zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • adj.  cóng běn yuán chū de zhēng lùn   argue from basic principles
  •   cóng kuān jiě shì yuán   doctrine of liberal construction
  •    wéi qiú dào mùdì , sàng shī liǎo yuán .   He acted from expediency, not from principle
  • n.   men de cái jūn zhèng gāng zhǔn .   the main planks of their disarmament platform
  •    tīng dào yòu de xīn wén .   He picked up an interesting piece of news
  • n.   fèng xíng yán xíng zhì de zhǔn .   He lived by the precept `practise what you preach'.
  • v.   duì huài xiāo fǎn yìng guò qiáng liè .   He over-reacted to the bad news
  • n.   zuì hǎo bǎo chí chén , fǒu ...!leaveabad/nastytasteinthemouth=>leave1.livefromhandtomouth=>live2.lookagifthorseinthemouth=>gift.outofthemouthsofbabesand`sucklings(saying yàn )childrenoftenspeakwisely huáng kǒu xiǎo 'ér de huà cháng yòu dào .putone'smoneywhereone'smouthis=>money.putwordsintosb'smouth=>word.shootone'smouthoff=>shoot1.shutone'smouth/face=>shut.shutsb'smouth=>shut.takethebreadoutofsb'smouth=>bread.takethewordsoutofsb'smouth=>word.   He'd better keep his mouth shut, or else...!
  • v.   hòu ruò chéng rén , cái chǎn guī guó jiā suǒ yòu .   If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state
  • adj.   de xīn tiào [ mài ] guī .   pulse was unsteady
  • n.   kàn dào zhì shàng de guǎng gào shàng .   an advertisement in the magazine
  • n.   huò shì huǎn xíngruò biǎo xiàn hǎo chóngxīn shōu jiān) .   He's been released from prison on probation, ie If he does not behave satisfactorily he will be sent back
  •    shuō nìngyuàn zhí yuàn zài yuán shàng tuǒ xié) .   He said he'd resign first, eg rather than compromise his principles
  •    gěi yuàn liáo fèi shì yòu wéi de shè huì zhù yuán de .   Paying for hospital treatment goes against her socialist principles
  •   dài shù hào guī   Algebraic Sign Conventions
  • n.   gōng zhèng wéi yuán de   laws based on the principles of justice