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Definitions
- 1. to use
- 2. by means of
- 3. according to
- 4. in order to
- 5. because of
- 6. at (a certain date or place)
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 以
to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent
in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities
that level or lower
since birth
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
Eleazar (son of Eluid)
to take sth as a warning (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
heretofore
worried to death (idiom)
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
before
in the past
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
people-oriented
to regard as
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
in order to
(math.) multiplied with
to be strict with oneself (idiom)
to snort disdainfully
therefore
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
so that
to challenge the law (idiom)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
forced labor to repay a debt
use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
to treat a debility according to its nature
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
Israelite
(lit.) to take a part for the whole
to become accustomed to sth through long practice
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
switched Ethernet
Book of Daniel
to inflict (punishment)
Israel-Egypt
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
to serve as a warning (idiom)
Ethereum
more than half
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
not to mind
after
hard to understand
to crave day and night; to strongly desire
to not know the reason
to use one's neighbor as a drain
to have one's wish fulfilled
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
Ethernet port
therefore
before the beginning (of sth)
see 忘乎所以[wàng hū suǒ yǐ]
to close the door in one's face (idiom)
how can this be endured! (idiom)
for the benefit of the reader
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
in the past always
to reason with sb
in order to
a long-cherished ambition is realized
to be prepared for accidents
not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself
\learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them\, idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[wèi yuán]
to give one's heart to
to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
to replace one tyranny by another
for as long as one can remember
for the sake of
to reserve a seat
Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiom); Birds of a feather flock together.
with this
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
(has been) replaced with
supplemented by
to name sth after a person
Ethernet
to label
elusive
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
unsusceptible to change
debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
Palestinian-Israeli (relations)
as well as
since (a previous event)
to learn from history (idiom)
up to
to be lenient with others (idiom)
to manage a situation badly (idiom)
to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
Ephraim (city)
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
the reason why
how can one be sure?
(literary) why
(so as) to avoid
to thump repeatedly with one's fist
to express
countless
to care for other's children as one's own
to get carried away
to number in the thousands
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
tens of thousands
Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)
Ethernet
in the extreme (idiom)
hard to accomplish
to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
to provide work to relieve poverty
to cure ills with poison (TCM)
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
to be left speechless
so as to
to kill sb for a trifle
more than half
since (some point in the past)
deeply ingrained
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
since ancient times
in order to
to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
so that
to give
to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
under one's own name
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
Book of Ezra
to abuse power to crush the law
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
Ether-
to return only a blank stare
Israel-Syria
within
(literary) to entrust with (a task); to appoint to (a role)
Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1946-2020) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus
by way of
diligent and tireless (idiom)
sufficient to...
to return good for evil (idiom)
words of truth
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's \recovery\ (idiom)
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
to rely on
cannot control oneself (idiom)
Isaac (son of Abraham)
to find some consolation (idiom)
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
since the beginning of history
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
to do at all costs
to report according to the facts
Ethernet
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
harmony is to be prized
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
to study sth to apply it
thousands (of sth)
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
to give
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
in the proper order
to succeed through failure
to punish according to the law
\drugs serving to nourish doctors\, perceived problem in PRC medical practice
to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
to anxiously await
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
down to
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
and so on
Esther (name)
that level or higher
lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom)
Methodist (Christian sect)
hard to deal with
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
Israel
hard to endure
for a long time
(literary) to entrust (sb) with an important task
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
to barter
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
unable to return the favor
hard to believe
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
to take sth to be true
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
similar things come together (idiom); like draws like
to use violence to curb violence
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
Book of Isaiah
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); mysterious and subtle
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
down to
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
Fast Ethernet
Eluid (son of Achim)
to disrespect one's superiors
Book of Esther
to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
no way to get by
to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
to spread falsehoods
in addition
sub-Saharan Africa
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
to make the ugly beautiful (idiom)
Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
can
to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
may not
apart from
in order to avoid
Book of Ezekiel
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
Israeli-Palestinian
to treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
Emanuel; Immanuel (name)
to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully
hundreds of
(math.) divided by
accustomed to
to give in return
sub-Saharan