名詞 wa:

1. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
   同義詞：Washington, Evergreen State, WA

動(dòng)詞 be:

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   同義詞：be
2. be identical to; be someone or something
   同義詞：be
3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
   同義詞：be
4. have an existence, be extant
   同義詞：exist, be
5. happen, occur, take place
   同義詞：be
6. be identical or equivalent to
   同義詞：equal, be
7. form or compose
   同義詞：constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   同義詞：be, follow
9. represent, as of a character on stage
   同義詞：embody, be, personify
10. spend or use time
    同義詞：be
11. have life, be alive
    同義詞：be, live
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    同義詞：be
13. be priced at
    同義詞：cost, be

1. He was fined 200 dollars.
   他被罰款200美元。
2. I think your last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point.
   我認(rèn)為你最后的那個(gè)論點(diǎn)是在轉(zhuǎn)移目標(biāo)，以便我們忘掉要點(diǎn)。
3. Joan of Arc was made a saint in 1920.
   1920年，貞德被追封為圣女。
4. The girl charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.
   據(jù)說那個(gè)被指控謀殺的女孩是瘋子，不能為自己申辯。
5. I didn't know he was the richest person in the world.
   我不知道他是世界上最有錢的人。
6. He lived in California until he was twenty.
   他在加里弗尼亞一直住到20歲。
7. That's just what I was thinking.
   我也是這么想的。
8. His behavior was, in a word, shocking.
   總之，他的行為是令人震驚的。

was

v.（動(dòng)詞）
First and third person singular past indicative of be
be的第一和第三人稱單數(shù)陳述語氣過去動(dòng)詞

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English wôs * see wes-
源自 古英語 wôs *參見 wes-