Vocabulary: 第三十八章 薄暮
from 白鲸
- 十足x1 | Chapter Rank #204ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
- 斗志昂扬x1 | Chapter Rank #205having high fighting spirit
- 跃跃欲试x1 | Chapter Rank #206to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
- 仅仅x1 | Chapter Rank #207barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- 为了x1 | Chapter Rank #208for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 后面x1 | Chapter Rank #209the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- 那位x1 | Chapter Rank #210
- 阴沉x1 | Chapter Rank #211gloomy
- 亚哈x1 | Chapter Rank #212Ahab (9th c. BC), King of Israel, son of Omri and husband of Jezebel, prominent figure in 1 Kings 16-22
- 船长室x1 | Chapter Rank #213
- 里x1 | Chapter Rank #214lining; 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)
- 沉思x1 | Chapter Rank #215to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
- 船舱x1 | Chapter Rank #216hold of ship
- 尾x1 | Chapter Rank #217horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etctail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
- 波x1 | Chapter Rank #218(bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]); surname Bowave; ripple; storm; surge
- 死水x1 | Chapter Rank #219stagnant water; backwater
- 再x1 | Chapter Rank #220again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- 远x1 | Chapter Rank #221far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)to distance oneself from (classical)
- 点x1 | Chapter Rank #222to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 狼嚎x1 | Chapter Rank #223
- 般x1 | Chapter Rank #224see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]used in 般若[bo1 re3]sort; kind; class; way; manner
- 汩汩x1 | Chapter Rank #225(onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water
- 水声x1 | Chapter Rank #226
- 穷追不舍x1 | Chapter Rank #227to pursue relentlessly
- 长x1 | Chapter Rank #228chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhancelong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- 声x1 | Chapter Rank #229sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- 嚎叫x1 | Chapter Rank #230to howl; to yell
- 让x1 | Chapter Rank #231to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 毛骨悚然x1 | Chapter Rank #232to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
- 静x2 | Chapter Rank #59still; calm; quiet; not moving
- 你们x1 | Chapter Rank #233you (plural)
- 这些x1 | Chapter Rank #234these
- 纵酒x1 | Chapter Rank #235to drink excessively
- 家伙x1 | Chapter Rank #236household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
- 保持警惕x1 | Chapter Rank #237
- 时刻x1 | Chapter Rank #238time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always
- 沮丧x1 | Chapter Rank #239dispirited; dejected; dismayed
- 还要x1 | Chapter Rank #240
- 保持x1 | Chapter Rank #241to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
- 强迫x1 | Chapter Rank #242to compel; to force
- 野性x1 | Chapter Rank #243wild nature; unruliness
- 未x1 | Chapter Rank #244not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 驯x1 | Chapter Rank #245to attain gradually; to tame; Taiwan pr. [xun2]
- 进食x1 | Chapter Rank #246to eat; to take food
- 一样x1 | Chapter Rank #247same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- 现在x1 | Chapter Rank #248now; at present; currently
- 真确x1 | Chapter Rank #249authentic
- 感受x1 | Chapter Rank #250to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience
- 你x4 | Chapter Rank #16you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- 潜藏x1 | Chapter Rank #251hidden beneath the surface; buried and concealed