yītiān, tāqízheyītóumáolǘ, zǒudàosàinèishì, nàshìzuògǔlǎodezhùjiàochéng。 One day he arrived at Senez, which is an ancient episcopal city. He was mounted on an ass.
jiǎozhìhuàlínzhuàngdeshàngpízǔzhìzhuǎnhuàwéijiǎozhìhuà, jiǎozhìyàngdewùzhì, lìrúmáofā、 zhǐjiáhuòyǔmáo The conversion of squamous epithelial cells into a keratinized, horny material, such as hair, nails, or feathers.
wēiróngmáo; wēixiǎotūqǐwù; zhǐzhuàngtūqǐyīxiēshàngpíxìbāobiǎomiànshàngtūqǐdewēixiǎofāzhuàngjiégòudezǒngchēng, yóuzhǐxiǎochángshàngde Any of the minute hairlike structures projecting from the surface of certain types of epithelial cells, especially those of the small intestine.
péngyǒumenzàisānyàoqǐngchuànsīyīshēngláitìwǒkànbìng, yīncǐ, yàoshìnǐmentāshàngwǒzhè 'érláiguò, kěbiéjīngyà。 wǒzhǐbùguòyòudiǎn 'érhóulóngtònghétóutòng, bìngméiyòushénmedàbùliǎodemáobìng。 They insist also on my seeing Mr. Jones -- therefore do not be alarmed if you should hear of his having been to me -- and excepting a sore throat and head-ache, there is not much the matter with me.
nǐbùnéngjiāngměiguódeguómínshēngchǎnmáoéhékāifāzhōngguójiādeguómínshēngchǎnmáoéxiāngtíbìnglùn。 You cannot equate the GNP of USA with that of a developing country.
zàiyījiǔjiǔqīniándegèxiàngyàzhōujǐnbiāosàizhōng, běngǎngxuǎnshǒuzàiyǔmáoqiú、 lánqiú、 jiànshēn、 bǎolíngqiú、 dānchē、 mǎshù、 jiànjī、 róudào、 huátǐng、 bìqiú、 pīngpāngqiú、 sānxiàngtiěrénsàihéhuálàngfēngfānděngxiàngmùgòngyíngdé 9 miànjīnpái、 11 miànyínpáihé 13 miàntóngpái。 Hong Kong athletes in badminton, basketball, bodybuilding, bowling, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, rowing, squash, table tennis, triathlon and windsurfing won a total of nine gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze medals at their respective Asian Championships in 1997.
( zhǐjiàn) méiyòuzhuāngyǔmáo 。 (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers.
dòngwùfānùshízōngmáohuìshùqǐ。 Angry animals erect the mane.
shǐ…jiāngyìngshǐ… xiànggāngmáoyīyàngzhílì; shǐ… jiāngyìng To cause to stand erect like bristles; stiffen.
cíjìshàngběngōngsīdedìngdān, qǐnglìjífāyùn 100 bāoyīděngpǐnměilìnúyángmáo 。 Herewith we have pleasure in hand you an indent for immediate shipment of100 bales of al merino wool.
zhílìdeyòufēnchàdejiāzhōuguànmù, qínènzhīzàiyòuxiǎoshíshìyángmáozhuàngde。 erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young.
bùguòzuòwéiyīmíngyèyú 'āijíxuéjiā, máoruì 'ēn - kèlāiméngsītíchūliǎoyīgèxīndekànfǎ, zàitākànlái, gǔ 'āijírénjièzhùliǎofēngzhēngdelìliàngzàochūliǎojīnzìtǎ。 But amateur Egyptologist Maureen Clemmons has a theory. She thinks that kites may have been used to build the pyramids.
shēngzhǎngyúbā 'ěrgānbàndǎodechúchóngjú, tāyǔzhuàngdeyèzǐxiàmiànshìbáisèdeqiěyòusīzhìderóngmáo ; kězhìshāchóngjì; yòushíguīwéijúlèi。 white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
huī 'ézhùhóngquèyīzhǒngdàxíng, yòuguāndequèkēmíngniǎo( huī 'ézhùhóngquèhóngjiāozuǐniǎoshǔ) chǎnyúmòxīgēyǐjíměiguóxīnánbù, chángyòuhuīsèhéhóngsèdeyǔmáoyǐjíduǎn 'ércūdehuì A large, crested finch(Pyrrhuloxia sinuata) of Mexico and the southwest United States, having gray and red plumage and a short, thick bill.
diànzhùxiàoliǎo, chuīliǎoyīshēngkǒushào, cóngwōlǐchūláiyīzhǐmǔgǒu, tāyánzhexiǎodiàndeguòdàopáoguòlái, hòumiàngēnzhe 5 gèxiǎomáoqiú。 The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny tiny balls of fur.
shānchǐchúnběiměizhōuyīzhǒngxiǎo 'ānchún( shānchǐchún), yǔmáochénghèsè, yòubáibān A small North American quail(Colinus virginianus) having brown plumage with white markings.
chún 'ānshǔjiùdàlùdeyīzhǒngxiǎodeduǎncūwěide 'ānchún( ānchún), jùyòushāsèdeyòutiáowéndeyǔmáo , tōngchángyòngyúshíyànshìdeyánjiūgōngzuò A small, stub-tailed Eurasian quail(Coturnix coturnix) having sandy, streaked plumage and commonly used in laboratory research.
tāxiǎngdàoyàozàidàtíngguǎngzhòngzhīzhōngjiǎnghuàxīnlǐjiùfāmáo . She quailed at the prospect of addressing such a large crowd.
huáihǎizhànyìshì 'èryě、 sānyěliánhézuòzhàn, yòngmáozhùxídehuàshuō, èryěsānyěliánhézuòzhàn, bùzhǐshìzēngjiāyībèiliǎngbèidelìliàng, shùliàngbiàn, zhìliàngbiàn, zhèshìyīgèzhìdebiànhuà。 The Huai-Hai Campaign was a joint operation of the Second Field Army and the Third Field Army. As Chairman Mao said, the joint operation of the two armies meant not just a two- or three-fold increase of strength, a quantitative change, but a qualitative change.
shàngmiànyǐjīngshuōguò, zàidǎngzhōngyānghémáozhùxídejīngxīnlǐngdǎoxià, èrshíyīgèyuèdezìwèizhànzhēngdǎdéhěnhǎo, wǒmendejūnshìlìliàngjìxùzàifāzhǎn, zàiguòyīduànshíjiānshùliàngshàngjiùkěyǐtóngguómíndǎngjūnduìpínghéng, xiànzàizhìliàngshàngyǐjīnggāoguòtāmen。 As mentioned above, under the careful leadership of the Central Committee and Chairman Mao, we have successfully fought a defensive war over the past 21 months, our military forces have been expanding and, being qualitatively already superior to the Kuomintang troops, they will one day be equal in size to them.
ǹg, hángkōngyóujìyào 'èrmáowǔfēnqián。 Well. 25 cents by airmail.
hàodòudegǒubùhuìyòuhǎopímáo 。 Quarrelsome dog get dirty coat.
bùchuīmáoqiúcīhuòpīpíngjiāngshìmíngzhìde。 It would be wise not to carp or criticize.
wǒmenbùhuìduìzhèwèiwěidàdezuòjiāchuīmáoqiúcī。 We will not carp at this great writer.
chuīmáoqiúcī, zhǎocháchángzàixìzhīmòjiéchùzhǎocuòwù To find fault constantly and trivially; carp.
bùduàndìpīpíng; chuīmáoqiúcī To criticize repeatedly; carp.
ōuzhōunánbùhéběifēigānzàodecónglínzhōngdeyīzhǒngxiǎoguànmù; zāipéigōngxīnshǎngqíměilìdehuāhéróuruǎn、 fēnfāng、 chángyòuróngmáodechánglǜyè。 small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage.
yī 'āsòngměidíyàdezhàngfū, duóqǔjīnyángmáode 'ā 'ěrgēyīngxióngmendeshǒulǐng The husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who went in quest of the Golden Fleece.
( xīlàshénhuà) měidíyàdezhàngfū, xúnzhǎojīnyángmáode 'ā 'ěrgēyīngxióngdelǐngdǎo。 (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece.
kē 'ěrqísīgāojiāsuǒshānmàinánmiànkàojìnhēihǎideyīgègǔdìqū, shìjiésēnxúnzhǎojīnyángmáochuánqízhōngdedìfāng An ancient region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus Mountains. It was the site of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece.
chuīmáoqiúcīzuòguòyúxìwēideqūbié; chuīmáoqiúcī A hairsplitting distinction; a quibble.
zàiwúguānjǐnyàodexìjiéshàngtiǎomáobìng。 quibbling over insignificant details.