| battle of wits | (n) a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used |
| blewits | (n) edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap, Syn. Clitocybe nuda |
| genus welwitschia | (n) type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae, Syn. genus Welwitchia |
| welwitschia | (n) curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old, Syn. Welwitschia mirabilis |
| welwitschiaceae | (n) in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae, Syn. family Welwitschiaceae |
| wits | (n) the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception, Syn. marbles, Example: he used his wits to get ahead; I was scared out of my wits; he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind |
| 不知所措 | [bù zhī suǒ cuò, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ, 不 知 所 措] not knowing what to do (成语 saw); at one's wits' end; embarassed and at a complete loss #13,601 [Add to Longdo] |
| 心眼 | [xīn yǎn, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ, 心 眼] consideration; ability to be considerate; thoughtfulness; social grace; ability to see how to treat others; heart; intention; conscience; mind (esp. narrow-minded etc); cleverness; wits; N.B. not mind's eye #18,909 [Add to Longdo] |
| 半死 | [bàn sǐ, ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ, 半 死] half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc); (tired) to death; (terrified) out of one's wits; (beaten) to within an inch of one's life; (knock) the daylights out of sb #23,538 [Add to Longdo] |
| 惊慌失措 | [jīng huāng shī cuò, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ, 惊 慌 失 措 / 驚 慌 失 措] out of one's wits in panic #28,692 [Add to Longdo] |
| 斗智 | [dòu zhì, ㄉㄡˋ ㄓˋ, 斗 智 / 鬥 智] battle of wits #30,611 [Add to Longdo] |
| 一筹莫展 | [yī chóu mò zhǎn, ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄢˇ, 一 筹 莫 展 / 一 籌 莫 展] unable to find a way out; to be at wits' end #33,063 [Add to Longdo] |
| 失魂落魄 | [shī hún luò pò, ㄕ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ, 失 魂 落 魄] lit. lost soul, dropped spirit (成语 saw); driven to distraction; scared out of one's wits #46,285 [Add to Longdo] |
| 六神无主 | [liù shén wú zhǔ, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ, 六 神 无 主 / 六 神 無 主] all six vital organs fail (成语 saw); besides oneself with panic; distracted; out of one's wits #59,147 [Add to Longdo] |
| 惊惶失措 | [jīng huáng shī cuò, ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ, 惊 惶 失 措 / 驚 惶 失 措] to lose one's head out of fear (成语 saw); scared out of one's wits #62,074 [Add to Longdo] |
| 丧胆 | [sàng dǎn, ㄙㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ, 丧 胆 / 喪 膽] panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits #77,104 [Add to Longdo] |
| 魂不附体 | [hún bù fù tǐ, ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄧˇ, 魂 不 附 体 / 魂 不 附 體] lit. body and soul separated (成语 saw); fig. scared out of one's wits; beside oneself #80,682 [Add to Longdo] |
| 丧魂落魄 | [sàng hún luò pò, ㄙㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ, 丧 魂 落 魄 / 喪 魂 落 魄] scared out of one's wits (成语 saw); in a panic #135,135 [Add to Longdo] |
| 仰屋兴叹 | [yǎng wū xīng tàn, ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ, 仰 屋 兴 叹 / 仰 屋 興 嘆] to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits [Add to Longdo] |
| 吓破胆 | [xià pò dǎn, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄢˇ, 吓 破 胆 / 嚇 破 膽] to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff [Add to Longdo] |
| びっくり仰天;吃驚仰天 | [びっくりぎょうてん, bikkurigyouten] (n, vs) astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment [Add to Longdo] |
| ウェルウィッチア | [ueruuicchia] (n) welwitschia [Add to Longdo] |
| 為す術もない;為す術も無い | [なすすべもない, nasusubemonai] (exp) at one's wits end [Add to Longdo] |
| 為す術もなく;為す術も無く | [なすすべもなく, nasusubemonaku] (exp) at one's wits end [Add to Longdo] |
| 肝をつぶす;肝を潰す | [きもをつぶす, kimowotsubusu] (exp, v5s) to be frightened out of one's wits; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned [Add to Longdo] |
| 気が転倒する | [きがてんとうする, kigatentousuru] (exp, vs-i) to be upset; to be flurried; to be frightened (out of one's wits) [Add to Longdo] |
| 弱り込む | [よわりこむ, yowarikomu] (v5m) to weaken; to be at wits' end [Add to Longdo] |
| 切羽;切刃 | [せっぱ, seppa] (n) (1) thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (2) (See 切羽詰まる) (up to) the hilt; wits' end [Add to Longdo] |
| 切羽詰まる;切羽つまる | [せっぱつまる, seppatsumaru] (v5r, vi) (See 切羽・せっぱ・2) to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be packed to the hilt [Add to Longdo] |
| 智嚢 | [ちのう, chinou] (n) brains; wits [Add to Longdo] |
| 度胆を抜く;度肝を抜く;ド肝を抜く | [どぎもをぬく(度胆を抜く;度肝を抜く);ドぎもをぬく(ド肝を抜く), dogimowonuku ( do tan wo nuku ; dogimo wo nuku ); do gimowonuku ( do kimo wo nuku )] (exp, v5k) to knock or scare (someone) out of his or her wits; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback [Add to Longdo] |
| 頭をかかえる;頭を抱える | [あたまをかかえる, atamawokakaeru] (exp, v1) (See 頭抱える) to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled; to be at wits' end [Add to Longdo] |
| 眉に唾をつける;眉に唾を付ける | [まゆにつばをつける, mayunitsubawotsukeru] (exp, v1) (See 眉唾物・まゆつばもの) to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery [Add to Longdo] |
| 閉口 | [へいこう, heikou] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed; (2) annoyed; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 鷸;鴫 | [しぎ;シギ, shigi ; shigi] (n) (uk) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, inc. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks) [Add to Longdo] |