Words 4301–4400
伤残
disabled; maimed; crippled; (of objects) damaged
公费
at public expense
原装
genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
垫底
to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings
失传
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct
威慑
to deter
徒劳
futile
微波炉
microwave oven
恰巧
by chance; as chance would have it
采摘
to pluck; to pick
摇摇欲坠
tottering; on the verge of collapse
暴利
sudden huge profits
残缺
badly damaged; shattered
渺小
minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant
沧桑
great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 (cānghǎisāngtián)
炭
wood charcoal; coal
田间
field; farm; farming area; village
疙瘩
swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem
瘫
paralyzed
眨眼
to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
突破口
breach; gap; breakthrough point
茫茫
boundless; vast and obscure
荒凉
desolate
处事
to handle affairs; to deal with matters
虚荣
vanity
赞许
to praise; to laud
醒悟
to come to oneself; to come to realize; to come to see the truth; to wake up to reality
费劲
to require effort; strenuous
利弊
pros and cons; merits and drawbacks; advantages and disadvantages
包庇
to shield; to harbor; to cover up
名利
fame and profit
固化
to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed
奢望
an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
委婉
tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft
家喻户晓
understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
废品
production rejects; seconds; scrap; discarded material
形形色色
all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of
心胸
heart; mind; ambition; aspiration
忌讳
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
凄凉
mournful; miserable; desolate (place)
成家
to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert
扫帚
broom
接二连三
(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
摆平
to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
欢快
cheerful and lighthearted; lively
犹豫不决
hesitancy; indecision; to waver
看管
to look after
笨拙
clumsy; awkward; stupid
胆怯
timidity; timid; cowardly
草率
careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious
逆境
adversity; predicament
过奖
to overpraise; to flatter
酿造
to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
针锋相对
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
闲话
casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
骨气
unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone
缝
seam; crack; narrow slit
丸子
pills; balls; meatballs
伯母
wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
切身
direct; concerning oneself; personal
占卜
to divine
品行
behavior; moral conduct
哲理
philosophic theory; philosophy
喧哗
hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
坎坷
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
天平
scales (to weigh things)
安逸
easy and comfortable; easy
定金
down payment; advance payment
写照
portrayal
彻夜
the whole night
志向
ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration
惦记
to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about
成才
to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect
挑拨
to incite disharmony; to instigate
振作
to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
朦胧
(literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct
橱窗
display window
气色
complexion
消沉
to sink into despondency; (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
无忧无虑
(idiom) carefree; without worries
皱
to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
眺望
to survey the scene from an elevated position
矗立
to tower; standing tall and upright (of large building)
确凿
definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr. quèzuò
自相矛盾
to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
兴高采烈
happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight
苗条
(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
辫子
plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle
风浪
wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
黏
sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue
不得而知
unknown; unable to find out
俘获
to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)
Particle
倾销
to dump (goods, products)
入场券
admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field
公办
state-run
冗长
long and tedious; redundant; superfluous; supernumerary; verbose (of writing)
卸
to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of
专程
specifically; specially (for that purpose)
屹立
to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)
底蕴
inside information; concrete details