zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • adv.  shì fǒu qǐng nín ....   Perhaps you would be kind enough to..., ie a polite way of saying `Would you...?'
  • n.  shì fǒu tài wǎn ? wèn dào .   Will it be too late?' she queried.
  • adj.  shì fǒu yìng jiāng 'ān huà ?   Should euthanasia be made legal?
  •   shì fǒu yòu zhǎn shè huì zhù shēng chǎn   Whether it would be beneficial to developing socialist productive forces
  •   shì fǒu yòu zēng qiáng zōng guó   Whether it would be beneficial to enhancing the overall strength of the country
  •   shì fǒu yòu gāo rén mín shēng huó shuǐ píng   Whether it would be beneficial to raising people's living standard
  • adj.  shì fǒu chuān biàn .   Formal dress is optional
  • v.  shì fǒu jìn xíng jué cháng .   The decision on whether to proceed lies with the Minister
  • n.   yányóu zhǐ yòng fǒu dìng de , qiáng diào fǎn de xiū , Itwasn'teasy` shì wéi Itwasverydifficult` shì hěn nán') .   ironical understatement,esp using a negative to emphasize the contrary
  • adj.  zuì zāo gāo de shì wǒdōu qīng chǔ men shì fǒu shōu dào liǎo de zhī piào .   The worst of it is that I can't even be sure if they received my cheque
  • adv.  yòu guān fāng miàn fǒu rèn xīn wén jiè zuì jìn de bào dào .   Recent reports in the press have been hotly denied
  • adv.  yòu fǒu dìng hán , hěn'   it has a negative meaning such as `not very' ruò quite yòu zhù yào zhòng yīn , zhī lián yòng de shì biǎo shì chéng de xìng zhì yòu qiáng ruò huò chéng chā bié zhě) , quite
  •   yòu hěn jià zhí , zhí dào lìng rén mǎn de biāo zhǔn , hěn hǎo ( yòng fǒu dìng )   up to much
  •   yòu yuǎn jiàn , yòu yǎn guāng ( cháng yòng fǒu dìng )   see beyond one's nose (=see beyond the end of one's nose)
  • adj.  wèi shòu fǎn de , wèi zāo fǒu rèn de   uncontradicted
  •   bǎn qiú yùn dòng zhōng fáng shǒu fāng xiàng cái pàn yuán xún wèn qiú shǒu shì fǒu chū de yòng ).   (used by the fielding side in cricket to ask the umpire if the batsman is out or not