释义 |
Examples:naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier—lit. bird wounded by an arrow (idiom); fig. wounded or damaged person—naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier—sound made by an empty stomach—be outraged by an injustice—make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder—be attacked by an assassin—bring an animal to heat by artificial means—lead (an animal by the head)—employ by an examination—by no means an isolated case—Pallas, an asteroid, discovered in 1802 by H.W. Olbers—foundation (institution supported by an endowment)—a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent—the person covered by an insurance policy—an informal letter sent by an organization—grant of territory by an emperor or monarch (old)—lit. be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse—capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)—potion prescribed by an immortal—ratify (an election, by higher authority)—marriage necessitated by an unplanned pregnancy—waste one's time by using an inappropriate method—the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek suppress the communists—lit. kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others—arris (curve formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)—lit. a notch on the side of a boat locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances—save the show (for instance by stepping in for an absent actor)—rem (Röntgen equivalent man, an old unit of radiation damage now replaced by the Sievert)—arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)—rook sacrifice save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling—lay out (an argument) item by item—move the tiger from the mountain (idiom); to lure an opponent out by a stratagem—gain entry by passing an exam—an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy [idiom.]— |