1.not to listen2.to be deaf to
busy and unable to get away
1.feet not touching the ground (idiom)2.to run like the wind
1.needless to say2.it goes without saying
to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
1.(idiom) to stink to high heaven2.(fig.) (idiom) disgraceful; disgusting
good and bad people intermingled
gaudy; having too many jumbled colors
1.no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering2.to have no appetite
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
1.lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)2.fig. extremely brave and strong
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
(idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited
1.(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)2.(fig.) to be past worrying (about sth)
lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
1.unable to move freely2.difficult to get about
1.outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems2.saying one thing but meaning sth different
1.half dead2.more dead than alive
1.to explain in simple terms2.succinct3.concise
(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
1.words do not convey the meaning2.poorly expressed3.senseless4.inarticulate+1 条 1.the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences2.incompatible standpoints
to vow to fight to the death
instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)
1.to tease2.to mock sb without offending3.to banter
1.worse than a dog or pig2.lower than low
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)
1.lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)2.fig. honesty prevails throughout society
1.to hesitate2.indecisive
unmoved by force or persuasion
1.to hesitate to move forward2.to balk3.to jib
(idiom) continuous; unending
1.(idiom) to be in a relationship with or marry a bad person2.(idiom) to associate with a bad person
being late is not acceptable (idiom)
1.lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)2.fig. honesty prevails throughout society
1.unattainable2.far-fetched3.out of reach4.exceedingly remote or distant+1 条 1.to refuse to meet sb2.to avoid sb
good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
1.to refuse to say anything about (idiom)2.to remain tight-lipped3.to avoid mentioning
1.(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)2.in a critical state3.on the brink of crisis4.very close (to happening)+1 条+2 条 1.lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)2.fig. the influence still lingers on3.the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
1.to keep one's emotions inside oneself2.to restrain one's emotions