Vocabulary: 第四章 危险与金钱（1940～1941）
from 传奇之家：托马斯·曼一家的故事
- 起到x2 | Chapter Rank #1536(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 推波助澜x1 | Chapter Rank #3163to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire
- 作用x4 | Chapter Rank #701to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
- 果x1 | Chapter Rank #3164fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
- 关掉x1 | Chapter Rank #3165to switch off; to shut off
- 小作坊x1 | Chapter Rank #3166
- 的话x1 | Chapter Rank #3167if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 心理x1 | Chapter Rank #3168psychology; mentality
- 财务x3 | Chapter Rank #982financial affairs; finance
- 将要x2 | Chapter Rank #1537will; shall; to be going to
- 后果x1 | Chapter Rank #3169consequences; aftermath
- 少不了x2 | Chapter Rank #1538cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
- 委屈x1 | Chapter Rank #3170to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance
- 蠢驴x1 | Chapter Rank #3171silly ass
- 富豪x5 | Chapter Rank #564rich and powerful person
- 投资x2 | Chapter Rank #1539investment; to invest
- 万美金x1 | Chapter Rank #3172
- 前提x1 | Chapter Rank #3173premise; precondition; prerequisite
- 不妥x1 | Chapter Rank #3174not proper; inappropriate
- 洋洋洒洒x1 | Chapter Rank #3175voluminous; flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
- 好几页x1 | Chapter Rank #3176
- 解决问题x1 | Chapter Rank #3177
- 何在x1 | Chapter Rank #3178where?; what place?
- 这种x7 | Chapter Rank #393this kind of
- 高昂x1 | Chapter Rank #3179to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)
- 挺下去x1 | Chapter Rank #3180
- 药片x1 | Chapter Rank #3181a (medicine) pill or tablet; CL:片[pian4]
- 或是x1 | Chapter Rank #3182or; either one or the other
- 心里x3 | Chapter Rank #983chest; heart; mind
- 激情x2 | Chapter Rank #1540passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion
- 绝望x9 | Chapter Rank #298to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation
- 昨天晚上x1 | Chapter Rank #3183
- 伤心欲绝x1 | Chapter Rank #3184(idiom) to be overcome with grief
- 街区x1 | Chapter Rank #3185block; neighborhood
- 不止x1 | Chapter Rank #3186incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
- 谈x3 | Chapter Rank #984to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discusssurname Tan
- 不如x1 | Chapter Rank #3187not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 恶劣x1 | Chapter Rank #3188vile; nasty; of very poor quality
- 恶心x1 | Chapter Rank #3189nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately)bad habit; vicious habit; vice
- 梅x1 | Chapter Rank #3190plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)surname Mei
- 菲x1 | Chapter Rank #3191poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10
- 斯托x1 | Chapter Rank #3192
- 皮条客x1 | Chapter Rank #3193pimp
- 坐立不安x1 | Chapter Rank #3194lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety
- 苛刻x1 | Chapter Rank #3195harsh; severe; demanding
- 酷x1 | Chapter Rank #3196ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip
- 服从x1 | Chapter Rank #3197to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
- 重复x1 | Chapter Rank #3198to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 多次x1 | Chapter Rank #3199many times; repeatedly
- 许诺x1 | Chapter Rank #3200to promise; to pledge