ràngbùzàibǐsàizhōngshìxiāngěijiàoruòyīfāngyīdìngshùliàngdebǐfēn, yǐshǐsuǒyòucānsàizhěhuòshèngjīhuìjūnděng A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.
nuòruòdexīnyǒngyuǎndébùdàoměilìdenǚshì。 faint heart ne'er won fair lady.
tāshēngyīnbiàndéyuèláiyuèruò 。 His sound becomes more and more weak(ly)er.
zhǐkàndàoxiǎozhīxiǎojié, jiùduìhépíngzuòchūkōngdòngsùqiú, bùdànliúyúgǎnqíngyòngshì, yěxuēruòliǎoduìfùkǒngbùhuódòngdelìliàng。 We must also not lose sight of the big picture and start appealing for peace. Being sentimental will not help and will weaken the resolve to eradicate terrorism.
chàndǒuyīnjīdòng、 xūruòhuòshēngqìděngyuányīn 'érbùyóuzìzhùdìdǒudòng; zhànlì To shake involuntarily, as from excitement, weakness, or anger; quake.
zhèzhǒngbùhéluójidedìngzuì, fǎnyìngchūsuǒwèisǐxíngkěyǐshèzhǐxiōngshādelùndiǎnshìduōmecuìruò 。 That illogical qualification shows how flimsy is the argument that capital punishment is a deterrent to murder.
ruòyīnjiéyīnbùzhōngduǎndehuòfēizhòngdúdebùfēn, yóuzhǐzàichángduǎnbùshīzhōng The short or unaccented part of a metrical foot, especially in quantitative verse.
qiězàiliàngdefāngmiàn, yòubùdébùyòusuǒjiǎnruò 。 Moreover, quantitatively speaking, we have had to sustain certain losses.
tiěcídejùyòulèisìtiě、 nièhuògǔyǐjígèzhǒnghéjīnxìngzhìdehuòyǔcǐlèiwùzhìyòuguānde, jùyòuzàixiāngduìjiàoruòdecíchǎnglǐhuòdéjígāocíxìngdenénglìhétèyòudebǎohédiǎnjícízhìxiànxiàng Relating to or characteristic of substances such as iron, nickel, or cobalt and various alloys that exhibit extremely high magnetic permeability, the ability to acquire high magnetization in relatively weak magnetic fields, a characteristic saturation point, and magnetic hysteresis.
duìjiātíngmìngyùndedānyōushǐtāshénjīngshuāiruò 。 Anxiety about the fate of his family reduced him to a nervous wreck.
bǎtāxīmièliǎodexiāngyānrēngjìnxiǎoxīlǐ; xīmièdelàzhúfāchūdewēiruòdeyān; huǒyǐjīngxīmièliǎo; xīmièliǎodehuǒyàn。 threw his extinct cigarette into the stream; faint smoke from the extinguished candle; the fire is out; the quenched flames.
fǎnfùwúchángdexíngwéi; yìbiàndetiānqì; fǎnfùwúchángdexìngqíng; fǎnfùwúchángdexìnggé, yīhuì 'érlěngmò、 rènxìng, yīhuì 'éryòuchèdǐdecuìruò 。 erratic behavior; fickle weather; mercurial twists of temperament; a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next.
jiǎndīzhènbōtōngguòzàidìxiàbàozhàláijiǎnruòhuòxiāochú( bàozhà) zàikōngzhōngdezhènbō To decrease or eliminate airborne shock waves from(an explosion) by having it take place underground.
shǐshēngyīnjiǎnruòānjìngxiàláihuòjìnxíngbùkějiàndexiǎngxiàng。 quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible.
suízhejīngjìfǎndànhégōngzhòngdefènnùqíngxùxiāotuì, yàoqiúshíxíngbiàngédehūshēngjiāngjiǎnruò 。 As the economy rebounds and public outrage subsides, the clam our for change will quieten.
zàishǒudūzhǎngdàshǐtāduìtādetóngbāoderuòdiǎnhéguàipǐyòuzhedútèdejiànjiě, érqiěyóucǐyěduìjīwěijiǔhuì、 zhèngzhìhékuāzhāngfǎliǎorúzhǐzhǎng, jìnguǎntābìngbùxiǎngzhīdàonàmeduō。 Growing up in the nation's capital has given her a unique perspective on the foibles and quirks of her compatriots and has taught her more than she ever wanted to know about cocktail parties, politics and hyperbole.
chàndǒuzhànlì, rúyīnxūruò ; chàndǒu To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.
xūruòshēntǐshàngdejíbìnghuòxūruò , yóuzhǐlǎolíngdàiláide A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age.
( shēngyīn) yīnwéixūruòhuòhàipà 'érchàndǒude。 (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear.
zhànlìbùyóuzìzhùdìchàndònghuòdǒudòng, rúyóuyúshénjīnghuòxūruòděngyuányīn An involuntary trembling or quivering, as from nervous agitation or weakness.
nàgètǐruòduōbìngderénměigōngzuòliǎngxiǎoshíjiùyàoxiēyīxiǎoshí。 The ailing man alternated two hours of work with one hour of rest.
jiànkāngdeméibìngde、 fēitǐruòdehuòméidébìngde; jiànkāngde Not ailing, infirm, or diseased; healthy.
rénlèizàilìshǐshàngxiěxiàliǎohuǐhuàihǎidǎodekěchǐyībǐhénghéngléiqiē 'ěr · kǎsēn; kěchǐdetuìquè; kěchǐdeshībài; rénlèitānlándekěchǐjìniànbēi; kěchǐdenuòruòbiǎoxiàn。 Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands- Rachel Carson; an ignominious retreat; inglorious defeat; an opprobrious monument to human greed; a shameful display of cowardice.
guòqùtǔdìgémìngzhànzhēngshídàidezhōngguóhóngjūn, yǐruòxiǎodejūnlì 'érchángdǎshèngzhàng, délìyúzǔzhìqǐláihéwǔzhuāngqǐláiliǎodemínzhòngshìfēichángzhīdàde。 It was largely owing to the organized, armed masses of the people that the weak and small force of the Chinese Red Army was able to win many battles in the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War.
xiàngdàocǎorényīyàngshòuruòérqiěyīshānlánlǚ。 resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged.
biànxìngtèdìngdezǔzhì、 xìbāohuòqìguānsuízheshòushāng、 jíbìnghuòniánlǎo 'érdǎozhìdexiāngyìngdegōngnéngdexuēruòhuòsàngshī, érxíngchéngdezhújiàndebiànzhì Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with corresponding impairment or loss of function, caused by injury, disease, or aging.
xuānnàoderénqún; biàndéwúfǎwútiānbìngnányǐkòngzhìdeshèhuìjíhuì; yīqúnchǎochǎonàonàodeshíjǐsuìxiǎohái; zàihuānnàodebiǎomiànxiàyòuyīzhǒngduìyúpǔtōngréndecuìruòdetóngqíngxīn; nánguǎnjiàodebānjí。 a boisterous crowd; a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand; a robustious group of teenagers; beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings; an unruly class.
rǎndícóngwèibàoyuànguò , tāshēntǐgèngxūruòshí , wǒzǒngshìjìnliàngràoguònàtiáo“niúdào”láisuōduǎnxíngchēshíjiān。 Randy never complained.But as he grew weaker,I tried to circumvent that cow trail to shorten our drive.
zhuīgǎnxūruòdeniǎobìngshǐtāmendiūxiàdeshíwùdejiéduóniǎo。 rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey.
xīshìjiǎnruòjízhōngchéngdù; shǐbiànxībó To lessen the density of; rarefy.
zhǐbiāoguògāo, yàoqiúguòjí, háiyòuyīxiēbùshìdàngde“ dàbàn”, zhèjiùshǐdéwǒmendexǔduōhǎochuántǒngshòudàoliǎochōngjī。 érxǔduōhǎodechuántǒngdexuēruò , yòufǎnguòláijiāzhòngliǎogōngzuòzhōngdequēdiǎnhécuòwù。 The practice of assigning excessively heavy tasks, demanding their speedy fulfilment and launching inordinately ambitious development projects has impaired many of our fine traditions, which in turn has aggravated the shortcomings and mistakes in our work.