释义 |
Examples:euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death)—Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)—arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)—(may also refer other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)—reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)—FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)—sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls—antipyretic tablet (reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide—without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières)—anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)—corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation)—form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi create a GUI window)—hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)—sports such as ping pong and badminton that use small balls—warm clothes such as padded jacket be worn in air conditioning (esp. in Hong Kong)—system of writing numbers a base, such as decimal or binary (math)—auspicious animal (such as the dragon)—(various things) such as—political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)—six-sided figure (such as a cube or parallelepiped)—brochette (such as corncob)—simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)—standing tall and majestic (of physical object such as trees)—articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)—biological fuel (such as horse dung)—mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die—throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc—attractive force (such as gravitation)—(in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild—food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc—(used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)—injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc—Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches—a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)—classifier for objects with protruding top, such as hats, tents—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand—classifier for heavy objects, such as machines, TVs, computers; theater performances—classifier for objects in rows such as words—classifier for couples; objects in pairs, such as wedding rings, earrings—classifier for recurring events, often annual, such as conferences, class years in school—classifier for small objects, such as a grain of rice—classifier for objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—classifier for wheeled vehicles; such as cars, bicycles—classifier for long, narrow, flexible objects such as fish, dogs, pants; for roads and rivers; for human lives; in the expression: one heart, meaning working together for a common goal—classifier for bagfuls of things, such as flour or cement—classifier for objects in a small box or case, such as cigarettes, chocolates, mooncakes, cassettes, CDs—classifier for food in bowls such as soup, rice, congee, wonton—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—classifier for cans of beverages, such as soda or beer—noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian— |