1. lingering fear2. fear after the event3. post-traumatic stress
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
1. defensive position (in chess)2. room for maneuver; a way of escape
1. (one moment ...,) the next ...2. trailing foot (in walking)
Cassiopeia (constellation)
1. heir2. descendant3. posterity
1. one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades2. advancing wave upon wave
1. back cover2. shell (of crab etc)
1. lower back2. (sports) defensive midfielder
1. less advanced2. underdeveloped3. lagging behind4. the younger generation+1 条 +2 条 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu HSK 7–9 1. to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future2. to ponder over reasons and connection
1. to follow everywhere2. to always be there for sb at their beck and call
1. (lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)2. (fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval
前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì HSK 7–9 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
a conflict arises close to home (idiom)
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
1. to have no offspring2. never to be seen again; unique
impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
1. henceforth2. thereafter3. subsequently
second half of the night (from midnight to sunrise)
(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
1. lit. to look forward and back (idiom)2. fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons3. fig. to be overcautious and indecisive
置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
to leave oneself a way out
1. lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom)2. fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
1. successor2. to take up a position subsequently as ...3. (attributive) future; subsequent
1. after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)2. after the establishment of PRC in 1949
1. undisclosed account2. to settle matters later3. to blame sb after the event
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
1. context2. the surrounding words3. same as 上下文
1. until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life2. unto one's dying day
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
1. Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)2. Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
1. backyard2. imperial harem3. (slang) anus
to be a drag or hindrance on sb
1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
1. three years from now2. year after year after next year