| 释义 |
Examples:flare-back (in gas burner)—let sth in by the back door—shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance—like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)—a flash-back (in novel or film)—Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)—Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights—come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—go back to one's native place and live in seclusion—variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)—Lai Changxing (1958-), notorious Xiamen mafia boss involved in large scale corruption and smuggling, extradited from Canada back China in 2008—go back to one's station in life—Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights—consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate—Koryo Seonggyungwan, university dating back Korean Goryeo dynasty, in Gaesong, North Korea—cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back restaurants)—lit. the cycle comes back the start (idiom); to move in circles—Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back c. 5000 BC—feeling brambles and thorns in one's back [idiom.]— |