wit

• You need to keep your wits about you when you are dealing with a man like that .
  同那种人打交道得随机应变。
• It was a strange, weird, interesting and yet futile battle of wits .
  这是希奇、古怪、有趣、但是徒然的斗智。
• She said she collected her wits somehow and gestured him to a chair .
  她说她还是镇定下来了，打手势叫他就座。
• Neither wit nor wisky could detain him then .
  在这种时候，说笑话也好，喝威士忌也好，再也没有什么能把他留住了。
• I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits to get my pile .
  为了发大财，我一直得同一些最机智的人竞争。
• He expounded his viewpoint with superb style and scathing wit .
  他总是以高雅的风格和尖刻的妙语来阐述他的观点。
• Ladies and gentlemen paraded their fine manners , wit , and charm .
  女士们和绅士们卖弄他们的美妙姿态、才智和魅力。
• If quick wits come of climate, it is as you say, sir .
  如果敏捷的俏皮话与社会风气有关，那么你的话就是正确的，先生。