1.to be getting on in years2.an advanced age
(of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
1.to check out2.to investigate
to change (sth) repeatedly
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[zhōu yú] and 诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng])
to hit with the first shot
(coll.) exactly alike; identical
1.totally unaffected2.unimpressed
to keep doing (the wrong thing)
1.in the past always2.for a long time now3.until now
as far as the eye can see
1.to hit the target with a single shot2.to say something spot on (idiom)
to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
1.a hair's breadth apart2.a fine line3.a fine distinction
1.a fine line2.a fine distinction
(fig.) a breath of fresh air
1.success at one go2.to succeed at the first attempt
general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)
1.lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)2.fig. to cross swords with3.to lock horns
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
1.each word carries weight2.a promise must be kept (idiom)
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
1.lit. to get there in one step (idiom)2.fig. easily done
(of singers etc) one answering the other
to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)
1.to plunge into2.to run headlong into
(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust
(fig.) two sides of the same coin
1.a hint is all that is needed2.understanding each other without the need to explain
1.(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-ough" is not pronounced the same in each case)2.inconsistent characters (e.g. 流[liú], 梳[shū] and 毓[yù], which are pronounced differently from each other even though they all have the same notional phonetic component)
1.cannot avoid being killed2.cannot escape death3.to be mortal
1.ranked number one in the world2.the world's first
employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund