1. clouding agent2. emulsifier
1. can afford to lose2. to take defeat with good grace
to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face
to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
1. to raise one's spirits2. to take courage
1. to be unable to pay2. unaffordable
seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances
to have lips covered in blisters
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
deep brain stimulator; brain pacemaker
to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth
1. cannot afford2. cannot bear the burden
1. lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)2. fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life
aircraft takeoff and landing gear
takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)
1. lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)2. fig. flourishing3. thriving4. prosperous+1 条 1. lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up2. turbulent times3. violent development (idiom)
Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陈胜吴广起义[chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì]
1. trouble appearing from nowhere2. unforeseen situation
1. (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so2. won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
does not bear examination
the first step is the hardest (idiom)
1. to give a thumbs-up2. to express one's approval
黄花岗起义 黃花崗起義 huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
勃起功能障碍 勃起功能障礙 bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng ài erectile dysfunction (ED)
垂直起落飞机 垂直起落飛機 chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
太平天国起义 太平天國起義 tài píng tiān guó qǐ yì Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全[hóng xiù quán], who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天国[tài píng tiān guó], resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties
1. weak and inept person2. hopeless case
1. lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)2. fig. to take what comes3. to meet gains or losses with equanimity
东太平洋隆起 東太平洋隆起 dōng tài píng yáng lóng qǐ East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
短距起落飞机 短距起落飛機 duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī short takeoff and landing aircraft
陈胜吴广起义 陳勝吳廣起義 chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty
按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
范德格拉夫起电机 范德格拉夫起電機 fàn dé gé lā fū qǐ diàn jī Van de Graaff generator
一波未平，一波又起 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ 1. before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved2. many twists and turns to a story3. one thing after another
事不关己，高高挂起 事不關己，高高掛起 shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
垂直和短距起落飞机 垂直和短距起落飛機 chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
搬起石头砸自己的脚 搬起石頭砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo 1. to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)2. hoisted by one's own petard
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai 1. lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it2. fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái 1. lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)2. fig. to stay calm in a tense situation