释义 |
Examples:can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready give and take—Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central the Iliad—lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests—live and or fresh (of food ingredients)—Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성 city in southwest North Korea, close the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies—we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)—trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)—manicure and-or pedicure—Virgil or Vergilius (70-19 BC), Roman poet and author the Aenid—Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress—Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition—money and grain (given as tax or tribute)—Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history—backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)—lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)—fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)—completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless—rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)—Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller or Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist—Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star—(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state—Xu Xiyuan or Hsu Hsiyuan or Barbie Hsu (1976-), Taiwan pop star and actress, F4 band member—serene and hidden in depth or distance—flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)—Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4—Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer—aminoacridine or aminacrine (antiseptic and disinfectant)—Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)—ups and downs (success or failure)—sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides—atabrine or quinacrine, used as antimalarial drug and antibiotic against intestinal parasite giardiasis—somber and desolate (autumn or winter)—Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan—ancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handles—submit me and prosper, or oppose me and perish—vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft—person or state having great power and influence—verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing—King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology—Frederic Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer—narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)—wise and virtuous woman (possibly sarcastic or sneering)—Gao Luopei or R.H. van Gulik (1910-1967), Dutch sinologist, diplomat and writer—(of speech or actions) direct and efficient— |