释义 |
Examples:at the end of one's tether —the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)—cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike—lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other—sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)—Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.—Hormuz Island, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian gulf—Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival—lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job—open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain—leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance—guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan)—do sth at the expense of—a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center—Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion—at the cost of a lot of effort—The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)—Zhou Bo (?-169 BC), military man and politician at the Qin-Han transition, a founding minister of Western Han—mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)—lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic—Mannheim, German city at the confluence of Rhine and Neckar—golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position—pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)—It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)—suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed bring good fortune—literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), famous Roman politician, orator and philosopher, murdered at the orders of Marc Anthony—look at the sky in sorrow—reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty—leader (blank film at the beginning and end of a reel)—lit. speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)—riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)—start practicing at the first crow of the cock [idiom.]—have both (at the same time)—internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside [idiom.]—at the first opportunity —seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)—neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter)—White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings— |