wrought

Pronunciation: [rɒ:t]

Average Rank: 14305

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 制成的, 精细的 work的过去式和过去分词

Detailed Explanations:
  • v exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
  • v be employed
  • v have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
  • v perform as expected when applied
  • v shape, form, or improve a material
  • v give a workout to
  • v proceed along a path
  • v operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
  • v proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
  • v move in an agitated manner
  • v cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  • v cause to work
  • v prepare for crops
  • v behave in a certain way when handled
  • v have and exert influence or effect
  • v operate in or through
  • v cause to operate or function
  • v provoke or excite
  • v gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
  • v make something, usually for a specific function
  • v move into or onto
  • v make uniform
  • v use or manipulate to one's advantage
  • v find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
  • v cause to undergo fermentation
  • v go sour or spoil
  • v arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
  • s shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Difficulty: ADVANCED
Exam Tags: toefl ielts gre

Word Forms:
0: work
1: d
Past Participle: wrought

Word Frequency Rankings

Project Gutenberg
#2916

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 70.8% (Top 70.8% most frequent)
70.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus