| 释义 |
Examples:repent and be absolved of one's crimes—Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament—regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick—Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)—collectivization of agriculture (disastrous policy of communist Russia around 1930 and China in the 1950s)—Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc—lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers—former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan—a matter of life and death—Steve Jobs (1955-2011), US co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.—a time of peace and stability—speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions—east and south of Liaoning province—Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—the beasts of the field and the birds of the air—reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—third and youngest of brothers—the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)—Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history—boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces (old)—Mikhail Prokhorov (1965-), Russian billionaire and owner of the Brooklyn Nets (NBA team)—Vladimir Putin (1952-), career KGB officer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2000, prime minister from 2008—reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)—vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy—the root cause and symptoms of a disease—Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period—lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring—dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers—Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China—Yamanano Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)—(of male friends) have been through thick and thin together—(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit—Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies—(of a livestock animal) plump and strong—the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861—lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose—(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs—binding and layout (of a book etc)—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions—Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for youths of 14 and upwards—murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear—Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty—London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)—Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (State Council, of PRC)—NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government—Gaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the Titans—Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facleader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"—Jura mountains of eastern France and extending inSwitzerland—Warren Buffett (1930-), the Sage of Omaha, US investor and philanthropist, principal owner of holding company Berkshire Hathaway—The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)—fig. be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions—Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang—Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898— |