Vocabulary: 伏尔泰传
- to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber
- so far; to date; until now
- not clear; unknown; to fail to understand
- to flatter
- brutal; violent
- to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth
- vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
- to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
- to be drawn into; to be involved in
- one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
- hare
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- (bound form) lion
- tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- to step back
- (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
- profitable
- good actions
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner)
- to misrepresent; to misinterpret
- to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
- inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
- to adapt; to fit; to suit
- omniscient
- superficial
- from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently
- to do sth on behalf of sb else
- to chew; to think over
- to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
- comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize
- expert; specialist
- ordinary person
- to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4]
- to make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
- only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
- great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
- to detest; to loathe; to abhor
- disaster
- tearful; tearfully
- cruelty; torture
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)