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due dào qī de yù dìng de yuē dìng de |
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The bill was due two weeks ago, but I forgot to pay it |
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Their plane is due in 15 minutes. |
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cursory cāng cù de hurried curs pǎo ory |
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The reviewer gave a cursory report about the uninteresting book. |
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perennial cháng jiǔ de yǒng yuǎn de permanent, longlasting, yearround |
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chronic cháng qī de màn xìng de recurring, periodic chron shí jiān ic |
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Mike said a chronic disease troubled John in his whole life. |
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lasting chí jiǔ de enduring, longterm, continuing |
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everlasting yǒng héng de chí jiǔ de |
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hasty cōng máng rushed |
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transitory duǎn zàn de temporary, momentary |
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transient duǎn zàn de guò lù de temporary, shortterm |
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He made a transient stay at the hotel. |
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obsolete guò shí de ǒu rán de disused, outmoded ob bù solete shǐ yòng |
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This new computer rendered my old one obsolete. |
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extemporaneous jí xí de impromptu, improvised |
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I gave an extemporaneous lecture because the invited speaker was late. |
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urgent jǐn jí de pò qiè de imperative |
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It is urgent that food and clothing be sent to the refugees. |
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pressing jǐn pò de urgent |
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immediate lì jí de instant im wú medi zhōng jiān ate |
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forthright lì jí de |
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The critic gave the forthright criticism to the director of the film. |
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offhand lín shí de |
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I gave an offhand guess that it' s about three o' clock. |
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temporal yī shí de zàn shí de transient, momentary |
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temporary lín shí de momentary, makedo |
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contemporary dāng dài de tóng shí dài de |
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impromptu lín shí de jí xìng de extempore, improvised im bù promptu shí jiān bù zài shí jiān biǎo nèi |
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The pianist gave an impromptu performance at the party. |
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occasional lín shí de ǒu rán de |
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The silence was broken by an occasional scream. |
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punctual shǒu shí de |
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Mary is punctual she would never be late for an appointment. |
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instantaneous shùn jiān de jí kè de ephemeral |
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subsequent suí hòu de hòu lái de following, later |
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Subsequent events proved the man to be right. |
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current xiàn jīn de present |
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Recent reports will give the most current news about the accident. |
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He reads the newspaper every day to know the current events. |
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concurrent tóng shí fā shēng de sumultaneous |
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There were several concurrent attempts to climb the mountain. |
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extant xiàn cún de existing |
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nocturnal yè jiān de nighttime, nightly noct yè urnal diurnal bái tiān de |
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An owl māo tóu yīng is an nocturnal bird, while a sparrow má què is diurnal. |
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former yǐ qián de ago, previous |
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My former students still kept in touch with me through email. |
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formerly cóng qián yuán lái preceding, foregoing |
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previous yǐ qián de |
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previously cóng qián yǐ qián earlier, formerly |
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eternal yǒng héng de everlasting, perpetual |
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The bride and groom pledged their eternal love to each other. |
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permanent yǒng jiǔ de constant, continuous |
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Anne took a permanent position with the law firm. |
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abiding yǒng jiǔ de yǒng héng de enduring, lasting |
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dated yǒu nián tou de chén jiù de |
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The dated movie was still quite entertaining. |
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overdue yú qī de tardy, late |
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tentative zàn shí de temporary |
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Tentative measures have been taken to settle these refugees. |
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beforehand shì xiān dì in advance |
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Please make a reservation at the restaurant beforehand so we don' t have to wait. |
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simultaneously tóng shí dì at the some time, concurrently |
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The two balls, big and little, hit the ground simultaneously. |
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recently zuì jìn dì lately, currently |
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lately zuì jìn |
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duration chí xù shí jiān wéi qī length |
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epoch jì yuán shí dài age, era |
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interlude jiàn gé chā qǔ interval, episode |
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era shí dài shí qī period, age |
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schedule shí jiān biǎo jì huà biǎo calendar, timetable |
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juncture shí kè |
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session yī duàn shí jiān yī cì |
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A very dehydrated man can not drink too much water at one session, or he will get himself killed through water intoxication |
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elapse shí jiān xiāo shì go by, pass |
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Time elapsed slowly while I waited for the bus. |
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concur tóng shí fā shēng |
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After hearing my point, Bill concurred tóng yì with me. |
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improvise jí xí ér zuò extemporize |
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The actor improvised a scene based on an audience' s suggestion. |
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sunchronize tóng shí fā shēng concur |
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They synchronized their steps. |
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abruptly tū rán dì táng tū dì suddenly |