was

名词 wa:

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

动词 be:

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

1. He was fined 200 dollars.
   他被罚款200美元。
2. I think your last argument was a diversion to make us forget the main point.
   我认为你最后的那个论点是在转移目标，以便我们忘掉要点。
3. Joan of Arc was made a saint in 1920.
   1920年，贞德被追封为圣女。
4. The girl charged with murder was said to be mad and unfit to plead.
   据说那个被指控谋杀的女孩是疯子，不能为自己申辩。
5. I didn't know he was the richest person in the world.
   我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。
6. He lived in California until he was twenty.
   他在加里弗尼亚一直住到20岁。
7. That's just what I was thinking.
   我也是这么想的。
8. His behavior was, in a word, shocking.
   总之，他的行为是令人震惊的。

was

v.（动词）
First and third person singular past indicative of be
be的第一和第三人称单数陈述语气过去动词

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English wôs * see wes-
源自 古英语 wôs *参见 wes-