refuse ⇒ 他拒绝签合同。 Tā jùjué qiān hétong. → He refused to sign the contract. ⇒ 婉言谢绝邀请 wǎnyán xièjué yāoqǐng → turn down an invitation

break ... off ( pt broke ) , pp broken ⇒ 断绝往来 duànjué wǎnglái → break contact

put an end to ( pt , pp put )

eradicate

( 消亡 ) become extinct ( pt became ) , pp become

( 指国家间 ) break ties ( pt broke ) , pp broken

( 书 ) exceptional

( 住口 ) stop talking ⇒ 骂不绝口 mà bù juékǒu → continuously insult

( 无后代 ) be childless

( 绝望的境地 ) hopeless situation

brilliant

absolute ⇒ 绝对真理 juéduì zhēnlǐ → absolute truth

heartless

expertise

( 绝技 ) unique skill

feel desperate ( pt , pp felt )

speciality ( 英 ) specialty ( 美 )

terminal illness

become extinct ( pt became ) , pp become ⇒ 保护濒临绝种的野生动物 bǎohù bīnlín juézhǒng de yěshēng dòngwù → protect wild animals on the verge of extinction

( 最后的作品 ) last work

( 电 ) insulate ⇒ 绝缘材料 juéyuán cáiliào → insulating materials ⇒ 绝缘体 juéyuántǐ → insulator

sterilize

extremely ⇒ 绝顶聪明 juédǐng cōngmíng → extremely intelligent

go on hunger strike ( pt went ) , pp gone

isolate oneself

decline

isolate ⇒ 他在乡村过着与世隔绝的生活。 Tā zài xiāngcūn guòzhe yǔ shì géjué de shēnghuó. → He led a completely isolated life in the countryside. ⇒ 两家隔绝往来已久。 Liǎngjiā géjué wǎnglái yǐjiǔ. → All contact between the two families stopped a long time ago.

horrific

detest

unmatched ⇒ 恺撒大帝被称为罗马历史上空前绝后的军事领袖。 Kǎisā dàdì bèi chēnwéi Luómǎ lìshǐ shang kōng qián jué hòu de jūnshì lǐngxiù. → Julius Caesar has been called the most unmatched military general in Roman history.

endless stream ⇒ 参观的人络绎不绝。 Cānguān de rén luòyì bù jué. → There was an endless stream of spectators.

make a miraculous recovery

unique

there is always a way out