Gd7 Flashcards
1
Q
Pledge to root out
A
corruption
2
Q
Decline to be
A
identified
3
Q
Face a flurry of
A
accusation
4
Q
He does not mince his
A
word
5
Q
A problem is
A
brewing
6
Q
His stance prompted pan-democrats to dub him
A
“king of the leftists”
7
Q
He is very close
A
ally of peter
8
Q
Delve into the history of
A
foreign regimes
9
Q
Eliminate the remnant of
A
feudalism
10
Q
After more than 20 years of
A
lapse
11
Q
Endure a period of
A
sustained tumult
12
Q
Hong Kong ranks third-best globally for human freedom,
A
topping such well-established democracies as US and UK
13
Q
The site has been slated
A
for other projects
14
Q
Sources close to the situation
A
told us that
15
Q
Since the news broke
A
Since the post broke the news
16
Q
I prefer to stand on the sideline
A
and watch
17
Q
End on an optimistic
A
note
18
Q
These hopes were
A
dashed when…
19
Q
Investors worry competitors are gaining
A
ground
20
Q
Keep your wits
A
about you
21
Q
At one’s wits’
A
end
22
Q
Scare out of one’s
A
wits
23
Q
Suffer cardiac arrest or serious
A
respiratory distress
24
Q
Cage dwellers and those in
A
cocklofts
25
Shirk his duty
to sb
26
Flatly denied that Beijing had tightened
it grip on HK
27
Self-
restraint
28
The bitter civil war has pitted
neighbour against neighbour
29
Tension has
flared between
30
Give sb the
jitters
31
The much-hyped
airjet
32
It is vaulted under convoy of
armed guards
33
Tai-chi
enthusiast
34
Inflict
pain / injuries
35
inhibit aging process /
the growth of tumour
36
Speak your mind
口直心快
37
Give me a
ring
38
Side with the people against the
elites
39
It is a recipe for
disaster / trouble / success
40
Get down on your
belly
41
New year
resolution
42
Revive its flagging
popularity
43
Concern groups are putting all manner of
options on the table
44
Are not inclined to give the nod to
substantial investment
45
Recurrent
expenditure
46
End up sitting on a hefty
fiscal surplus
47
Come under huge
political pressure to offer giveaways
48
Be in danger of
lapsing
49
Shelve its
plan
50
On an empty
stomach
51
The lull before the
storm
52
Push the price of a new flat beyond
the financial reach of many middle-class families
53
Ruffle sb's
feathers
54
Smooth sb's ruffled
feathers
55
Save me
one
56
Gloom and
doom
57
Juggle work and
school
58
Gang-
rape
59
In such a way
that
60
Keep watch
over
61
To one's
surprise
62
Mood
swing
63
Bolster the
profile
64
A doting
parents
65
I played dumb and
shrugged
66
Smashed his fist
on the table
67
Sit idly
by
68
Change track
on
69
Residential rally is expected to continue,
up 11 spots from last year
70
Go back on
his words
71
Come to a
head
72
Savour his collection of
wine
73
Go under the
hammer
74
By / from all
accounts
75
Come to terms
with
76
Stately
home
77
Cast a
pall
78
Is part of a
suite of...
79
Garden-variety
commonplace
80
This barely scratches
the surface
81
She lip synced
at the performance
82
Lack solid
grounds
83
In greater
detail
84
The report lumps together on
various issues
85
Overstep
his power
86
Hypercharged
property market
87
It should come little surprise that a television show
would come along to tap into the anxieties
88
Draw scorn for lavish
spending in boorish way
89
The TV programme has ended its
monthlong run
90
Candid depiction
of sth
91
A natural outgrowth
of fear
92
Get the message across in a
lighthearted manner
93
Lug a heavy suitcase
to a taxi
94
Parry enquiries about the
arms scandal
95
In the hope
that
96
Grave errors which hinder
communication or distort meanings
97
Spin
doctor
98
A long
shot
99
What signs there are of recovery
are patchy at best
100
It seems shaky
at best to
101
Find a husband to her
taste
102
There is a deafening
silence
103
Find me ill qualified
for the situation
104
Go from strength to
strength
105
Match
fixing
106
Soaring rents in
prime location
107
Those who is delicate in health are liable to
catch cold when the cold season sets in
108
Among particularly susceptible children,
the disease can develop very fast
109
Nerve-
wracking
110
As opposed
to
111
I want a
cut
112
Grab a takeout
lunch
113
The dress was made to my
measurements
114
Shouldn't come as too big of
a surprise
115
Let loose a
swear word
116
Don't be put off by
the name
117
A cherry on the cake
錦上添花
118
This give me
chills!
119
Goosebumps!
A
120
It is important to mention up
front that
121
To provide an exhaustive
list
122
Without a
hitch
123
A disaster that causes tremors and
muscle rigidity
124
It's Greek
to me
125
We are left
rudderless
126
The scramble to get into
college
127
Ill-fated
victim
128
A harrowing
week
129
Was engulfed in
flames
130
Survivors of the deadly
inferno
131
He shied away from
saying that
132
He breaks out of his normal
reficence
133
Rampant parallel
trading
134
Pare his
thumbnails
135
On compassionate
grounds
136
A stay-at-home
mum
137
I hold you in suspense for
two weeks
138
Print as a loose
sheet
139
Pull a sickle
裝病
140
A thing of the
past
141
Oh where is my
manner
142
I am trying to walk
a line
143
Let me clear the air a little
bit
144
I am on
probation
145
To end on good
terms
146
Do you want a
lift
147
Pro
bono
148
drink
spiking
149
He was legless after his booze-up at a nightclub
(extremely drunk) (informal)
150
I hope this email finds you
well
151
Use vulgar
language
152
Pledge allegiance to the
flag
153
Cut-and-
thrust
154
Means-
tested
155
Mull
over
156
RIse to
challenges
157
Play pass the parcel
with the government
158
I found it testing enough
相當棘手
159
The convention ended on a happy
note
160
We will make no distinction between the terrorists and those
who harbour them
161
With malice towards none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right,...
(Lincoln's second inaugural address)
162
A police officer who is on/walking the beat is on duty,
walking around rather than driving in a police car
163
To skirt
stated procedure
164
Not a factor that would attract
leniency
165
The conviction was quashed in the
Court of Final Appeal
166
Willow trees swing slightly in the
breeze
167
Peach trees are full of blooms,
giving out intoxicating fragrance
168
At dawn, the lake is so serence that only chirps of
birds can be heard
169
The lake suface mirrors
the sky
170
Absorbing the pleasures created by
breathtaking panorama
171
Aromas of lotus flowers and wine were
wafting in the air
172
The red fish pond is fringed with blossoms and verdant trees
while fishes hover and float soundlessly
173
The peony garden showcases the celestial tints and aromas
in supreme elegance
174
A visit to the flower harbour is a trip into a
picturesque poem
175
Witness the exodus of spring and the arrival of
summer
176
Memorize the momentary shapes
of clouds
177
Stroll in a
drizzle
178
Count stars glittering
in the universe
179
Squint at the red
banner
180
Cast my
mind back to
181
A liberating
discovery
182
Wrack my mind and
heart
183
Please bear with
me
184
Steer you in the wrong
direction
185
Being poor is not an ennobling
experience
186
Poverty is romanticized only
by fools
187
He has a knack for baking
a good cake
188
You are not very well-acquainted with
failure
189
I fail on an
epic scale
190
I have no idea how far the tunnel extended,
and for long time, any light at the end of it was a hope rather than a reality
191
Failure means a stripping away of the
inessential
192
The determinationto succeed in the arena I believe
I truly belonged
193
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which
I built my life
194
I will defend the value of bedtime stories
to my last gasp
195
The fount of all invention and
innovation
196
She slopes off to write
stories
197
A hastily scribbled
letter
198
Disappear without
trace
199
Be displaced from their
homes
200
Flee into
exile
201
He trembled uncontrollably as he spoke into a video camera about
brutality inflicted upon him
202
Take my hand with
exquisite courtesy
203
He poked out
his head
204
They choose to remain
comfortably within the bounds of their own experience
205
Preachers say,
"Do as I say, not as I do"
206
Scalping
ticket
207
Payment
in kind
208
The UN chief is deeply concerned and troubled at the
escalating rhetoric
209
Call on Pyongyang to stop stoking
tensions
210
Reopen the mothballed
reactor
211
An aid-to-disarmament
accord
212
The power is accorded to the
head of state
213
His views accorded well with
those of Mary
214
April's fool
prank
215
Play
fetch
216
Let's not stand on
ceremony
217
Train hounds to follow
a scent
218
Snap of of
it
219
A big
shot
220
With all due respect
恕我直言
221
I scratch your back and you scratch
mine
222
Cement financial
ties
223
A peron with knowledge of the matter,
who declined to be named, said
224
Stage a protest
march
225
A gale has toppled the
bridge
226
In one
instant
227
A towering figure on the world stage during some of the most
momentous event in modern history
228
Dubbed the "Iron Lady", Thatcher developed dementia
in later years
229
Bleach of a higher
concentration
230
Much to our
shock
231
Eat humble
pie
232
She always has some words of
wisdom
233
He won't bite your head
off
234
An inalienable
right
235
Obviously too many young people fall through the cracks
in the healthcare system
236
The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident
under the rug
237
The elevator
pitch
238
Straphangers
A
239
It runs in the
family
240
You gotta put your back
into it
241
He clenched his
fists
242
He grinds his own
teeth
243
An over-the-counter
medicine
244
Sometimes just putting a cool moist cloth over your eyes
will do the trick
245
Become synonymous
of
246
He was constantly picked
on
247
There's a flip side of the
story
248
Hold your horse before you make
a decision
249
Back
then
250
To run the table
To keep winning a game
251
Vanish into
thin air
252
Stop being a
pest
253
Leave sb high and
dry
254
Hitch
a lift / ride
255
To stand
ready to
256
Weave through
the crowd
257
Releasing photos can tip off a suspect and trigger an
avalanche of tips
258
You are on the
ball today
259
Come to a
head
260
So
long
261
Narrowly escape the
attack
262
Back
talk
263
Collateral
damage
264
Jostling
pavement
265
Pay lip
service to
266
Hand dishes around, unfurl napkins, and
pass the salt
267
How hard it is to
express it
268
Blanket
Forgiveness
269
Every once in
a while
270
Call off
walkout
271
Put sb on
edge
272
Under the guise
of
273
She has been held captive
for 10 years
274
The bus flipped on
its side
275
Promise Hell to anyone who don't submit
to their dogmas
276
Thinly
veiled
277
He could not believe the inerrancy
of scriptures
278
To poke a head
out of sth
279
She was having a spat
with her brother about who did the washing up
280
Bear
grunt
281
I will relate your message
to her
282
Be on the lookout
for sth
283
With the benefit of
hindsight
284
It was typical of the outwardly mundane
life he led
285
He locked himself in bedroom for hours
to end
286
The soldier was invalided
home from Afghanistan
287
He walked out on
his wife and two kids
288
To rope
off areas
289
Gag
Reflex
290
Ear-splitting
screams
291
As the scandal
grew,
292
Sources close to the regulators
said
293
Come as a
surprise to
294
Taiwan stepped up naval patrols,
and dispatched four ships to disputed waters
295
A strongly worded
statement
296
Spark public
outcry
297
Act
tough
298
The incident comes at a time of
heightened tension
299
Let me know in case of
doubt
300
The motorbike cut in on
the lorry
301
Put on
variety shows
302
Report for
duty
303
Familiarize new recruits with
basic guidelines
304
The inmate insisted on appealing for
against his conviction
305
Provide sth for
Sb
306
Provide sb with
Sth
307
The engineer inspected the site
on the morning of 15 May
308
She told us on / over
the phone
309
No minutes are taken of
their conversation
310
Suggest + ing (suggest doing sth)
A
311
Suggest + n + bare (suggest (that) sb (should) do sth)
A
312
The nature of marriage as a social institution
had undergone far-reaching changes
313
The acquired
gender
314
Peter took to golf like
a duck to water
315
Vote by
open ballot
316
Lie
on its side
317
Relief from the daily
grind
318
Ditch the corporate grind to run
online venture from home
319
Turn his back
on sth
320
Bond deeply
with mum
321
The gifts ended up on shelves or
in corners
322
People feel compelled to bring sth so they don't
come empty handed
323
Be a far cry from
the adrenalin-fueled pace of the bank
324
Relish his return
to business
325
Put her professional skill
to good use
326
Echo the
feeling
327
Justice will
prevail
