拉斯维加斯 (拉斯維加斯)
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Pinyin
Definition
拉斯维加斯 (拉斯維加斯)
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- Las Vegas, Nevada
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
- 2 surname Jia
- 1 plus
- 2 to put in
- 3 to add
- 4 to add on
- 5 to add into
- 6 in addition
- 7 on top of that
- 1 to become a member
- 2 to join
- 3 to mix into
- 4 to participate in
- 5 to add in
- 1 to add oil
- 2 to top up with gas
- 3 to refuel
- 4 to accelerate
- 5 to step on the gas
- 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
- 7 to cheer sb on
- 1 to work overtime
Idioms (20)
加官进位
- 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
- 1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
- 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
年功加俸
- 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
- 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
- 2 to go as fast as possible
Sample Sentences
拉斯维加斯
Las Vegas.
而且人家都说第一次在拉斯维加斯赌钱的人肯定会赢钱！
Also, everyone says the first time you come to Las Vegas, you'll definitely win!
好不容易来到拉斯维加斯，当然要多拍点。
It's not easy getting to Las Vegas. Of course I want to take a few more pictures than usual.
That's for sure. There's so much profit here! I heard that a Las Vegas casino won back its investment of about two billion RMB in just seven months! That's scary!
That's the only reason Macao became a must-win area of competition for the biggest gambling tycoons in the world. In the last few decades, Macao's gambling business was monopolized by Stanley Ho. In recent years, the government has decided to open up the gambling industry. This has made the competition extremely fierce. In this way, the quality of service has also risen. So now, besides the Ho family, two big gambling kings from Las Vegas also have managerial power there.
That's quite a new and unusual idea you have there. But it would be nice to go and observe a bit. People say that in the last few years, Macao's entertainment industry has developed really quickly. A lot of big players in Las Vegas' gambling industry have opened casinos and hotels in Macao. And did you know, Macao has already surpassed Las Vegas as the place with the highest volume of gambling in the world.