zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • adj.   men yīnggāi shí shì qiú shì xiān fèi yòng suàn chū lái , rán hòu zài zuò jué dìng .   We must be practical and work out the cost before we make a decision
  •    men yòu duō shì qíng yào zuò , dàn zuì zhòng yào de shì xiān shōu shí xíng .   We've got a lot of things to do, but packing is top of the list
  • v.   men men líng , chāo jìn dào xiān dào liǎo .   We outsmarted them and got there first by taking a shorter route
  • adv.   men xiàn zài xiān shì yàn xìng shǐ yòng zhè zhǒng zhì .   We are using the substance experimentally at first
  • v.   men yào zhī dào de shì zhè fàn zuì xíng wèishì fǒu jīng guò shì xiān huà .   We needed to know whether the crime had been premeditated
  • n.   men shǒu xiān yào zhè xiē jiù jiā bān zǒu .   For openers we'll get rid of this old furniture
  • v.   liàng néng shì xiān lìng yòu chéng nuò .   I appreciate that you may have prior commitments
  •    zuò yuán xiān de fèn gōng zuò yào dài jìn duō .Agedismoreformalthanoldandisusedofveryoldpeoplewhohavepossiblybecomephysicallyweak.*aged old wén xiē , yòng zhǐ nián lǎo de rén , néng shēn shuāi ruò .Ifonewishestobepoliteandrespectful,onecandescribeoldpeopleaselderly. ruò xiǎng xiēzūn jìng xiē , yòng elderly lái xíng róng lǎo rén .Ancientandantiqueareusuallyonlyappliedtothings.*ancient antique tōng cháng jǐn yòng shì .Wecallancientsomethingthatexistedalongtimeago*ancient yòng xíng róng jīng liǎo jiǔ yuǎn nián dài de shì   I was much happier in my old job.
  • n.   xiān kàn guǒ jiàng biāo qiān shàng de shuō míng zài jué dìng mǎi zhǒng .   I read the information on the label before deciding which jam to buy
  • v.   gōng zhù yìn dài biǎo shì huò 'ěr xiān shēng .   Our firm is represented in India by Mr Hall
  • adv.   yuán xiān mǎn wéi huì shī , suǒ zhè jìn shēng wán quán chū liào .   I was fully expecting to lose my job, so this promotion has come as a complete surprise
  • n.   yuán xiān de pèi 'ǒu fēn dān zhào hái de rèn .   My ex shares custody of the children
  • adj.   yīn yòu yuē zài xiān , suǒ zhǐ hǎo xiè jué de yāo qǐng .   I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement
  • adj.   yīn yòu yuē zài xiān néng chū .   I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement
  • indef det   zài jiào táng méi kàn jiàn shǐ xiān shēng méi kàn jiàn tài tài .   I saw neither Mr nor Mrs Smith at church
  • n.   zài 'ér gōng zuò shí , xiān shēng shì jīng .   Mr Curtis was the manager in `my time, ie when I was working there