Chinese-English dictionary »

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 /yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo meaning in English

ChineseEnglish
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 / zhāo bèi shé yǎo phrase

once bitten, twice shy(one is cautious in the future if hurt in the past)
phrase

最后的一招 /zuìhòu de zhāo/ noun

last resort(only remaining option)
noun

不被看好的一方 /bù bèi kàn hǎo de fāng/ noun

underdog [underdogs](competitor thought unlikely to win)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.də.dɒɡ] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌdɔːɡ]

銥 // noun

iridium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈrɪ.dɪəm] [US: ɪ.ˈrɪ.diəm]

伊 // pronoun

he(personal pronoun "he")
pronoun
[UK: hiː] [US: ˈhiː]

she(person)
pronoun
[UK: ʃiː] [US: ˈʃiː]

一 // noun

top [tops](gay sexual slang: gay man who likes to penetrate in sex)
noun
[UK: tɒp] [US: ˈtɑːp]

一 // adjective

mono-(one)
adjective

uni-(one)
adjective

一 // numeral

one(cardinal number 1)
numeral
[UK: wʌn] [US: wʌn]

咿 // noun

creak [creaks](the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking)
noun
[UK: kriːk] [US: ˈkriːk]

医 // adjective

medical(of the practice of medicine)
adjective
[UK: ˈme.dɪk.l̩] [US: ˈme.dək.l̩]

欹 // noun

interjection [interjections](exclamation or filled pause in grammar)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩] [US: ˌɪn.tər.ˈdʒek.ʃn̩]

被 /bèi/ preposition

by(indicates the agent of a passive verb)
preposition
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

倍 /bèi/

-fold(used to make adjectives)

鋇 /bèi/ noun

barium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈbeə.riəm] [US: ˈbe.riəm]

辈 /bèi/ noun

generation [generations](single step in the succession of natural descent)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒen.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌdʒen.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]

揹 /bèi/ verb

piggyback(to carry someone on the back or shoulders)
verb
[UK: ˈpɪ.ɡɪ.bæk] [US: ˈpɪ.ɡi.ˌbæk]

贝 /bèi/ noun

shell [shells](hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)
noun
[UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel]

蛇 /shé/ noun

serpent [serpents](snake)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜː.pənt] [US: ˈsɝː.pənt]

咬 /yǎo/ verb

bite [bit, bitten, biting, bites](cut into by clamping the teeth)
verb
[UK: baɪt] [US: ˈbaɪt]

gnaw [gnawed, gnawed, gnawing, gnaws](to bite something persistently)
verb
[UK: nɔː] [US: ˈnɒ]

舀 /yǎo/ verb

scoop [scooped, scooping, scoops](to lift, move, or collect with or as though with a scoop)
verb
[UK: skuːp] [US: ˈskuːp]

舀 /yǎo/ noun

scoop [scoops](any cup- or bowl-shaped object)
noun
[UK: skuːp] [US: ˈskuːp]

fēn huò/ phrase

you get what you pay for(quality of goods increases as the prices increases)
phrase

一楼 / lóu/ noun

first floor [first floors](floor at the level of the street)
noun
[UK: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈfɜːst.ˈflɔː]

ground floor [ground floors](floor of a building closest to ground level)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˈflɔː]

一时 / shí/ noun

one o'clock(the start of the second hour)
noun
[UK: wʌn ə.ˈklɒk] [US: wʌn ə.ˈklɑːk]

一点钟 / diǎnzhōng/ noun

one o'clock(the start of the second hour)
noun
[UK: wʌn ə.ˈklɒk] [US: wʌn ə.ˈklɑːk]

一点钟 / diǎnzhōng/ adverb

o'clock(indication of time (the translations below are of "one o’clock"))
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈklɒk] [US: ə.ˈklɑːk]

一組 / zǔ/ noun

battery [batteries](array of similar things)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.tri] [US: ˈbæ.tə.ri]

一方面 / fāngmiàn/ preposition

on the one hand(from one point of view)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə wʌn hænd] [US: ɑːn ðə wʌn ˈhænd]

一遍 / biàn/ adverb

once(one and only one time)
adverb
[UK: wʌns] [US: ˈwəns]

一点 / diǎn/ noun

one o'clock(the start of the second hour)
noun
[UK: wʌn ə.ˈklɒk] [US: wʌn ə.ˈklɑːk]

一群 / qún/ noun

battery [batteries](array of similar things)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.tri] [US: ˈbæ.tə.ri]

一系列 / xìliè/ noun

battery [batteries](array of similar things)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.tri] [US: ˈbæ.tə.ri]

一辈子 / bèizi/ noun

age [ages](whole duration of a being)
noun
[UK: eɪdʒ] [US: ˈeɪdʒ]

一天 / tiān/ adverb

one day(at unspecified time in the future)
adverb
[UK: wʌn deɪ] [US: wʌn ˈdeɪ]

第一 /dì-/ verb

come first(be the most important thing to consider)
verb

实验衣 /shíyàn / noun

white coat [white coats](white coat worn in laboratories)
noun
[UK: waɪt ˈkəʊt] [US: ˈwaɪt ˈkoʊt]

织女一 /zhīnǚ / proper noun

Vega(the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)
proper noun
[UK: ˈveɪ.ɡə] [US: ˈveɪ.ɡə]

織女一 /zhīnǚ / proper noun

Vega(the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)
proper noun
[UK: ˈveɪ.ɡə] [US: ˈveɪ.ɡə]

千一 /qiān / noun

one thousand and one(the figure 1,001)
noun

被低估 /bèi dīgū/ adjective

underrated(not given enough recognition)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈreɪ.tɪd] [US: ən.dər.ˈreɪ.təd]

被冷落 /bèi lěngluò/ preposition

out of it(not participating in some trend)
preposition

被禁止 /bèi jìnzhǐ/ adjective

forbidden(not allowed)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈbɪd.n̩] [US: fər.ˈbɪd.n̩]

被高估 /bèi gāogū/ adjective

overrated(rated too highly)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈreɪ.tɪd] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈreɪ.tɪd]

笠贝 /lì bèi/ noun

limpet [limpets](a small mollusc)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪm.pɪt] [US: ˈlɪm.pɪt]

帽貝 /mào bèi/ noun

limpet [limpets](a small mollusc)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪm.pɪt] [US: ˈlɪm.pɪt]

三倍 /sān bèi/ adverb

thrice(three times)
adverb
[UK: θraɪs] [US: ˈθraɪs]

12