Vocabulary: 第二十一章 “坦卡戴尔号”船主险些丢掉两百英镑奖金
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- 被x9 | Chapter Rank #41quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 风x10 | Chapter Rank #34wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- 鼓x3 | Chapter Rank #142drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
- 满满的x2 | Chapter Rank #209
- 好似x1 | Chapter Rank #408to seem; to be like
- 空中x1 | Chapter Rank #409in the sky; in the air
- 飞翔x1 | Chapter Rank #410to circle in the air; to soar
- 夜幕降临x1 | Chapter Rank #411nightfall
- 升x2 | Chapter Rank #210to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
- 月亮x1 | Chapter Rank #412the moon
- 发出x1 | Chapter Rank #413to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- 淡淡x1 | Chapter Rank #414faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent
- 光芒x1 | Chapter Rank #415rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
- 很快x1 | Chapter Rank #416
- 便x1 | Chapter Rank #417plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwardsused in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]
- 湮没x1 | Chapter Rank #418to bury; to submerge; to pass into oblivion; to obliterate; to annihilate (physics)
- 天边x1 | Chapter Rank #419horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places
- 薄雾x2 | Chapter Rank #211mist; haze
- 里x4 | Chapter Rank #113lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levelsLi (surname)
- 从x7 | Chapter Rank #62surname Congfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- 东面x1 | Chapter Rank #420east side (of sth)
- 吹x5 | Chapter Rank #94to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
- 来x6 | Chapter Rank #71to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 云x1 | Chapter Rank #421(classical) to saysurname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
- 渐渐x1 | Chapter Rank #422gradually
- 笼罩x2 | Chapter Rank #212to envelop; to shroud
- 半边x1 | Chapter Rank #423half of sth; one side of sth
- 天空x4 | Chapter Rank #114sky
- 点燃x2 | Chapter Rank #213to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
- 示x1 | Chapter Rank #424to show; to reveal
- 航x1 | Chapter Rank #425boat; ship; craft; to navigate; to sail; to fly
- 灯x1 | Chapter Rank #426lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- 船只x3 | Chapter Rank #143ship; boat; vessel
- 来往x1 | Chapter Rank #427to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
- 频繁x1 | Chapter Rank #428frequently; often
- 必不可少x1 | Chapter Rank #429absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
- 预防措施x1 | Chapter Rank #430protective step; protective measure
- 常常x1 | Chapter Rank #431frequently; often
- 碰到x1 | Chapter Rank #432to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit
- 其他x2 | Chapter Rank #214other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- 高速x1 | Chapter Rank #433high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
- 行进x1 | Chapter Rank #434to advance; forward motion
- 任何x1 | Chapter Rank #435any; whatever; whichever
- 一点x2 | Chapter Rank #215a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- 小x6 | Chapter Rank #72small; tiny; few; young
- 碰撞x1 | Chapter Rank #436to collide; collision
- 都x13 | Chapter Rank #27capital city; metropolissurname Duall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- 桅杆x2 | Chapter Rank #216mast
- 折断x1 | Chapter Rank #437to snap sth off; to break
- 克斯x8 | Chapter Rank #47