The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 1

Vocabulary

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun.

希望

xīwàng — Hope; to wish for something desired.

最美

zuì měi — Most beautiful; the greatest beauty.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

生灵

shēnglíng — Living beings; creatures with life.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.

繁衍

fányǎn — To multiply; to reproduce and propagate offspring.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make something happen.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; possessing great visual appeal.

玫瑰

méigui — Rose; a common flowering plant with thorns.

永不

yǒng bù — Never; forever not doing something.

凋零

diāolíng — To wither; to fade and fall away.

但

dàn — But; however; a contrastive conjunction.

当

dāng — When; at the time of an event.

成熟者

chéngshú zhě — The mature one; a person who has ripened.

随

suí — To follow; to go along with something.

岁月

suìyuè — Years; the passage of time.

而逝

ér shì — And pass away; to fade with time.

他

tā — He; him; third person masculine pronoun.

娇嫩

jiāonèn — Tender; delicate and fragile in nature.

传人

chuánrén — Successor; one who carries on a legacy.

将

jiāng — Will; future tense marker indicating an action.

承载

chéngzài — To carry; to bear or hold a burden.

记忆

jìyì — Memory; recollection of past experiences.

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; expressing contrast or contradiction.

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.

只

zhǐ — Only; merely; just one thing.

沉醉

chénzuì — To be intoxicated; deeply absorbed in something.

于

yú — In; at; a preposition indicating location or reference.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; referring to the subject themselves.

明亮

míngliàng — Bright; shining with clear light.

双眸

shuāng móu — Both eyes; a pair of eyes.

以

yǐ — Using; by means of something.

自身

zìshēn — Oneself; one's own body or self.

为

wéi — As; to act as or serve as.

燃料

ránliào — Fuel; material used to produce energy.

喂养

wèiyǎng — To feed; to nourish a living thing.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.

光焰

guāngyàn — Flame; a bright burning light.

火

huǒ — Fire; flames produced by burning.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place.

丰饶

fēngráo — Abundant; rich and plentiful in resources.

之处

zhī chù — Place; location where something exists.

制造

zhìzào — To create; to manufacture or produce something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

饥荒

jīhuāng — Famine; severe shortage of food.

是

shì — Is; to be; linking verb.

敌人

dírén — Enemy; a hostile opponent or adversary.

对

duì — Toward; directed at something or someone.

可爱

kě'ài — Cute; lovable and adorable in appearance.

太

tài — Too; excessively; more than necessary.

残忍

cánrěn — Cruel; mercilessly causing pain or suffering.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; at the present time.

世间

shìjiān — In the world; among all living things.

清新

qīngxīn — Fresh; clean and pleasantly invigorating.

装饰

zhuāngshì — Decoration; ornament used to beautify something.

绚烂

xuànlàn — Gorgeous; brilliantly colorful and splendid.

春天

chūntiān — Spring; the season following winter.

唯一

wéiyī — The only; sole and exclusive.

使者

shǐzhě — Messenger; one sent to deliver a message.

却

què — Yet; but; expressing unexpected contrast.

精华

jīnghuá — Essence; the finest and most valuable part.

深埋

shēn mái — Deeply buried; hidden far below the surface.

花苞

huābāo — Flower bud; unopened bloom on a plant.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; inside of something.

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle; soft and tender in manner.

吝啬鬼

lìnsèguǐ — Miser; an extremely stingy or greedy person.

啊

a — Ah; an exclamatory particle expressing emotion.

因

yīn — Because; due to a cause or reason.

吝惜

lìnxī — To be stingy with; unwilling to give.

而

ér — And; yet; a connecting conjunction.

虚掷

xūzhì — To waste; to squander something valuable.

怜悯

liánmǐn — Pity; compassion shown toward suffering others.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

世界

shìjiè — World; the entire earth and its inhabitants.

吧

ba — Particle suggesting a mild suggestion or request.

否则

fǒuzé — Otherwise; if not, then a consequence follows.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; indicating a result.

做

zuò — To do; to act as or become.

贪婪者

tānlán zhě — Greedy person; one consumed by excessive greed.

与

yǔ — And; together with; a conjunction.

坟墓

fénmù — Grave; tomb where the dead are buried.

一同

yītóng — Together; at the same time jointly.

吞噬

tūnshì — To devour; to swallow something whole.

应得

yīng dé — Deserved; what one rightfully ought to receive.

遗泽

yízé — Legacy; blessings or gifts left to posterity.

四十个

sìshí gè — Forty; the number forty with a counter.

冬天

dōngtiān — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

围攻

wéigōng — To besiege; to attack from all sides.

额头

étóu — Forehead; the upper front part of the face.

原野

yuányě — Open field; a wide expanse of flat land.

上

shàng — On; above; a directional or locative word.

掘下

jué xià — To dig down; to excavate deeply below.

深深

shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth.

沟壑

gōuhè — Ravine; deep furrows or gullies in terrain.

青春

qīngchūn — Youth; the period of being young.

华美

huáměi — Magnificent; splendidly beautiful and ornate.

盛装

shèngzhuāng — Splendid attire; wearing one's finest clothing.

人人

rénrén — Everyone; each and every person.

凝视

níngshì — To gaze; to stare fixedly at something.

届时

jièshí — At that time; when the moment arrives.

沦为

lúnwéi — To degenerate into; to sink to a lower state.

褴褛

lánlǚ — Tattered; worn-out and ragged clothing.

杂草

zácǎo — Weeds; unwanted plants growing in a place.

不值一顾

bù zhí yī gù — Not worth a glance; completely worthless.

那时

nà shí — At that time; referring to a past moment.

若

ruò — If; supposing that a condition is met.

有人

yǒurén — Someone; there is a person who does something.

问

wèn — To ask; to inquire about something.

都

dōu — All; both; every item included.

何处

hé chù — Where; what place; inquiring about location.

壮盛

zhuàngshèng — Vigorous; full of strength and vitality.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; everything that one possesses.

珍藏

zhēncáng — Treasured collection; carefully kept valuables.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; asking about a specific location.

答说

dá shuō — To answer and say; to reply verbally.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; located exactly at a place.

深陷

shēnxiàn — Deeply sunken; hollowed inward significantly.

双眼

shuāngyǎn — Both eyes; a pair of eyes.

便是

biàn shì — That is; it amounts to; exactly this.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.

羞耻

xiūchǐ — Shame; a feeling of embarrassment or disgrace.

毫无裨益

háo wú bìyì — Absolutely no benefit; completely useless.

称颂

chēngsòng — To praise; to speak highly of someone.

得以

déyǐ — To be able to; to manage to do something.

善用

shànyòng — To make good use of; to use wisely.

赢得

yíngdé — To win; to earn or gain through effort.

多少

duōshao — How much; how many; an indefinite quantity.

赞美

zànměi — Praise; admiring words for someone's qualities.

回答

huídá — To answer; to respond to a question.

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.

孩子

háizi — Child; a young son or daughter.

结清

jiéqīng — To settle fully; to pay off an account.

账目

zhàngmù — Account; a record of financial transactions.

年老

niánlǎo — Old age; being advanced in years.

作证

zuòzhèng — To testify; to serve as a witness.

传承

chuánchéng — To pass down; to inherit and continue a tradition.

证明

zhèngmíng — To prove; to demonstrate something is true.

曾是

céng shì — Once was; used to be at a time.

时

shí — Time; when; a temporal marker.

重生

chóngshēng — To be reborn; to come alive again.

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

血液

xuèyè — Blood; the fluid circulating in the body.

寒冷

hánlěng — Cold; very low in temperature.

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when something occurs.

仍见

réng jiàn — Still see; to continue to observe something.

它

tā — It; third person pronoun for non-human things.

温热

wēnrè — Warm; pleasantly heated, not too hot.

流淌

liútǎng — To flow; to stream gently along.