单元五词语

Question 1

褐色

Answer 1

Brown; brownness; tan

Question 2

孱弱

Answer 2

1) frail of physique
2) weak and incompetent
3) insubstantial; thin

Question 3

祈求

Answer 3

Earnestly hope; pray

Question 4

沙哑

Answer 4

Hoarse; husky (eg voice)

Question 5

妨碍

Answer 5

Hinder; obstruct

Question 6

贪婪

Answer 6

Greedy; be greedy for (eg more knowledge)

Question 7

狡猾

Answer 7

Sly; cunning

Question 8

肆无忌惮

Answer 8

Unbridled; unscrupulous

Question 9

褴褛

Answer 9

Ragged; shabby (eg of clothes)

Question 10

自食其力

Answer 10

To earn one’s own living; to be self-supporting

Question 11

雇

Answer 11

To employ

Question 12

侦探

Answer 12

1) do detective work

2) detective; spy

Question 13

愚蠢

Answer 13

Stupid; foolish

Question 14

裹

Answer 14

Bind; wrap

Question 15

叩头

Answer 15

Kowtow

Question 16

残疾

Answer 16

Deformity on a person or animal; disabled; handicapped

Question 17

弊端

Answer 17

Abuse; malpractice; corrupt practice

Question 18

背道而驰

Answer 18

To proceed in opposite directions; to run counter to (eg bias works against a new program)

Question 19

监督

Answer 19

Supervise; supervisor

Question 20

审查

Answer 20

Examine; investigate; check

Question 21

慷慨解囊

Answer 21

Help somebody generously with money; to give generously to charity

Question 22

暮色

Answer 22

Dusk; twilight; evening shadows

Question 23

厄运

Answer 23

Misfortune; adversity; bad luck

Question 24

粗糙

Answer 24

1) rough skin

2) crudely made; poor workmanship (eg 手工粗糙）

Question 25

权利

Answer 25

Rights; privilege

Question 26

蓦然

Answer 26

Suddenly

Question 27

股

Answer 27

1) thigh
2) section (of an office; enterprise etc)
3) ply; strand
4) share in a company
5) Quantifier for (a long narrow thing, strength; smell, a group of people eg soldiers)

Question 28

流淌

Answer 28

Flow; run (ca be used to describe liquids, writing etc)

Question 29

推心置腹

Answer 29

Confide in somebody; have a heart-to heart talk

Question 30

秉持

Answer 30

To uphold; hold fast to (eg spirit, values, bilingualism, culture)

Question 31

聚沙成塔

Answer 31

Many littles make a great deal

Question 32

魔力

Answer 32

Magic

Question 33

按钮

Answer 33

To push a button; a push button

Question 34

婴儿

Answer 34

Baby; infant

Question 35

衰

Answer 35

Decline; wane

Question 36

暴风骤雨

Answer 36

Violent storm; hurricane

Question 37

轿车

Answer 37

A sedan (type of car)

Question 38

歉意

Answer 38

Apology; regret; sorry

Question 39

愠色

Answer 39

Angry look; irritated look (eg 面有愠色）

Question 40

徐徐

Answer 40

Slowly; gently (can be used to describe flag raising or even economic inflation)

Question 41

扯

Answer 41

1) to pull; tug
2) to tear (off)
3) to chat (informal)

Question 42

唏嘘

Answer 42

To sigh; sob

Question 43

嘉许

Answer 43

To praise; approve of (eg grades)

Question 44

众目睽睽

Answer 44

Under public gaze; in face of the world (eg in broad daylight)

Question 45

拂袖

Answer 45

Flick one’s sleeve (eg 拂袖而去- go off in a huff) use to describe leaving in annoyance or anger

Question 46

贸然

Answer 46

Hastily; rashly (eg 贸然从事- act rashly; 贸然下结论- jump to a conclusion)

Question 47

乃至

Answer 47

Conjunction: and even

Eg he has a good command of french, German, Arabic and even Russian

Question 48

勾勒

Answer 48

Sketch the outline of; give a brief account/summary of (eg a story)

Question 49

泯灭

Answer 49

Vanish without a trace; sink into oblivion

Common phrase: 难以泯灭的印象 unforgettable

Question 50

冷若冰霜

Answer 50

Have an icy manner

Question 51

履行

Answer 51

Perform; fulfill; carry out

Question 52

抖擞

Answer 52

Enliven; rouse (eg 抖擞精神）