Vocabulary Enrichment 7 Flashcards
三番五次
sānfān-wǔcì
(or 三番两次 sānfān-liǎngcì) again and again; time and again; over and over again; repeatedly
四面八方
sìmiàn-bāfāng
all directions; all quarters; all around; far and near
治河大军从∼奔向工地。
Zhìhé dàjūn cóng ∼ bēn xiàng gōngdì.
Hosts of river control workers rushed to the site from all directions.
五花八门
wǔhuā-bāmén
multifarious; of a wide (or rich) variety
七上八下
qīshàng-bāxià
(or 七上八落 qīshàng-bāluò) seven buckets coming up and eight buckets going down-be agitated; be perturbed
他这一阵心头如同十五个吊桶打水, ∼, 静不下心来。
Tā zhè yīzhèn xīntóu rútóng shíwǔ ge diàotǒng dǎ shuǐ, ∼, jìng bù xià xīn lái.
He was very much upset over this. His heart was beating like fifteen buckets in a well-eight going down while seven were coming up. He couldn’t calm down.
他心里∼的, 不知怎么办才好。
Tā xīnli ∼ de, bùzhī zěnme bàn cái hǎo.
He was so agitated that he didn’t know what to do
预知
yùzhī
know beforehand
往昔
wǎngxī
in the past; in former times
今昔
jīn-xī
the present and the past; today and yesterday
西安的∼
Xī’ān de ∼
Xi’an past and present; Xi’an yesterday and today
用途
yòngtú
use
橡胶的∼很广。
Xiàngjiāo de ∼ hěn guǎng.
Rubber has many uses.
一套设备, 多种∼
Yī tào shèbèi, duōzhǒng ∼
one set of equipment serving many purposes
用场
yòngchǎng
use
有∼
Yǒu ∼
be useful
没有∼
méiyǒu ∼
be useless
用处
yòngchu
use; good
水库的∼很多。
Shuǐkù de ∼ hěn duō.
A reservoir has many uses.
这两件东西, 各有各的∼。
Zhè liǎng jiàn dōngxi, gè yǒu gè de ∼.
Each of the two things has its own use.
抱怨有什么∼？
Bàoyuàn yǒu shénme ∼？
What’s the use (or good) of complaining?
不要扔掉, 将来会有∼。
Bùyào rēngdiào, jiānglái huì yǒu ∼.
Don’t throw it away; it may come in handy
用意
yòngyì
intention; purpose
∼很好
∼ hěn hǎo
with good intentions
你这是什么∼？
Nǐ zhè shì shénme ∼？
Just what are you up to? or What’s your game?
我说这话的∼, 只是想劝告他一下。
Wǒ shuō zhè huà de ∼, zhǐshì xiǎng quàngào tā yīxià.
I said all that just to give him some advice
如此
rúcǐ
so; such; in this way; like that
∼勇敢
∼ yǒnggǎn
so brave
∼聪明的孩子很少见。
∼ cōngming de háizi hěn shǎojiàn.
Such an intellingent child is rarely seen.
他来得∼之快, 完全出乎意料。
Tā lái de ∼ zhī kuài, wánquán chūhū yìliào.
I never expected him to get here so soon.
似乎是∼。
Sìhū shì ∼.
So it appears.
如今
rújīn
nowadays; now
∼很少有人用毛笔了。
∼ hěn shǎo yǒurén yòng máobǐ le.
Few people use writing brushes nowadays.
∼咱们山村也有了自己的大学生。
∼ zánmen shāncūn yě yǒu le zìjǐ de dàxuéshēng.
Now our mountain village has its own college students
如期
rúqī
as scheduled; by the scheduled time; on schedule
会议将∼召开。
Huìyì jiāng ∼ zhàokāi.
The conference will be convened as scheduled.
任务已∼完成。
Rènwu yǐ ∼ wánchéng.
The assignment has been completed according to schedule.
货物∼运到。
Huòwù ∼ yùn dào.
The goods arrived on schedule.
诱惑
yòuhuò
① entice; tempt; seduce; lure
用黄色书刊∼青少年
Yòng huángsè shūkān ∼ qīng-shàonián
tempt the young with pornographic books and periodicals
② attract; allure
窗外是一片∼人的景色。
Chuāngwài shì yī piàn ∼ rén de jǐngsè.
The window commands a charming view.
