| 单词 | i.e. is |
| 释义 | be verb—有 v是 vless common: 当 v • 存在 v • 做 v • 成为 v • 属 v • 乃 v • 乃是 v Examples:the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak—力不从心 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless repent after the event.—后悔莫及 It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—路上比终点更有意义 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM—脉口 enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels—数黑论黄 man at birth is fundamentally good in nature—人之初，性本善 The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).—心有余，力不足 lit. easy dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies—明枪易躲，暗箭难防 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment—风恬浪静 the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm—河清海晏 elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated—寿星 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); err is human—千虑一失 fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice—纸上谈兵 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item—只欠东风 accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas—陪读 the key or radical by which a character is arranged in a traditional Chinese dictionary—部首 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. get rid of sb once he has served his purpose—鸟尽弓藏 transfer payment (payment from government or private sector for which no good or service is required in return)—转移支付 the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)—法筵 the theory that man is an integral part of nature—天人合一 lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them—假一赔十 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment—美中不足 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors—目迷五色 who does (he, she etc) think (he, she) is?—算哪根葱 lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)—一退六二五 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable—无可救药 sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted—拼桌 every drop returns the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused—涓滴归公 the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood—灾变论 the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—为富不仁 (old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.—草标 appear (of products, publications, sometimes derog., "lots of shoddy material is appearing nowadays")—出笼 the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe—日心说 fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—见猎心喜 Unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)—团结就是力量 lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head—戴盆望天 leave a place where some event is taking place—退场 parts of the country other than where one is—外地 sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant give up—鸡肋 particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")—呢 not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect—金无足赤 everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world—万事大吉 lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom); fig. the student becomes superior the master—青出于蓝 the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within—如人饮水，冷暖自知 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed—生米做成熟饭 live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—身在福中不知福 circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius—周三徑一 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.—劫数难逃 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws—避其锐气击其惰归 a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back—驾轻就熟 single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)—擂台赛 die (when one's predestined life span is up)—寿数已尽 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).—来者不善，善者不来 one's predestined fate is yet be fulfilled [idiom.]—前缘未了 sb. who is unable repay their credit card borrowings—卡奴 when words get sour, adding words is useless [idiom.]—话不投机半句多 the road happiness is strewn with setbacks [idiom.]—好事多磨 If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better [idiom.]—过而能改，善莫大焉 (emphasizes that sth. is precisely or exactly as stated)—便是 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people [idiom.]—侯门似海 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug [idiom.]—好酒沉甕底 a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able determine the outcome of the distant battle [idiom.]—运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 modal particle indicating that sth. is obvious—嘛 throw stones at sb. who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down—落井下石 • 投井下石 decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it be strung on a cord—印钮 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—不可同日而语 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept—千金一诺 "The wine´s gone bad and it cannot be sold"—酒酸不售 be taken dissolved in boiling water (of Chinese herbal medicine)—冲剂 "a slave certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable—证奴 be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)—陪葬 be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)—身处 Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported be the birthplace of Buddhism—摩揭陀 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad be back in one's proper surroundings—如鱼得水 be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)—刑舂 get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful—卸磨杀驴 if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age—少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 fig. be endowed with extraordinary intelligence—智珠在握 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules—没有规矩，不成方圆 While the green hills last, there'll be wood burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.—留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones—既往不咎 (usually used in the negative) be of help or use—济事 be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc)—献殷勤 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—没齿不忘 Take what you hear be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—耳听为虚，眼见为实 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—家丑不可外传 able think of everything that needs to be thought of—心眼大 be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels [idiom.]—狎妓冶游 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad [idiom.]—家丑不可外扬 (of one's name, reputation etc) be immortalized [idiom.]—流芳百世 be completely drained both emotionally and physically [idiom.]—神劳形瘁 be overly subjective and disregard the outside world [idiom.]—闭门造车 ”surrender and your life will be spared” [idiom.]—缴枪不杀 be driven by strong sexual urge (to do sth) [idiom.]—色胆包天 |
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