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one's meaning in Chinese
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| one's (belonging to one) determiner [UK: wʌnz] [US: wʌnz] | 自己的 /zìjǐ de/determiner |
| one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | |
| one's days are numbered (some period of time is coming to an end) phrase | 來日無多phrase 来日无多 /lái rì wú duō/phrase |
| one's heart in one's mouth (to be very scared (idiom)) noun | 提心吊膽noun |
| one's lips are sealed (I won't tell anyone) phrase | 我守口如瓶 /wǒ shǒukǒurúpíng/phrase |
| according to one's understanding (as far as one can understand) preposition | 在……看來preposition 在……看来 /zài... kànlái/preposition 如……所知 /rú... suǒzhī/preposition 就……理解 /jiù... lǐjiě/preposition |
| ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | |
| act one's age (to be mature and not childish) verb | 不要孩子气verb 别没大没小的verb |
| ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) preposition [UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | 先見之明preposition 先见之明 /xiānjiànzhīmíng/preposition |
| apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | 心肝寶貝noun |
| at one's own risk (taking personal responsibility for any harm that arises from a dangerous activity) preposition [UK: ət wʌnz əʊn rɪsk] [US: ət wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈrɪsk] | 後果自負 /hòuguǒ zìfù/preposition |
| at the end of one's tether (at the limit of one’s patience) preposition [UK: ət ðə end əv wʌnz ˈte.ðə(r)] [US: ət ðə ˈend əv wʌnz ˈte.ðər] | 在耐心的极限 /zài nàixīn de jíxiàn/preposition |
| bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) verb [UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | 等待時機verb 等机会 /děng jīhuì/verb 等機會verb |
| blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | 擤鼻子 /xǐng bízi/verb 擤鼻涕 /xǐng bítì/verb |
| blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | 栽跟头 /zāigēntou/verb 栽跟頭verb |
| born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | 含着金勺子出生的 /hán zhe jīn sháozi chūshēng de/adjective 含著金勺子出生的adjective |
| box someone's ears (slap on the side of the head) verb | 打耳光 /dǎ ěrguāng/verb |
| break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | 吃早餐 /chī zǎocān/verb |
| break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | |
| breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | 密切监视某人 /mìqiè jiānshì mǒurén/verb 密切監視某人verb 紧盯着某人 /jǐn dīng zhe mǒurén/verb 緊盯著某人verb |
| brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | 刷牙 /shuāyá/verb |
| burn one's bridges verb |
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