The Great Gatsby — Page 9

Vocabulary

即便

jí biàn — Even if; used to introduce a concessive clause.

是

shì — To be; a fundamental linking verb.

他

tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

骑马

qí mǎ — To ride a horse; equestrian activity.

装束

zhuāng shù — Attire, outfit; the way someone is dressed.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

脂粉

zhī fěn — Cosmetics, rouge and powder; makeup or feminine adornment.

气派

qì pài — Imposing manner, impressive style or bearing.

也

yě — Also, too; used to indicate inclusion or concession.

掩盖

yǎn gài — To conceal, cover up; hide something from view.

不住

bù zhù — Unable to; complement indicating failure to sustain action.

身躯

shēn qū — The body, physique; one's physical frame.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize.

蕴含

yùn hán — To contain, embody; hold something within implicitly.

巨大

jù dà — Enormous, huge; describing very large size or scale.

力量

lì liàng — Strength, power; physical or abstract force.

那双

nà shuāng — That pair; demonstrative with measure word for pairs.

锃亮

zèng liàng — Brilliantly shiny, gleaming; highly polished surface.

靴子

xuē zi — Boots; footwear covering the ankle or higher.

似乎

sì hū — It seems, apparently; expressing a tentative impression.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

撑得

chēng de — Stretched or propped to the point of; result complement.

满满当当

mǎn mǎn dāng dāng — Completely full, packed to the brim; entirely filled.

连

lián — Even; used to emphasize an extreme or unexpected case.

顶部

dǐng bù — The top part, uppermost section of something.

鞋带

xié dài — Shoelace; the lace used to fasten a shoe or boot.

都

dōu — All, both, even; indicating totality or inclusion.

绷紧

běng jǐn — To pull taut, stretch tight; become tense or strained.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

当

dāng — When, while; temporal conjunction indicating simultaneous action.

肩膀

jiān bǎng — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso.

在

zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or ongoing action.

薄薄

báo báo — Thin, flimsy; describing something of little thickness.

外套

wài tào — Coat, jacket; outer garment worn over other clothes.

下

xià — Under, beneath; indicating position below or subordination.

移动

yí dòng — To move, shift; change position or location.

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction or noun.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

能

néng — Can, able to; expressing capability or possibility.

看见

kàn jiàn — To see, catch sight of; perceive visually.

一大块

yī dà kuài — A large chunk or mass of something.

肌肉

jī ròu — Muscle; body tissue enabling movement.

随之

suí zhī — Following that, thereupon; in response or succession.

滚动

gǔn dòng — To roll, move in a rolling manner; shift and ripple.

一副

yī fù — A set of; measure word for paired or facial expressions.

能够

néng gòu — To be able to, capable of; expressing ability.

产生

chǎn shēng — To produce, generate; give rise to something.

力道

lì dào — Force, power; the strength behind an action.

冷酷

lěng kù — Cold-hearted, ruthless; cruel and emotionally detached.

说话

shuō huà — To speak, talk; the act of verbal communication.

嗓音

sǎng yīn — Voice; the quality or sound of one's speaking voice.

粗哑

cū yǎ — Rough and hoarse; describing a coarse, raspy voice.

沙沉

shā chén — Sandy and deep; describing a low, gravelly voice tone.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; indicating a category.

男高音

nán gāo yīn — Tenor; the highest natural adult male singing voice.

更加

gèng jiā — Even more, further; intensifying a comparative degree.

深了

shēn le — Deepened; become more profound or intense.

给人

gěi rén — To give people; create an impression on others.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of; referring to a known category.

桀骜难驯

jié ào nán xùn — Wild and untameable; arrogant and difficult to control.

印象

yìn xiàng — Impression; the effect or image left on someone's mind.

里

lǐ — Inside, within; indicating interior location.

带着

dài zhe — Carrying, bearing; having something as an accompanying quality.

一丝

yī sī — A trace, a hint of; a very small amount.

居高临下

jū gāo lín xià — Looking down from above; condescending attitude or position.

轻蔑

qīng miè — Contempt, disdain; regarding others as inferior or unworthy.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even, to the extent that; indicating an extreme case.

对

duì — Toward, regarding; preposition indicating direction or object.

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like, enjoy; have a fondness for something or someone.

人

rén — Person, people; human being.

不例外

bù lì wài — No exception; without being exempt from a rule.

而

ér — And yet, but; conjunction linking contrasting clauses.

有些

yǒu xiē — Some, somewhat; indicating a partial degree.

打

dǎ — From; used in the phrase 'from the bottom of one's heart'.

心底里

xīn dǐ lǐ — Deep in one's heart; innermost feelings or thoughts.

厌恶

yàn wù — To detest, loathe; feel strong dislike or disgust.

说

shuō — To say, speak; express something verbally.

别

bié — Don't; negative imperative used to prohibit an action.

以为

yǐ wéi — To think, assume mistakenly; hold a belief that may be wrong.

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

这些

zhè xiē — These; demonstrative plural referring to nearby items.

事情

shì qíng — Matter, thing, affair; a situation or issue.

上

shàng — On, above; regarding a topic or subject.

看法

kàn fǎ — View, opinion; one's perspective on a matter.

就是

jiù shì — Exactly is, precisely; used for emphasis or affirmation.

最终

zuì zhōng — Final, ultimate; in the end, concluding result.

定论

dìng lùn — Final conclusion, definitive judgment; settled verdict.

仅仅

jǐn jǐn — Merely, only just; indicating a limited extent.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; causal conjunction explaining a reason.

比你

bǐ nǐ — More than you; comparative phrase exceeding the listener.

更

gèng — More, even more; comparative intensifier.

强壮

qiáng zhuàng — Strong, sturdy, muscular; physically powerful build.

像个

xiàng gè — Like a, resembling a; used before nouns for comparison.

男子汉

nán zǐ hàn — A real man, manly man; a person of masculine strength.

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

同属

tóng shǔ — To belong to the same; share membership in a group.

一个

yī gè — One; the most common measure word with nouns.

高年级

gāo nián jí — Upper grade, senior year; higher academic level.

社团

shè tuán — Club, society, organization; a group with shared interests.

虽然

suī rán — Although, even though; concessive conjunction.

从未

cóng wèi — Never ever; indicating something has not occurred at all.

亲密

qīn mì — Intimate, close; describing a warm personal relationship.

过

guò — Experiential particle; indicates a past experience.

但

dàn — But, however; adversative conjunction showing contrast.

总有

zǒng yǒu — Always have; there is always something present.

感觉

gǎn jué — Feeling, sensation; subjective perception or impression.

欣赏

xīn shǎng — To appreciate, admire; take pleasure in someone's qualities.

并且

bìng qiě — And also, moreover; additive conjunction.

强硬

qiáng yìng — Tough, unyielding; firm and uncompromising in attitude.

桀骜

jié ào — Arrogant and unruly; stubbornly defiant and proud.

惆怅

chóu chàng — Melancholy, dejected; feeling of vague sadness or longing.

希望

xī wàng — To hope, wish; desire that something will happen.

阳光

yáng guāng — Sunlight; light from the sun; also cheerful personality.

照耀

zhào yào — To shine upon, illuminate; light radiating brilliantly.

门廊

mén láng — Porch, veranda; covered entrance area outside a building.

聊了

liáo le — Chatted, talked casually; past tense of casual conversation.

几

jǐ — Several, a few; indicating a small indefinite number.

分钟

fēn zhōng — Minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

这儿

zhèr — Here, this place; colloquial proximal demonstrative.

有个

yǒu gè — There is a; existential phrase introducing a subject.

不错

bù cuò — Not bad, pretty good; expressing moderate approval.

地方

dì fāng — Place, location; a specific area or spot.

眼神

yǎn shén — Look, gaze; the expression conveyed through one's eyes.

不安

bù ān — Uneasy, restless; feeling anxious or unsettled.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adjective or adverb to verb.

四处

sì chù — All around, everywhere; in every direction.

游移

yóu yí — To wander, drift; move about uncertainly or restlessly.

用

yòng — To use, employ; utilize something as a means.

一只

yī zhī — One (of a paired body part); measure word for limbs.

手臂

shǒu bì — Arm; the upper limb from shoulder to wrist.

转动

zhuǎn dòng — To rotate, turn; move in a circular or pivoting motion.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or sustained action.

将

jiāng — Particle introducing object before verb; equivalent to 把.

宽大

kuān dà — Wide and large; spacious or broad in size.

平展

píng zhǎn — Flat and spread out; level and extended.

手

shǒu — Hand; the end part of the human arm.

沿着

yán zhe — Along, following; moving in the direction of something.

前方

qián fāng — Ahead, in front; the area directly forward.

景色

jǐng sè — Scenery, landscape; the visual appearance of a natural scene.

划过

huá guò — To sweep across, glide over; move smoothly past something.

手势

shǒu shì — Gesture; a movement of the hand to express or indicate.

涵盖

hán gài — To encompass, cover; include within a scope or range.

一座

yī zuò — One (building or structure); measure word for large structures.

下沉式

xià chén shì — Sunken style; describing a recessed or lowered design.

花园

huā yuán — Garden; an outdoor space cultivated with plants and flowers.

半

bàn — Half; one of two equal parts.

英亩

yīng mǔ — Acre; a unit of land area used in English-speaking countries.

浓郁

nóng yù — Rich, strong, fragrant; intensely full in aroma or flavor.

芬芳

fēn fāng — Fragrant, sweet-smelling; having a pleasant floral aroma.

玫瑰园

méi guī yuán — Rose garden; a garden cultivated primarily with roses.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as, and; used to add items to a list.

一艘

yī sōu — One (vessel); measure word for boats or ships.

近海

jìn hǎi — Coastal, offshore; near the shoreline of a sea.

随

suí — Following, in accordance with; go along with something.

潮水

cháo shuǐ — Tidal water; water that rises and falls with the tide.

起伏

qǐ fú — To rise and fall; undulate, fluctuate rhythmically.

碰撞

pèng zhuàng — To collide, bump; objects striking against each other.

摩托艇

mó tuō tǐng — Motorboat; a small fast boat powered by a motor.

这里

zhè lǐ — Here, this place; indicating the current location.

原来

yuán lái — Originally, it turns out; revealing a prior or true state.

属于

shǔ yú — To belong to; be the property or part of something.

那个

nà gè — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific item.

石油

shí yóu — Petroleum, oil; naturally occurring liquid fossil fuel.

大亨

dà hēng — Tycoon, magnate; a very wealthy and powerful businessman.

礼貌

lǐ mào — Polite, courteous; showing good manners and respect.

突然

tū rán — Suddenly, abruptly; happening without warning.

再次

zài cì — Once again, another time; repeating an action.

进去

jìn qù — To go inside, enter; move into an enclosed space.

吧

ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting a mild command or suggestion.