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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洪 洪 Hóng vast, immense; flood, deluge ∼HSK 5
父辈 父輩 fù bèi people of one's parents' generation ∼HSK 5
有史以来 有史以來 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history ∼HSK 5
黑洞 黑洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole ∼HSK 5
伸直 伸直 shēn zhí to straighten; to stretch out ∼HSK 5
供养 供養 gōng yǎng to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents ∼HSK 5
聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability ∼HSK 5
转产 轉產 zhuǎn chǎn to change production; to move over to new products ∼HSK 5
忧 憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy ∼HSK 5
循 循 xún obey, comply with, follow ∼HSK 5
旧式 舊式 jiù shì old style ∼HSK 5
运动定律 運動定律 yùn dòng dìng lǜ laws of motion (mechanics) ∼HSK 5
這 這 zhè this, the, here ∼HSK 5
有如 有如 yǒu rú to be like sth; similar to; alike ∼HSK 5
隱 隱 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret ∼HSK 5
瞞 瞞 mán deceive, lie; eyes half-closed ∼HSK 5
讓 讓 ràng allow, permit, yield, concede ∼HSK 5
預 預 yù prepare, arrange; in advance ∼HSK 5
見 見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
充斥 充斥 chōng chì to be full of; to flood; to congest ∼HSK 5
至极 至極 zhì jí extremely ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
敏 敏 mǐn fast, quick, clever, smart ∼HSK 5
寝 寢 qǐn sleep, rest; bed chamber ∼HSK 5
增光 增光 zēng guāng to add luster; to add glory ∼HSK 5
从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish; from head to tail; the whole (thing) ∼HSK 5
洞察力 洞察力 dòng chá lì insight ∼HSK 5
基石 基石 jī shí foundation stone; cornerstone; (fig.) basis; foundation ∼HSK 5
对外贸易 對外貿易 duì wài mào yì foreign trade ∼HSK 5
推崇 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem; to think highly of; to accord importance to; to revere ∼HSK 5
霸权 霸權 bà quán hegemony; supremacy ∼HSK 5
煞 煞 shā to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage; variant of ∼HSK 5
战事 戰事 zhàn shì war; hostilities; fighting ∼HSK 5
纺 紡 fǎng spin, reel, weave; reeled pongee ∼HSK 5
驱 驅 qū spur a horse on; expel, drive away ∼HSK 5
甘蔗 甘蔗 gān zhe sugar cane ∼HSK 5
迸 迸 bèng gush out; burst forth; split ∼HSK 5
比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ to compare; to draw a parallel; to match; analogy; metaphor; comparison ∼HSK 5
骨架 骨架 gǔ jià framework; skeleton ∼HSK 5
炫 炫 xuàn shine, glitter; show off, flaunt ∼HSK 5
展品 展品 zhǎn pǐn exhibit; displayed item ∼HSK 5
艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece; work of art ∼HSK 5
解放运动 解放運動 jiě fàng yùn dòng liberation movement ∼HSK 5
嚣 囂 xiāo be noisy; treat with contempt ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
制约 制約 zhì yuē to restrict; condition HSK 5
博览会 博覽會 bó lǎn huì exposition; international fair HSK 5