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bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | 貪多嚼不爛verb |
blood is thicker than water (relationships are stronger within the family) phrase [UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər] | 血浓于水 /xuènóngyúshuǐ/phrase 血濃於水phrase |
chloroethane (halogenated hydrocarbon) noun | 氯乙烷 /lǜyǐwán/noun |
easier said than done (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) adjective [UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən] | 說得倒輕巧adjective 談何容易adjective 说得倒轻巧 /shuō de dào qīng qiao/adjective 谈何容易 /tánhéróngyì/adjective |
Elizabethan (pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland; or to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom) adjective [UK: ɪ.ˌlɪ.zə.ˈbiːθ.n̩] [US: ˌe.ˌlɪ.zə.ˈbiːθ.n̩] | 伊丽莎白时代的adjective 伊麗莎白時代的adjective |
Elizabethan collar (protective medical device) noun | 伊丽莎白项圈 /Yīlìshābái xiàngquān/noun 伊麗莎白項圈noun |
ethane [ethanes] (aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6) noun [UK: ˈiː.θeɪn] [US: ˈe.ˌθen] | 乙烷 /yǐwán/noun |
ethanol [ethanols] (simple aliphatic alcohol: CH3-CH2-OH) noun [UK: ˈe.θə.nɒl] [US: ˈe.θə.ˌnɒl] | 乙醇 /yǐchún/noun |
ethanolamine (a hydroxy-amine manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia) noun | 乙醇胺 /yǐ chún àn/noun |
euthanasia [euthanasias] (practice of killing a human being or animal) noun [UK: ˌjuː.θə.ˈneɪ.zɪə] [US: ˌjuː.θə.ˈneɪ.ʒə] | 安乐死 /ānlèsǐ/noun 安樂死noun |
firsthand (direct, without intermediate stages) adjective [UK: fərst.ˈhænd] [US: fərst.ˈhænd] | 第一手 /dìyīshǒu/adjective |
have eyes bigger than one's stomach (take more food than one can eat) verb | 眼馋肚饱verb |
I'm fine, thank you (expected, polite response to How are you?) phrase [UK: aɪm faɪn θæŋk juː] [US: ˈaɪm ˈfaɪn ˈθæŋk ˈjuː] | xièxie/phrase 我很好,謝謝phrase 我很好,谢谢 /wǒ hěn hǎophrase |
Jonathan (male given name) proper noun [UK: ˈdʒɒ.nə.θən] [US: ˈdʒɑː.nə.θən] | 喬納森 /Qiáonàsēn/proper noun |
lanthanide [lanthanides] (A subset of the rare-earth elements) noun [UK: lˈanθənˌaɪd] [US: lˈænθənˌaɪd] | 鑭系元素noun |
lanthanum (metallic element) noun [UK: ˈlæn.θə.nəm] [US: ˈlæn.θə.nəm] | 鑭 /làn/noun |
leviathan [leviathans] (Biblical sea monster) noun [UK: lɪ.ˈvaɪə.θən] [US: lə.ˈvaɪə.θən] | 利維坦noun 利维坦 /lìwéitǎn/noun 力威亞探noun |
many thanks interjection [UK: ˈmen.i θæŋks] [US: ˈmen.i ˈθæŋks] | 万分感谢 /wànfēn gǎnxiè/interjection 萬分感謝interjection |
methane [methanes] (the compound CH4) noun [UK: ˈmiː.θeɪn] [US: ˈme.ˌθen] | 甲烷 /jiǎwán/noun |
methanesulfonamide (sulfonamide of methanesulfonic acid) noun | |
methanoic acid (formic acid) noun | 甲酸 /jiǎsuān/noun |
methanol [methanols] (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) noun [UK: ˈme.θə.nɒl] [US: ˈme.θə.ˌnɑːl] | 甲醇 /jiǎchún/noun |