B超 type-B ultrasonic 八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding(steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.) 把关 guard a pass; check on; maintain a strict standard 拔尖人才 tip-top (or top-notch) talent 巴解 the Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO) 《巴黎航空公约》(1919) The Paris Aviation Covenant 巴黎证券交易所 Paris Bourse 八面玲珑 be slick (in social intercourse); try to please everybody or offend nobody 霸权主义 hegemonism 吧台 bar counter 把握大局 grasp the overall situation 八字没一撇 Not even the first stroke of the character is in sight; Nothing tangible is yet in sight. 八卦 Eight Diagrams; bagua 八卦(娱乐) gossip 拔河(游戏) tug-of-war 摆花架子 a metaphor for presenting an attractive facade but in reality lacking substance, do for show 白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace 拜金主义 money worship 白领犯罪 white-collar crime 白领工人 white-collar worker 白领工人 White collar (早在1928年,人们开始用white-collar来形容非体力劳动者,如老师、公务员等。“白领”顾名思义,表示其职业要求着装整齐、清洁。) 百慕大三角 Burmuda Triangle 百年老店 century-old shop 白皮书 white paper 白热化 white heat |