day 145stop and control

stop and control

Talk about stopping, curbing and controlling problems, ending deals and getting everything ready, and open a formal invitation with 值此……之际.

today’s words

• 遏制 èzhì · to curb, contain
• 制止 zhìzhǐ · to stop, prevent (an act)
• 制约 zhìyuē · to restrict, constrain
• 杜绝 dùjué · to put an end to, stamp out
• 阻力 zǔlì · resistance, drag
• 阻挠 zǔnáo · to obstruct, thwart
• 牵制 qiānzhì · to tie down, hold in check
• 束缚 shùfù · to bind, fetter
• 支配 zhīpèi · to control, have at one’s disposal
• 主宰 zhǔzǎi · to dominate; master, ruler
• 驾驭 jiàyù · to control, master (a horse, a team)
• 压制 yāzhì · to suppress, stifle
• 压倒 yādǎo · to overwhelm, prevail over
• 屈服 qūfú · to yield, give in
• 抗衡 kànghéng · to compete on equal terms, match
• 强势 qiángshì · strong position; dominant
• 劣势 lièshì · disadvantage, weak position
• 中止 zhōngzhǐ · to suspend, break off
• 终止 zhōngzhǐ · to terminate, end
• 终结 zhōngjié · to end, bring to an end
• 完毕 wánbì · finished, completed
• 了结 liǎojié · to settle, wind up
• 罢休 bàxiū · to give up, let it go (with a negative)
• 免除 miǎnchú · to exempt; to spare
• 清除 qīngchú · to clear away, get rid of
• 去除 qùchú · to remove
• 剔除 tīchú · to weed out, reject
• 破除 pòchú · to break down (old ideas)
• 卡 qiǎ · to get stuck, jam; to block
• 锁定 suǒdìng · to lock in, pin down
• 限定 xiàndìng · to restrict, limit to
• 后备 hòubèi · reserve, backup
• 备 bèi · to prepare, have ready
• 预备 yùbèi · to prepare, get ready
• 就绪 jiùxù · to be ready, in place

sentences

• 这种事必须马上制止。 · This sort of thing has to be stopped right away.
• 小公司很难跟巨头抗衡，可是只要底子好，也能立足。 · It’s hard for small companies to take on the giants, but with solid foundations they can still hold their ground.
• 我们不想再被一个客户牵制。 · We don’t want to be held back by one client any more.
• 值此博览会开幕之际，我们邀请各位来品尝新茶。 · As the expo opens, we invite you all to come and taste our new tea.
• 在这个“后真相时代”，网上的假消息太多了。 · In this “post-truth age”, there’s far too much false news online.