释义 |
individuals noun, plural—Examples:private understanding between individuals (derog.)—plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring individuals—hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding—assemblage of talented individuals—buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a discount for the group—coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding—fig. tiny individuals with no power—arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals)—wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual—individual (shareholder)—lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off—lit. killing the chicken warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom); success or failure depends solely on one individual—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—powerful individual, family or group—outstandingly able individual—individual characters (making up an expression)—lit. kill one warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)—varying from person person (idiom); different for each individual—the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort—individual parts making up a compound—private plot allocated an individual on a collective farm—individual or party concerned—a wicked, mean spirited individual—economics of a self-employed individual or private firm—say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—classifier for individual things or people, general, catch-all classifier—classifier for long thin stretches, e.g. jet of gas, streak of light, river; for objects presenting multiple, successive barriers; for individual steps in a process; for orders, questions e.g. in a test—a sly individual has more than one plan fall back on [idiom.]— |