FSI Set 17 Flashcards

Question

平房[平房] píngfáng

Answer 1

bungalow ② single-story house

Answer 2

to face ② to overlook ③ to arrive ④ to be (just) about to ⑤ just before

Answer 3

at the instant sth happens ② temporary ③ interim ④ ad hoc

Answer 4

at childbirth ② in labor

Answer 5

temporary ② provisional ③ for the time being

Answer 6

excessive ② over- ③ excess ④ going too far ⑤ extravagant ⑥ intemperate ⑦ overdue

Answer 7

screwdriver ② CL:把[ba3]

Answer 8

cone ② awl ③ to bore

Answer 9

conical (cone shaped)

Answer 10

sleeping sickness ② African trypanosomiasis

Answer 11

to look distracted ② to stare blankly ③ distracted ④ blank ⑤ (coll.) unexpectedly

Answer 12

wink ② twinkle ③ very short time

Answer 13

self-employed ② a private firm (PRC usage)

Answer 14

embarrassed

Answer 15

immediately ② presently ③ following which

Answer 16

reasy and dirty

Answer 17

to lengthen ② to pull sth out longer

Answer 18

to turn one's head ② to change direction ③ U-turn ④ volte face ⑤ to repent ⑥ nutation (plants turning to face the sun)

Answer 19

oversensitive ② suspicious

Answer 20

inert gas; noble gas (chemistry)

Answer 21

persist in evil and you will bring about your own destruction

Answer 22

to open a business ② to open a practice ③ open (for business)

Answer 23

spotlessly white ② pure white

Answer 24

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers ② to twist

Answer 25

to crumble up (a sheet of paper, etc.) into a ball (idiom)

Answer 26

can't have it as one wishes (idiom)

Answer 27

Virginia, US state

Answer 28

to brush away

Answer 29

daybreak ② approach of dawn

Answer 30

to bring warmth (of a breeze)

Answer 31

balmy ② nicely warm ③ cozy

Answer 32

warm ② genial

Answer 33

especially ② particularly

Answer 34

to dazzle ② dazzling

Answer 35

mellow ② rich ③ superb

Answer 36

It is like a dream and yet it is no dream. (idiom)

Answer 37

seem to understand, but not understand (idiom)

Answer 38

seemingly tearful but not actually so (idiom)

Answer 39

to look half-drunk (idiom)

Answer 40

look ② expression

Answer 41

reward ② remuneration

Answer 42

monthly ticket

Answer 43

to make a scene ② to fool around ③ to behave foolishly

Answer 44

roar (of a lion)

Answer 45

clear-headed ② sober ③ awake

Answer 46

in the evening ② when night falls ③ towards evening ④ at night fall ⑤ at dusk

Answer 47

dispirited ② dejected ③ dismayed

Answer 48

to be willing to part with sth

Answer 49

alone ② by oneself ③ on one's own

Answer 50

to advocate ② to stand for ③ view ④ position ⑤ stand ⑥ proposition ⑦ viewpoint ⑧ assertion ⑨ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 51

verb reduplication

Answer 52

to fold ② to fold over in layers ③ to furl ④ to layer ⑤ to pile up ⑥ to repeat ⑦ to duplicate

Answer 53

irresponsible talk

Answer 54

to cross ② to pass through ③ to ferry

Answer 55

on the market ② to float (a company on the stock market)

Answer 56

a listed company

Answer 57

informal) husband

Answer 58

(coll.) eunuch ② see also 老公 lao3 gong1

Answer 59

to hurry or rush ② to run quickly ③ to elope

Answer 60

to do one's utmost ② with all one's might ③ at all costs ④ (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

Answer 61

to piece together ② to join together ③ to stake all ④ adventurous ⑤ at the risk of one's life ⑥ to spell

Answer 62

pedicure ② foot massage

Answer 63

to experience personally (idiom)

Answer 64

vascular (made up of vessels)

Answer 65

do something reluctantly ② keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling) ③ keep people on tenterhooks

Answer 66

vascular tissue

Answer 67

to buy a title ② to use wealth to acquire office

Answer 68

(drinking) straw ② pipette ③ eyedropper ④ CL:支[zhi1]

Answer 69

hot (summer) day

Answer 70

to figure out ② to realize ③ to become convinced ④ to come round (to an idea)

Answer 71

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) ② to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things ③ to accept the situation and move on

Answer 72

to fall down ② to slip and fall ③ a throw (in wrestling)

Answer 73

to feel sorry for a person over sth that should have happened

Answer 74

donkey ② CL:頭|头[tou2]

Answer 75

to tumble ② to turn a cartwheel ③ a somersault

Answer 76

husband and wife

Answer 77

an old married couple

Answer 78

young married couple

Answer 79

policy ② guidelines ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 80

Sishui county in Ji'ning 濟寧|济宁, Shandong; Surabaya, Indonesia

Answer 81

privy council (the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen)

Answer 82

to decipher ② to decode

Answer 83

spearhead ② barb ③ an attack or criticism

Answer 84

to order the arrest of sb as criminal ② to list as wanted

Answer 85

bunch of gangsters ② criminal gang ③ organized crime syndicate

Answer 86

to fold ② to close

Answer 87

to take turns on duty

Answer 88

to press ② to urge ③ to hasten

Answer 89

exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material) ② to expose (a scandal to the public)

Answer 90

to resist ② to withstand

Answer 91

to do everything one can ② to spare no effort ③ one's best

Answer 92

foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)

Answer 93

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary ② imperative

Answer 94

to hide ② to go into hiding ③ to take refuge

Answer 95

to inhibit ② to keep down ③ to suppress

Answer 96

melancholy ② depression

Answer 97

beautiful ② wonderful ③ splendid

Answer 98

ringleader ② gang leader ③ chieftain

Answer 99

high resolution

Answer 100

to steal ② to seize

Answer 101

to take advantage of weakness

Answer 102

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

Answer 103

to leak secrets

Answer 104

usual ② common ③ ordinary

Answer 105

man of superior talent (idiom)

Answer 106

strength ② vigor ③ vitality ④ original vital breath (Chinese medicine)

Answer 107

to restrain one's grief and accept the change (said in advice to bereaved) (idiom)

Answer 108

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) ② to repeat sth over and over again ③ to torment sb ④ to play crazy

Answer 109

savage ② furious

Answer 110

to quibble

Answer 111

to apologize

Answer 112

Lü Bu, general and warlord

Answer 113

to be compelled against one's will (idiom)

Answer 114

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) ② worries about the future consequences ③ often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

Answer 115

shady business

Answer 116

to kill ② to murder

Answer 117

to offer sacrifice

Answer 118

to slight ② to neglect

Answer 119

both sides are willing ② by mutual consent

Answer 120

a bisexual person

Answer 121

hermaphroditism

Answer 122

hinge ② pivot

Answer 123

Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) ② constant activity prevents decay

Answer 124

bookworm ② Lepisma saccharina

Answer 125

consideration ② ability to be considerate ③ thoughtfulness ④ social grace ⑤ ability to see how to treat others ⑥ heart ⑦ intention ⑧ conscience ⑨ mind (esp. narrow-minded etc) ⑩ cleverness ⑪ wits ⑫ N.B. not mind's eye

Answer 126

light and quick ② brisk ③ spry ④ lively ⑤ effortless ⑥ relaxed ⑦ agile ⑧ blithe

Answer 127

clear-headed ② sober ③ awake

Answer 128

director ② head ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 129

chairperson ② premier ③ chairman ④ CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Answer 130

bedcover ② fig. to foreshadow

Answer 131

to abstain from voting ② to forfeit ③ to waive one's right to vote ④ to abdicate

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concubine ② I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)

Answer 133

wife or concubine

Answer 134

to succeed to the throne ② accession

Answer 135

to abdicate ② to resign a position

Answer 136

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