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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wrought
[rɔt]
[rɔːt]
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1.
work 的一种过去式和过去分词
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2.
adjective
形成的；制作的
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3.
adjective
（金属等）锻造的
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4.
adjective
精心制作的
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5.
adjective
装饰的
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6.
adjective
激动的；兴奋的（常与up连用）
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gets easily wrought up over nothing
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极易莫名地激动
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wrought
[rɔːt]
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1.
vb
a past tense and past participle of work
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2.
adj
[Archaic]
[metallurgy]
shaped by hammering or beating
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3.
adj
[often in combination]
formed, fashioned, or worked as specified
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well-wrought
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4.
adj
decorated or made with delicate care
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5.
adj
[Etymology]
C16: variant of worht, from Old English geworht, past participle of (ge)wyrcan to work
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6.
adj
[Usage]
wrought is sometimes used as if it were the past tense and past participle of wreak as in the hurricane wrought havoc in coastal areas. Many people think this use is incorrect
Examples
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You are so wrought-up.
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你太紧张了。
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The government cannot easily undo the damage wrought down by the courts.
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政府不能轻易否定经法院判定的破坏行为。
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wrought-iron gates
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玲珑剔透的玉石雕刻
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exquisitely wrought jade carvings
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熟铜
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wrought copper
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精心制作的银器
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elaborately wrought silverware
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粮站里现在还用瓝子存放粮食吗？？
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Are they still using rough-wrought mats to store grain in depot?
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过去很多地方用踅子屯积粮食。
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In many places, people once used rough-wrought mats to store grain.
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