did not care a whit what they or any one else thought.
- A majority of Australians knows this and it doesn't matter a whit whether the Opposition likes it or not.
- We have never got to the bottom of what happened on the Dirt issue and nobody seems to care a whit about it.
- My point is we're not voting because it doesn't make a whit of difference.
- The development of science did not slow down a whit when scientists ceased to publish in Latin.
- Not a whit of the initial passion for his work has left him 20 years after his campaign.
- Most of the dialogue was so-so, but it didn't spoil the movie a whit.
- However, the core concern of the business-friendly right hasn't changed a whit.
OriginLate Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight ‘small amount’. |