1.to sketch2.to draft3.to lay the foundation
1.drill (in sword play)2.to thrash around3.to demonstrate gymnastic skills4.to solicit financial help (in an indirect way)+1 条+2 条 to arch one's body and fling one's head back
1.to play cards2.to play poker
batting average (baseball etc)
(coll.) to suffer from malaria
1.to bludgeon2.to hit with a big stick
1.to skip stones (on water)2.(coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
to write an IOU or promissory note
erhua variant of 打盹[dǎ dǔn]
1.casual labor2.to work for a bit
1.to slap on the face2.to box sb's ears
1.to bare one's chest2.bare-chested
1.to echo what sb said2.to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
to put sb on an intravenous drip
1.action movie2.kungfu movie
soda water; carbonated water
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
1.to confess without being pressed2.to make a confession without duress
1.to take advantage of sb's misfortune2.to loot
1.lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack2.to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
1.to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business2.not allow anyone else to have a look in
1.torture2.interrogation by torture
1.to strike a severe blow2.to crack down3.to take strong measures
to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
1.to give oneself leeway (idiom)2.to allow room for error
to obtain confessions under torture
to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
1.lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly2.concerned with petty interests3.selfish and uncaring of the interests of others4.bean counter+1 条 to banter flirtatiously (idiom)
1.to draw (a competition)2.to fight to a standstill
1.to bow respectfully with clasped hands2.to beg humbly
to do the cleaning; to clean up