Words 4001–4100
缘分
fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
纬度
latitude
耕
to plow; to till
聋
deaf
脱节
to come apart
兴奋剂
stimulant; doping (in athletics)
藏匿
to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding
随时随地
anytime and anywhere
预赛
preliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats
一塌糊涂
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
低谷
valley; trough (as opposed to peaks); fig. low point; lowest ebb; nadir of one's fortunes
冷落
desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder
取材
to collect material
和平共处
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
嘈杂
noisy; clamorous
姑且
for the time being; tentatively
孝顺
filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety
宝库
treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
崇敬
to revere; to venerate; high esteem
心甘情愿
delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do
惬意
satisfied; pleased; contented
戈壁
Gobi (desert)
挑剔
picky; fussy
新陈代谢
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)
暴躁
irascible; irritable
梳
to comb; (bound form) a comb
烘焙
to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake
无所事事
to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
精巧
elaborate
野餐
picnic; to have a picnic
隐约
vague; faint; indistinct
飞碟
flying saucer; frisbee
高傲
arrogant; haughty; proud
交响乐
symphony
休克
(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock
倔强
stubborn; obstinate; unbending
偷窥
to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
两栖
amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines
出人意料
unexpected (idiom); surprising
勾勒
to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
去处
place; destination
专著
monograph; specialized text
对流
convection
才干
ability; competence
洗涤
to rinse; to wash; washing
泄密
to leak secrets
凑合
to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad
照常
as usual
猛然
suddenly; abruptly
由衷
heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned
疏导
to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to clear the way; to enlighten; persuasion
盘旋
to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit
碰巧
by chance; by coincidence; to happen to
稀奇
rare; strange
稳重
steady; earnest; staid
空隙
crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
管教
to discipline; to teach; to guarantee
节俭
frugal; economical
胡思乱想
(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
自始至终
from start to finish (idiom)
自责
to blame oneself
蜜月
honeymoon
诉诸
to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc); to resort to (a course of action)
诱饵
bait
蹊跷
odd; queer; strange; fishy
适量
appropriate amount
阅历
to experience; experience
搁
to put; to place; to leave; to put aside; to shelve; to postpone; to add; to put in
一成不变
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
内需
domestic demand
刺绣
to embroider; embroidery
动感
sense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid; lifelike
叫好
to applaud; to cheer
哀求
to entreat; to implore; to plead
喧闹
to make a noise; noisy
坦然
calm; undisturbed
压榨
to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
常理
common sense; conventional reasoning and morals
别扭
awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
捕食
to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
摆动
to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
放肆
wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
新潮
modern; fashionable
旺季
busy season; peak period
未免
unavoidably; can't help; really; rather
朴实
plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest
机灵
alert; quick-witted; lively
毅然
firmly; resolutely; without hesitation
焕发
to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
疏通
to unblock; to dredge; to clear the way; to get things flowing; to facilitate; to mediate; to lobby; to explicate (a text)
豆子
bean; pea
配角
supporting role; minor role; (of actors) to perform together
酒楼
restaurant
附和
to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says)
杂技
acrobatics
须知
key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
凹
concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
不慎
incautious; inattentive
乞求
to beg
仇人
foe; one's personal enemy