| 释义 |
Examples:mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)—unjustified and undeserving of such description—reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)—lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)—FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)—without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières)—anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)—one can only come across such things serendipitously—sports such as ping pong and badminton that use small balls—system of writing numbers a base, such as decimal or binary (math)—standing tall and majestic (of physical object such as trees)—construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations)—throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc—girl wth undesirable personality traits such as materialism and self-centeredness, supposedly stereotypical of Hong Kong girls (slang)—catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)—food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—classifier for food in bowls such as soup, rice, congee, wonton—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 small objects, such as a grain of rice—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for beatings or scoldings; also for frequency of such actions—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—classifier for heavy objects, such as machines, TVs, computers; theater performances—classifier for objects with protruding top, such as hats, tents—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—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 wheeled vehicles; such as cars, bicycles—classifier for cans of beverages, such as soda or beer—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 objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes— |