| 释义 |
Examples:not be able to distinguish who's winning—the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps [idiom.]—"break-up agent", person who acts for sb. who wishes terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so—throw stones at sb. who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down—deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe—ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others—fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication—a dealer who works with animal hides and skins—a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart—Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table—lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together—sb who for a profit entices others obtain medical care—"a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s—Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties—(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy—Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing—one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things—(of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple—one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master—Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism—young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried—laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles—poor loser (i.e. sb who gets angry on losing)—lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing pride or moral integrity)—lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power bully and exploit people—lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)—by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc—soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges—Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, murdered in 1975 after opposing the counter-revolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979—François Viète (1540-1603), French mathematician who introduced notation of algebra—(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb. who is sound asleep—sb. who is romantically involved with sb. already in a committed relationship—a person who has significantly helped sb. else— |