挖墙脚 undermine the foundation of sth.; cut the ground from under sb’s feet
外部环境 external environment
外部投入资本 outside venture capital
歪才 talent for intrigue or deviousness
外层空间 outer space
外地职务 field post
歪风邪气 unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
外港 outer harbor
外国人居留证 residence permit for foreigners
外汇比价 exchange ratio
外汇波动 foreign-exchange fluctuation
外汇储备 foreign exchange reserve (forex reserve)
外汇管理局 Administration of Exchange Control
外汇管制 foreign exchange control
外汇利润 exchange profit
外汇平衡 balance of foreign exchange
外汇外流 outflow of foreign exchange
外国专家局 bureau of foreign experts affairs( BFEA)
外交庇护 diplomatic asylum
外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA)
外交辞令 diplomatic language; diplomatic parlance
外交惯例 diplomatic practice
外交豁免权 diplomatic immunity
外交斡旋 diplomatic offices
外来语 borrowed word
外联网(计算机) extranet
外卖 take-out
外卖店 take-out restaurant
外贸单证员 vouching clerk
外贸津贴 assignment allowance for foreign trade;allowance for foreign trade
外贸自营权 right to engage in foreign trade
外派 send somebody to units or organizations in other areas or to a foreign country
外企 foreign company
外勤工作 field operation
外商直接投资 foreign direct investment
外税局 foreign-related tax bureau
外滩(上海) The Bund
外逃资本 flight capital
外围环节 external connections
外为中用 make foreign things serve China
外向型经济 export-oriented economy
外销公寓 apartments leased to foreigners only
外销员 export sales staff
外星人 extraterrestrial being (ET)
外需 overseas market demand
外债 foreign debt; external debt
外资流入 foreign capital inflow
外接硬盘 external hard drive
外景拍摄 outdoor photography
外资企业 foreign-capital enterprise; wholly foreign-owed enterprise
玩不转 be beyong one’s ability; be unable to manage
顽固分子 die-hard
万国邮政公约 Universal Postal Union(UPU)
完好货币 sound currency
顽疾 recurring illness; chronic disease
万金油 1.a balm for treating headaches, scalds and other ailments; 2.the person who is a Jack of all trades and master of none
万能卡 Master Card
完全金本位 full-gold standard
完全经济结合 full-scale economic integration
完全垄断 complete monopoly
完税价值 dutiable value
万维网(计算机) World Wide Web(WWW)
网吧 Internet bar
网虫 netter; Internet geek
王储,王太子 Crown Prince
往返航程 round trip
往返机票 return ticket; round-trip ticket
往返票 round-trip ticket
往返运费 double fares
汪辜会谈 Wang Daohan-Koo Chen-fu Talks (Wang-Koo talks)
网关 gateway
旺季 busy season; peak season; the best season
网恋 cyber romance; virtual romance
网络出版 online publishing
网络管理员 network administrator
网络化 networking
网络经济 cybereconomy
网络恐怖主义 Cyberterrorism
网络摄像机 web cam
网络文学 net literature
网民 netizen; net citizen; cyber citizen
网上冲浪 surf the Internet
网上交易平台 online trading platform
网上书店 online bookstore
往事如风 “The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.”
忘我精神 spirit of self- sacrifice
旺销季节 peak sales period;peak selling period
网友 net friend
望子成龙 hold high hopes for one’s child
网上购物 shopping online
慰安妇 comfort woman
尾巴工程 tail construction
尾巴污染物 pollutants in automobile exhaust
《围城》 A Surrounded City
维持关税 preserving duties
违法占用土地 illegal appropriation of farmland
违反合同 breach of contract
危房 dilapidated building
伟哥 Viagra
围攻 converging attacks
微观搞活 micro-economic flexibility
为国争光 win honors for one’s country
维护人权和不断改善人权状况 safeguard human rights and steadily improve the human rights situation
维护市场公平竞争 protect fair competition in the market
危机感 crisis awareness
伪君子 hypocrite; a wolf in sheep’s clothing
围垦造田 enclose tideland for cultivation; reclaim land from marshes
唯利是图 be bent solely on profit; put profit first
伪劣商品赔还法 lemon law
卫冕 defend the championship
卫冕冠军 defending champion
卫冕世界冠军 reigning world champion
委培 consign the training pf personnel to a certain school
微软公司 Micorsoft Corporation
微软移动构想 Microsoft Vision for Mobility; Microsoft Mobility Initiatives
委托商店 commission house or shop
为我型 self-serving type
唯武器论 theory of the unique importance of weapons
威武之师,文明之师 mighty force and civilized force
微笑服务 service with a smile
卫星城 satellite town
卫星导航 satellilte navigation
卫星发射塔 satellite launching tower
卫星国 satellite country
卫星通讯 satellite communication
唯一致命的弱点 Achilles’ heel
违约当事人 delinquent party
违约罚金 penalty for breach of contracts
围着锅台转 be tied to the kitchen sink
维护国家领土主权 safeguard the country’s territorial sovereignty
维护消费者和生产者合法权益 protect the legitimate rights and interests of both consumers and producers
温饱工程 Adequate Food and Clothing Program
文本短信服务 SMS (Short Messaging Service)
稳定物价 stabilize prices
稳定压倒一切 Maintaining stability is of top priority
文化产业 culture industry
文化冲击 culture shock
文化底蕴 cultural deposits
文化旅游 culture-oriented travel
文化渗透 cultural infiltration
文化体制改革 cultrual restructuring
文科 liberal arts
文联 literary federation
文明礼貌月 Ethics and Courtesy Month
文明社区 model community
文凭主义 credentialism
纹身 tattoo
温室气体 greenhouse gases
文韬武略 civil and military skills
问讯处 information desk; inquiry desk
稳、准、很 sure,accurate and relentless
稳健的货币政策 prudent monetary policy
文明行车 courteous driving
问责风暴 accountability furor
违法分包 illegal subcontracting
窝里斗 internecine struggle
我们在国际上说话是算数的 We always live up to our international commitments.
五保户 household enjoying the five guarantees (childless and infirm old persons who are guarateed food, clothing, medical care, housing and burial expenses)
无尘粉笔 dust-free chalk
无党派人士 non-party personage
屋顶花园 roof garden
无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There’s no smoke without fire.
无缝网络 Seamless Network
无氟冰箱 freon-free refrigerator
无公害蔬菜 “green” vegetable
无核区 nuclear-free zone
无核武器区 nuclear-weapon-free zone
物价局 Price Bureau
五讲四美三热爱 the movement of “five stresses, four points of beauty and three loves”(The five stresses are: stress on decorum, manners, hygiene, discipline and morals. The four points of beauty are: beauty of the mind, language, behavior adn the enviornment. The three loves are: love of the motherland, socialism and the Communist Party.)
五金化工 metals and chemicals
无力偿付的公司 insolvent corporation
武力冲突 armed conflict
物流 the interflow of goods and materials
乌龙球 own goal
屋漏又逢连阴雨 Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.
物美价廉 be affordable but of very high quality
无农不稳 (There is) no political stability without the development of agricultural production
武器禁运 arms embargo
武器输出国 arms exporter; arms-exporting country
武器输入国 arms importer; arms-importing country
污染指数 pollution index
无人飞船 unmanned spacecraft
无人售票 self-service ticketing
无商不活 (There will be )no economic revitalization without the development of a commodity economy
无绳来电显示电话 ordless telephone with caller ID
无线应用协议 WAP(wireless application protocol)
污水处理 sewage treatment/ disposal
五天制工作日 five-day workweek
无土栽培 soilless cultivation
无为而治 govern by doing nothing that is against nature; govern by non-interference
无息贷款 interest-free loan
武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; kung fu novel
(船只或飞机发出的)无线电求救呼号 a mayday call
无性生殖法 asexual reproduction
无形资产 intangible assets
务虚会 theory-discussing meeting
无烟工业 smokeless industry
业主 home owner
物业公司 property management company
物业管理 estate management, property management
物以类聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
无源雷达 passive radar
无源之水,无本之木 water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
物质鼓励 material encouragement
物质文明 material progress
物质文明建设和精神文明建设一起抓 pay attention to ethical as well as material progress
物种起源 origin of species
无中生有 make/create something out of nothing
物资平衡 balance in the supply and demant of goods and materials
无偿献血 blood donation without payment
五个统筹 maintain the five balances (balancing urban and rural development, development among regions, economic and social development, development of man and nature, and domestic development and opening up to the outside world)
无轨电车 trolley bus
乌拉圭回合 the Uruguay Round
舞龙舞狮 dragon-lion dance
无条件最惠国待遇原则 Unconditional Most-favored-nation Treatment