W18D2 Vocab

Question 1

悶/闷

Answer 1

mēn/stuffy / shut indoors / to smother / to cover tightly

Question 2

潮濕/潮湿

Answer 2

cháo shī/damp / moist

Question 3

概況/概况

Answer 3

gài kuàng/general situation / summary

Question 4

恢復/恢复

Answer 4

huī fù/to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate

Question 5

縮減/缩减

Answer 5

suō jiǎn/to cut / to reduce

Question 6

取消/取消

Answer 6

qǔ xiāo/to cancel / cancellation

Question 7

縮水/缩水

Answer 7

suō shuǐ/to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc)

Question 8

鄉下/乡下

Answer 8

xiāng xia/countryside / rural area

Question 9

勾结

Answer 9

gōu jié/collude with

Question 10

灰色收入

Answer 10

huì sè shōu rù/improper income

Question 11

嚴峻/严峻

Answer 11

yán jùn/grim / severe / rigorous

Question 12

摩擦/摩擦

Answer 12

mó cā/friction / rubbing

Question 13

外患/外患

Answer 13

wài huàn/foreign aggression

Question 14

登場/登场

Answer 14

dēng chǎng/to go on stage / fig. to appear on the scene

Question 15

徹底/彻底

Answer 15

chè dǐ/thorough / thoroughly / complete

Question 16

青壯年/青壮年

Answer 16

qīng zhuàng nián/the prime of one’s life

Question 17

質疑/质疑

Answer 17

zhì yí/to call into question / to question (truth or validity)

Question 18

累計/累计

Answer 18

lěi jì/to calculate the running total / cumulative / the total / in total

Question 19

蔓延/蔓延

Answer 19

màn yán/to extend / to spread

Question 20

接洽/接洽

Answer 20

jiē qià/to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange

Question 21

依舊/依旧

Answer 21

yī jiù/as before / still

Question 22

揭露/揭露

Answer 22

jiē lù/to expose / to unmask / to ferret out / to disclose / disclosure

Question 23

部署/部署

Answer 23

bù shǔ/to dispose / to deploy / deployment

Question 24

總要/总要

Answer 24

zǒng yào/nevertheless

Question 25

前提/前提

Answer 25

qián tí/premise / precondition / prerequisite

Question 26

拖延時間/拖延时间

Answer 26

tuō yán shí jiān/to procrastinate / to stall for time / to filibuster

Question 27

心懷/心怀

Answer 27

xīn huái/to harbor (thoughts) / to cherish / to entertain (illusions)

Question 28

懸殊/悬殊

Answer 28

xuán shū/vastly different / poles apart

Question 29

錄製/录制

Answer 29

lù zhì/to record (video or audio)

Question 30

真人秀/真人秀

Answer 30

zhēn rén xiù/(TV) reality show

Question 31

珍稀/珍稀

Answer 31

zhēn xī/rare / precious and uncommon

Question 32

辯稱/辩称

Answer 32

biàn chēng/to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty)

Question 33

道具/道具

Answer 33

dào jù/(theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item; artifact

Question 34

遭到/遭到

Answer 34

zāo dào/to suffer / to meet with (sth unfortunate)

Question 35

反駁/反驳

Answer 35

fǎn bó/to retort / to refute

Question 36

採摘/采摘

Answer 36

cǎi zhāi/to pluck / to pick

Question 37

究竟/究竟

Answer 37

jiū jìng/to go to the bottom of a matter / after all

Question 38

腳本/脚本

Answer 38

jiǎo běn/script

Question 39

藉此/借此

Answer 39

jiè cǐ/using this as a pretext; thereby

Question 40

釐清/厘清

Answer 40

lí qīng/to clarify (the facts) / clarification

Question 41

風波/风波

Answer 41

fēng bō/disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness

Question 42

束手無策/束手无策

Answer 42

shù shǒu wú cè/lit. to have one’s hands bound and be unable to do anything about it

Question 43

賦予/赋予

Answer 43

fù yǔ/to assign / to entrust (a task)

Question 44

涉嫌/涉嫌

Answer 44

shè xián/to be a suspect (in a crime) / to be suspected of

Question 45

默認/默认

Answer 45

mò rèn/to agree tacitly / tacit approval / default (setting)

Question 46

捆綁/捆绑

Answer 46

kǔn bǎng/to bind

Question 47

強迫/强迫

Answer 47

qiǎng pò/to compel / to force

Question 48

知情同意/知情同意

Answer 48

zhī qíng tóng yì/informed consent

Question 49

優化/优化

Answer 49

yōu huà/to optimize