Vocabulary: 贝佐斯传
- thigh
- to bow the head; to yield; to give in
- time limit
- spokesperson
- mistake; fault; responsibility (for a fault)
- Houston, Texas
- Bush (name); George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992; George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008
- intercontinental
- muddy; mud
- marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
- passenger
- airplane crash
- overwork
- time bomb
- share; portion
- peak period; rush hour
- measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); CL:套[tao4]
- initiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
- to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
- 奔驰 Bēn chí: 奔驰 Ben1 chi2: Mercedes-Benz, German car maker奔驰 bēn chí: 奔驰 ben1 chi2: to run quickly; to speed; to gallop
- 凌 Líng: 凌 Ling2: surname Ling凌 líng: 凌 ling2: to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat
- together with; along with
- to rent
- dense
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- to exploit; exploitation
- kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
- volume of freight
- 冷战 Lěng zhàn: 冷战 Leng3 zhan4: (US-Soviet) Cold War冷战 lěng zhàn: 冷战 leng3 zhan4: cold war; (fig.) strained relationship; to be barely on speaking terms冷战 lěng zhan: 冷战 leng3 zhan5: (coll.) shiver; shudder
- to increase without letup; to get worse and worse (idiom)
- to stop; to terminate
- destructive
- golf; golf ball