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more often than not (more likely to be the case than not) adverb [UK: mɔː(r) ˈɒf.n̩ ðæn nɒt] [US: ˈmɔːr ˈɔːf.n̩ ˈðæn ˈnɑːt] | 大多 /dàduō/adverb 通常 /tōngcháng/adverb |
no, thanks interjection [UK: nəʊ θæŋks] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈθæŋks] | xièxie/. 不客氣interjection 不客气 /bù kèqi/interjection 不要,謝謝interjection 不要,谢谢 /bùyàointerjection |
no thank you (polite way of saying no) interjection [UK: nəʊ θæŋk juː] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈθæŋk ˈjuː] | xièxie/interjection 不要,謝謝interjection 不要,谢谢 /bùyàointerjection |
none other than ((used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)) phrase | 正是 /zhèngshì/phrase |
one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | |
other than (except; besides) preposition [UK: ˈʌð.ə(r) ðæn] [US: ˈʌð.r̩ ˈðæn] | 除了...以外 /chúle...yǐwài/preposition |
polyurethane [polyurethanes] (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) noun [UK: ˌpɒ.li.ˈjʊə.rə.θeɪn] [US: ˌpɑː.li.ˈʊ.rə.ˌθen] | 聚氨酯 /jù'ānzhǐ/noun |
prevention is better than cure (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) phrase [UK: prɪ.ˈven.ʃn̩ ɪz ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn kjʊə(r)] [US: pri.ˈven.ʃn̩ ˈɪz ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈkjʊr] | 未雨綢繆phrase 未雨绸缪 /wèiyǔchóumóu/phrase 防患未然 /fánghuànwèirán/phrase 預防勝於治療phrase |
Rajasthan (a state in western India) proper noun | 拉賈斯坦邦proper noun 拉贾斯坦邦 /Lājiǎsītǎn-bāng/proper noun |
rather than (instead of, in preference to) preposition [UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn] [US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn] | 与其 /yǔqí/preposition 與其preposition |
rather than (to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred) conjunction [UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn] [US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn] | 无宁 /wúnìng/ or 无宁 /wúnìng/conjunction 無寧 or 毋寧conjunction |
trichloromethane (chloroform) noun [UK: trˈɪklˌɔːrəʊmˌiːθeɪn] [US: trˈɪklˌoːroʊmˌeθeɪn] | |
two heads are better than one (joint thinking pays) phrase [UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn] | 三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮 /sān ge chòupíjiàng shèng guò Zhūgé Liàng/phrase 三個臭皮匠,勝過諸葛亮phrase |
xanthan gum (natural gum) noun | 黃原膠noun |