Words 901–1000
蜡烛
candle
上层
upper layer
世代
for many generations; generation; era; age
保密
to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
倡议
to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative
充
sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as
分割
to cut up; to break up
削弱
to weaken; to impair; to cripple
口径
bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line
威力
might; formidable power
库存
property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory
废物
rubbish; waste material; useless person
意味
meaning; implication; flavor; overtone; to mean; to imply; (Tw) to get a sense of
指向
to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
泄露
to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. xiè4lu
演说
speech; to deliver a speech
累积
to accumulate
举措
move; act; measure
虾
shrimp; prawn
设法
to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
贩卖
to sell; to peddle; to traffic
辖区
administrative region
锁定
to lock (a door); to close with a latch; to lock into place; a lock; a latch; to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten); to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection); to focus attention on; to target
鉴于
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
门槛
doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
开拓
to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
阵营
group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
震撼
to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock
人质
hostage
样本
sample; specimen
开支
expenditures; expenses (CL:笔 (bǐ),项 (xiàng)); to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages
上映
to screen; to show (a movie)
亮相
to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
传闻
rumor
优越
superior; superiority
出手
to dispose of; to spend (money); to undertake a task
到位
to get to the intended location; to be in place; to be in position; precise; well (done)
半数
half the number; half
受害
to suffer damage, injury etc; damaged; injured; killed; robbed
废弃
to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate
手枪
pistol
招标
to invite bids
攻
to attack; to accuse; to study; (LGBT) top
星球
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
民营
privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
湿地
wetland
生死
life or death
发作
to flare up; to break out
精华
best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
芯片
computer chip; microchip
贿赂
to bribe; a bribe
连锁
to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
钩
to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
防护
to defend; to protect
院士
member of a national academy
优雅
grace; graceful
分化
to split apart; differentiation
制止
to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit
反弹
to bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet; rebound (of stock market etc); bounce; backlash; negative repercussions
反驳
to retort; to refute
尖锐
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)
必定
to be bound to; to be sure to
怪物
monster; freak; eccentric person
手册
manual; handbook
指引
to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines
撤退
to retreat
拟定
to draw up; to draft; to formulate
更改
to alter
根源
origin; root (cause)
沿岸
coastal area; littoral or riparian
注射
injection; to inject
独家
exclusive
矿
mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore; a mine
丝毫
the slightest amount or degree; a bit
肿瘤
tumor
船舶
shipping; boats
行列
formation; array; (fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...")
走私
to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
一头
one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
下台
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook
下达
to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)
偏见
prejudice; bias
内在
inner; internal; intrinsic; innate
出任
to take up a post; to start in a new job
前任
predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc)
卓越
outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid
和解
to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled
地板
floor
天生
nature; disposition; innate; natural
奠定
to establish; to fix; to settle
对策
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
指望
to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
排斥
to reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
担保
to guarantee; to vouch for
扩建
to extend (a building, an airport runway etc)
斩
to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
法则
law; rule; code
海盗
pirate
猛
ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
盲目
(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking