Vocabulary: 贝佐斯传
- 搂 lōu: 搂 lou1: to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort搂 lǒu: 搂 lou3: to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms
- to comfort; to console
- ample scope for abilities; favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
- intoxicated
- mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
- customary
- ominous; inauspicious
- 哇 wa: 哇 wa5: replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"哇 wā: 哇 wa1: Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
- 哦 é: 哦 e2: to chant哦 ó: 哦 o2: oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)哦 ò: 哦 o4: oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)哦 o: 哦 o5: sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
- choice of person; candidate
- to usurp; to seize
- distance apart; separated by a given distance
- intimate; close
- to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
- coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish
- front porch
- paperboy
- sum of money; amount of money
- whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
- 担 dān: 担 dan1: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility担 dàn: 担 dan4: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
- to demote (to a lower rank)
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- Cornell (University)
- cannot bear to
- just; exactly; to happen to be
- to request leave of absence
- 亲 qìng: 亲 qing4: parents-in-law of one's offspring亲 qīn: 亲 qin1: parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear
- false; hypocritical; artificial; sham
- to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth
- to send a text message
- to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
- to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- fine tuning; trimming
- major undertaking; vast plan; grand prospect
- to start on a journey; to be on one's way
- next day; the morrow