挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue | |
受挫 | shòu cuò | thwarted; obstructed; setback | |
挫败 | cuò bài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat | |
下挫 | xià cuò | (of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump | |
抑扬顿挫 | yì yáng dùn cuò | see 顿挫抑扬 |
1 | 他们走不上二三十步远,忽听得背后“哑——”的一声大叫;两个人都悚然的回过头,只见那乌鸦张开两翅,一挫身,直向着远处的天空,箭也似的飞去了。 After they walked away for about twenty meters, they heard the scream of the crow. They looked back, only to see the crow patting its wings and flying to the sky far as if an arrow. | |
2 | The quickest way to take the starch out of a man who is always blaming himself is to agree with him. | |
3 | We can enhance self-respect from within, by following our passions and by being true to ourselves; similarly, we can diminish self-respect by giving up on those things we truly care about. | |
4 | On the other hand, this is Apple we' re talking about, and they don' t have a track record of bad ideas. | |
5 | As Hong Kong investors watch, the Hang Seng Index loses nearly a quarter of its value in just three days in October. |