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elf [elves] (Norse mythology: luminous spirit dwelling in Álfheim) noun [UK: elf] [US: ˈelf] | 精灵 /jīnglíng/noun 精靈noun |
elflock (lock of hair that is tangled) noun | 糾結的頭髮noun |
animal welfare (protection of animals' health) noun [UK: ˈæ.nɪm.l̩ ˈwel.feə(r)] [US: ˈæ.nəm.l̩ ˈwel.ˌfer] | 動物福利noun |
Belfast (capital of Northern Ireland) proper noun [UK: ˌbel.ˈfɑːst] [US: ˈbel.ˌfæst] | 貝爾法斯特proper noun 贝尔法斯特 /Bèi'ěrfǎsītè/proper noun |
beside oneself (consumed by an emotion) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] [US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] | 异常激动 /yìcháng jīdòng/preposition 異常激動preposition |
bookshelf [bookshelves] (shelf for storing books) noun [UK: ˈbʊk.ʃelf] [US: ˈbʊk.ˌʃelf] | 书架 /shūjià/noun 书橱 /shūchú/noun 書架noun 書櫥noun |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | 一个人 /yīgèrén/preposition 一個人preposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | 自己 /zìjǐ/preposition |
continental shelf (the area of sea around a land mass) noun [UK: ˌkɒn.tɪ.ˈnen.tl̩ ʃelf] [US: ˌkɑːn.tə.ˈnen.tl̩ ˈʃelf] | 大陆架 /dàlùjià/noun 大陆棚 /dàlùpéng/noun 大陸架noun 大陸棚noun |
damselfly (insect) noun | 豆娘 /dòuniáng/noun |
do it yourself (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself) noun | |
enjoy oneself (take pleasure) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] | 玩得開心verb |
every man for himself (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) phrase | 人各为己 /rén gè wèi jǐ/phrase 人各為己phrase 各人自扫门前雪 /gèrén zì sǎo ménqiánxuě/phrase 各人自掃門前雪phrase |
expose oneself (display one's genitalia) verb | |
expose oneself (put oneself in a vulerable position) verb | 冒風險verb |
find oneself (to learn what kind of person one is) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] | 发现自我verb |
help oneself (take something freely) verb | 自己拿 /zìjǐ ná/verb 請便verb 请便 /qǐngbiàn/verb |
herself ((as intensifier) she) pronoun [UK: hɜː.ˈself] [US: hər.ˈself] | 她自己 /tā zìjǐ/pronoun |
himself ((emphatic, exclusive) he) pronoun [UK: hɪm.ˈself] [US: ˌhɪm.ˈself] | 他自己 /tā zìjǐ/pronoun |
I've burned myself phrase |