Gd5 Flashcards
Cut sb some slack
放過某人
Destitute
A
Thwart
A
Turtle for the
Divination
Make a scene
搗亂
In a dire
Situation
Implicate
A
Well-versed
In sth
A miser
A
Mole
A
Talk sense
Into sb
Rascal
壞人
Preemptive
Strike
Scapegoat
A
See in
喜歡
Nosy
八卦
Pull yourself
Together
Ostracize
A
Obstinate
A
Frame
屈
Outshine
搶風頭
Could not take the blow
受不住刺激
Plant in my
Mind
Sober
Up
Go
Astray
Snap out of it
振作點
Snap your fingers
"拍"手指
Self-conceited
A
Is tipped off
通風報信
Be
Good
For my sake
為了我
Get back and
Forth
Make false accusation on me
誣陷
Hear me
Out
He reaps what he
Sows
Seal
Off
Wrong sb.
對不起某人
Spank
Him
Crack the case
破案
Harhour a burning
Desire on sb
Forlorn love
單戀
Taint the
Reputation
Teach him a lesson
教訓佢
Stick by you
對你不離不棄
Mete out
Punishment
Have you spare a thought
For you?
An unfilial
Son
Give up
On me
All is not
Lost
Be on your best
Behaviour
Hundreds of lives will be at
Stake
Keep a rein
On sb
Men must not fail to honour
His words
Take a good sniff
Of sth
The aroma of wine
酒香
Carry a torch for sb
暗戀\ 喜歡
Money-grabber
貪財的人
Start anew
重新開始
Throw a tantrum
突然發怒
Early bird
Discount
Settle a score
報復 算帳
Boorish
粗魯
Don’t stand on ceremony
不要見外
Heed my
Advice
Give him a honourable retreat
下台階
Start with a clean
Slate
Deplorable and
Wicked
When pig
Flies
Give me premolition
給我預知
Pinwheel
A
Risk hell
上力山落油鑊
Forty winks
Short sleep during the day
Affereffect
後遺症
Play dead
扮死
Tolerate the
Fling
Give a deposition
落證供
Sober
Up
Contracted
Killer
Incriminating
Evidence
Drunken blathering
酒後吐真言
Put a contract out on him
買兇殺人
Illegitimate daughter
私生女
Momentary jealousy
一時妒忌
Bullheaded
衝動
Nothing could beat sth
是最好的
Sabotage my
Family
Smooth-sailing
Career
A quilty
Conscience
Your own flesh and blood
親生骨肉
Despicable
A
Wretched
A
Loathsome
A
Pilgrim
朝聖者
Cause severe
Tailbacks
Pull over
把車駛至路旁
Traffic was brought to standstill, with tailbacks stretching for
More than 3 kilos
Stability is still a long
Way off
China is a policy- driven
Economy
Burst the property
Bubble
Turn herself in
自首
Collateral damage
誤中副車
Scum
社會渣滓
Have your hair
Braided
Dissect
解剖
Odor
臭味
The best man
伴郎
Strain
Capacity
Burgeon
萌芽 急速發展
Septic tank
化糞池
Niche
壁龕
Our safety is greatly
Compromised
Body double
替身
Suitor
觀音兵
Spite
故意激怒
My lip are
Sealed
You are getting on
老了
On a pro bono basis
義工
I am buying
我請
It is on me
我請
Frugal
節儉
Tighten the belt
節衣縮食
Chip in
夾錢
Repression
抑壓
Charred
Body
Speak of the devil
日頭唔好講人
Heaven has eyes
天有眼
Rust
生銹
Run over
Budget
Take a tight grip
Of sth
Face competition from many
Fronts
We cannot afford just sit back and
Relax
Test our resolve and
Abilities
Articulation with
銜接
At a disadvantage
A
To such a degree that
A
Failure, as they say, is not an
Option
Prime ourselves for the best of times as well as
For the worst
Double
Cohort
Build up a critical
Mass
Make it a
Success
Run a
Booth
On-going
A
In the meantime
A
Keep you posted on the
Progress
Deliberate on sth
深思熟慮 研究商議
Solicit
Donation
Awards will be
Handed out
The result is
Promising
Live under an
Overpass
Tie the
Knot
In primitive
Communes
Noble pursuit of
True love
Avert legal
Dispute
Sign prenuptial
Agreement
File for
Divorce
An excuse for
Quarrel
Go dutch in everyday
Expenses
Rich splash the cash despite
Boom or bust
Appear to be
Recession-proof
Swanky
A
Poll 2000 affluent
People
Embattled
四面楚歌
Wicked deed
衰人
Creep
衰人
Eye candy
A
Keep sb on
Toes
Take the
Beating
Dress the
Wound
Tread the
Turf
Presumptuous
A
You should
Talk!
It’s out of your league
A
Ornate
A
Skid
跣鈦
Parapet
防撞攔
Pacify
A
Hopes are
High that…
Stand tall
Be confident
Turn out to be an empty
Threat
Is at
Stake
Smoke-belching
Incinerator chimneys
Final
Gatekeeper
Rain
Check
Sheer
Fluke
Employee in the
Know
Has a hidden
Agenda
In a low-key
Way
Call its credibility into
Question
Interlude
A
Lose its
Lifeblood
Set much
Store by
Pass the
Buck
Prove one’s first among
Equals
The nail-biting
Match
An enthralled
Crowd
Doggedly dragged himself back into the contest through
Sheer force of will
Ripped off his shirt in
Celebration
A spendshrift
A
Put a tight reign
On sb
A teary-eyed
Person
Blow a kiss
To the sky
What mind can conceive
What mind can achieve
Control, manage changes, observe
Never being complacent
Paint the town
Red
Watch paint
Dry
Scratch the
Surface
Get on the housing
Ladder
Out of our price
Bracket
Hit the
Ceiling
Lead sb up/down the garden
Path
East or west, home is
Best
Reading enriches your mind,
conservation polishes it
The budget speech came under
Scrutiny
Pro-establishment
Camp
Give the budget the
Thumbs-down
Failure to address the widening
Wealth gap
The underprivileged
弱勢社群
The one-off giveaways copped flak
遭受抨擊
Damnation
A
Lucrative
A
Over-the-top
Emotion
Learn to live
With it
Walk on the egg
Shell
Grand Poobah
A
Heatstroke and dehydration
A
Suffered from
Cramps
Benign
A
Was unveiled
A
Take care of the people’s
Wellbeing
Take centre stage
A
Sound the alarm
Bell
A high-wire
Act
Keep prices in
Check
Cause much public
Grievance
It totally stay
Out
A housing bubble grows
Unchecked
Land sale by application
System
In the vicinity
Of
As a trial
Spot
Create undercurrents in what appears to be a
Calm sea
Victimize
A
In a bid to prop up the
Market
Is difficult to
Backtrack
Could not cool off the market as
Intended
Non-occupant
Investors
It was blamed for any changes in the market, be it goes up
Or down
Policies, be they aimed at inflating or deflating the market, are usually perceived
To be ineffective
Out of
Steam
Take its toll in the heat and humidity
In trying running condition
Pathetic
Excuse
Grudge
A
Cobbler
A
Tinker
A
Life
Expectancy
Sandwich Class Housing
Scheme
Is willing to express goodwill to build a platform for exchange of views in the spirit of
Mutual trust
Is conducted under an atmosphere of
Mutual respect
Create an abyss between …
And …
Look for common
Ground
The mainstream wish of
The community
Certain ideas and values are
Espoused by
Had come to a
Standstill
Are conducive to the progress
Of
A rift
Appears
Barge
Ahead with
The chance of reaching agreement is
Slim
Counterproductive
A
Attract bidding from eleven
Developers
Good supporting traffic
Facilities
The Electoral Affairs
Commission
The principal
Officials
The polling
Date
Expand their presence
Internationally
Return to its former
Peak
Many practitioners have headed north
A
Geared
Towards
To avoid sensitive
Issues
Coupled
With
Have proven to be the formula for
Box office success
Fail to meet the
Taste of
A lacklustre reception
In HK
However dazzling are
The animation,
An award-winning box office
Hit
Turn my nose
Up to
Set
On
Only about a
Handy
By comparison
A
Give you a
Treat
Offputting
A
Catholic
Diocese
In the wake of
A
Uphold the
Ruling
Enhance
Accountability
Public
Purse
Conserve
Fuel
Twig
A
Is very vocal against sth
A
Tweezer
A
A bad
Omen
Sizable
Population
Hearsay
A
Anecdotal
A
Is riddled
With
Censor
A
Chic
A
Repartee
A
The metal dents
Badly
His workplace was razed to the
Ground
He was
Beheaded