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断
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Definitions
- 1. to break
- 2. to snap
- 3. to cut off
- 4. to give up or abstain from sth
- 5. to judge
- 6. definitely
- 7. decidedly
Words Containing 断
lexical decision
a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)
transform fault (geology)
a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
arbitrary
to break
to bring to a conclusion
diagnosis
to quote out of context (idiom)
to end a relationship
to make a decision
to judge
to examine
(finance) trading curb
king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia)
to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)
to cross (a road, an ocean etc)
to cut off
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
to run out of (stock)
indecisive
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
certainly
to default on a mortgage
thrust fault (geology)
ability to judge
to cut off
to snap sth off
to break by twisting
to wean; to be weaned
lexical decision task (psychology)
heartbroken
line break (computing)
to interrupt
predicate
unceasing
to sever; to break off
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
to hang up (a phone)
brief commentary
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
waiting anxiously (idiom)
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
constantly in turmoil
to break or cut in two
to fall and break
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
to nip (i.e. cut short)
to infer
transverse object
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)
guillotine
to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal
section
to decide alone without consultation
to shut off
to make a decision when it's time to decide
to die without progeny
antitrust legislation
fuse wire
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
intermittent
to wean
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
to fast
rupture strength
in unbroken succession (idiom)
to cut short
partition board
homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山[duàn bèi shān], a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship)
continuous
to assert
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
widowed
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
CAT scan
resolute
antitrust
to consider and decide
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
breakpoint (computing)
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated
circuit breaker
to infer
San Andreas Fault, California
to nip off (with fingernails etc)
to cut off
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
to judge
lexical decision task
to act arbitrarily
to take one's life
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
reverse fault (geology)
lexical decision task
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
strike-slip fault (geology)
to run dry (of river)
fragment
(of fuse wire) to melt
conclusion
literate
firm
partition
to cut off
designed to be torn off along a line of perforations
wise and resolute
pedestrian crossing
(sports) to steal
to be out of stock
homosexual
to pass judgment on a legal case
modulus rupture
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
positron emission tomography (PET)
lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
to make prompt decisions (idiom)
geological fault line
periodization (of history)
broken leg
to carry out resolutely
(idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
to suffer serious injury (idiom)
fault (geology)
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
oligopoly
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
steep cliff
to conclude
to be unable to continue
to chop off
not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
strike fault (geology)
lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
to buy out
to split up
intermittent
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
to run out of food
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
to get blackout drunk (slang)
to jump to an unfounded conclusion
arbitrary
to fall and fracture (a leg, vertebra etc)
stopping and starting
to monopolize
Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]
arbitration (law)
fracture
(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous
to block
disconnected
normal fault (geology)
horizontal section
to cut
to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)
positrion emission tomography (PET)
to stop breathing
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
vertical section
(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 \danshari\, lit. \forgoing
CT, computed tomography (medical imaging method)
fault zone (geology)
bolt cutter
to judge a case
to assume
San Andreas Fault, California
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation