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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忙忙碌碌 忙忙碌碌 máng máng lù lù 忙: busy, pressed for time; hustling · 忙: busy, pressed for time; hustling · 碌: rough, uneven, rocky; mediocre · 碌: rough, uneven, rocky; mediocre Idiom ∼HSK 7
大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing Idiom HSK 7
居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude Idiom HSK 7
源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
稀少 稀少 xī shǎo sparse; rare Xiehouyu HSK 7
引人注目 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous Xiehouyu HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally Colloquialism HSK 7
瞻仰 瞻仰 zhān yǎng to revere; to admire HSK 7
工序 工序 gōng xù working procedure; process HSK 7
眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious HSK 7
笨重 笨重 bèn zhòng heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy HSK 7
竣工 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project HSK 7
供求 供求 gōng qiú supply and demand (economics) HSK 7
滨海 濱海 bīn hǎi coastal; bordering the sea HSK 7
停泊 停泊 tíng bó to anchor; anchorage; mooring (of a ship) HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
深奥 深奧 shēn ào profound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly HSK 7
变故 變故 biàn gù an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune HSK 7
谋求 謀求 móu qiú to seek; to strive for HSK 7
猛然 猛然 měng rán suddenly; abruptly HSK 7
应邀 應邀 yìng yāo at sb's invitation; on invitation HSK 7
感慨 感慨 gǎn kǎi to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved HSK 7
惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter; painful; deeply distressed HSK 7
远见 遠見 yuǎn jiàn foresight; discernment; vision HSK 7
钻研 鑽研 zuān yán to study meticulously; to delve into HSK 7
盘算 盤算 pán suàn to plot; to scheme; to calculate HSK 7
港湾 港灣 gǎng wān bay serving as a harbor HSK 7
不解 不解 bù jiě to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble HSK 7
涌入 湧入 yǒng rù to come pouring in; influx HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
刊物 刊物 kān wù publication HSK 7
天平 天平 tiān píng scales (to weigh things) HSK 7
眼界 眼界 yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7
煤炭 煤炭 méi tàn coal HSK 7
感叹 感嘆 gǎn tàn to sigh (with feeling); to lament HSK 7
提炼 提煉 tí liàn to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process HSK 7
各式各样 各式各樣 gè shì gè yàng (of) all kinds and sorts; various HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
纺织 紡織 fǎng zhī spinning and weaving HSK 7
烟囱 煙囪 yān cōng chimney HSK 7
格局 格局 gé jú structure; pattern; layout HSK 7
总和 總和 zǒng hé sum HSK 7
汇聚 匯聚 huì jù convergence; to come together HSK 7
惋惜 惋惜 wǎn xī to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb HSK 7
相当于 相當於 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to HSK 7
无关紧要 無關緊要 wú guān jǐn yào indifferent; insignificant HSK 7
自然界 自然界 zì rán jiè nature; the natural world HSK 7
由衷 由衷 yóu zhōng heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned HSK 7
光环 光環 guāng huán ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor HSK 7