The Rise of the Great Powers

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The Pioneer of Industrialisation: Britain

S1E4 · 工业先声（英国·下） gōngyè xiānshēng （ yīngguó · xià ）

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden HSK 7
庞大 龐大 páng dà huge; enormous; tremendous HSK 7
沮丧 沮喪 jǔ sàng dispirited; dejected; dismayed HSK 7
妨碍 妨礙 fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
树立 樹立 shù lì to set up; to establish HSK 7
为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character HSK 7
地理 地理 dì lǐ geography HSK 7
精确 精確 jīng què accurate; precise HSK 7
钢铁 鋼鐵 gāng tiě steel HSK 7
光芒 光芒 guāng máng rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance HSK 7
辉煌 輝煌 huī huáng splendid; glorious HSK 7
运转 運轉 yùn zhuǎn to work; to operate; to revolve; to turn around HSK 7
毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè to perish; to ruin; to destroy HSK 7
征 征 zhēng journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack HSK 7
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
贵族 貴族 guì zú lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy HSK 7
神圣 神聖 shén shèng divine; hallow; holy; sacred HSK 7
棉花 棉花 mián hua cotton HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
嘲笑 嘲笑 cháo xiào to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision HSK 7
说道 說道 shuō dào to state; to say (the quoted words) HSK 7
伴随 伴隨 bàn suí to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant HSK 7
缩 縮 suō to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù] HSK 7
开启 開啟 kāi qǐ to open; to start; (computing) to enable HSK 7
见证 見證 jiàn zhèng to be witness to; witness; evidence HSK 7
进程 進程 jìn chéng course of events; process HSK 7
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7
丝毫 絲毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree; a bit HSK 7
人性 人性 rén xìng human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes HSK 7
议会 議會 yì huì parliament; legislative assembly HSK 7
理性 理性 lǐ xìng reason; rationality; rational HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
优 優 yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
帝国 帝國 dì guó empire; imperial HSK 7
条例 條例 tiáo lì regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes HSK 7
采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
羡慕 羨慕 xiàn mù to envy; to admire HSK 7
雾 霧 wù fog; mist HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
质疑 質疑 zhì yí to call into question; to question (truth or validity) HSK 7
荣誉 榮譽 róng yù honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary HSK 7
独 獨 dú alone; independent; single; sole; only HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
脖子 脖子 bó zi neck HSK 7
皆 皆 jiē all; each and every; in all cases HSK 7
恐惧 恐懼 kǒng jù to be frightened; fear; dread HSK 7
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key HSK 7
即便 即便 jí biàn even if; even though; right away; immediately HSK 7