被
bèi
Pinyin
Definition
被
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- quilt
- by
- (indicates passive-voice clauses)
- (literary) to cover
- to meet with
- (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bèi zì shā])
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 quilt
- 2 by
- 3 (indicates passive-voice clauses)
- 4 (literary) to cover
- 5 to meet with
- 6 (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺|被自杀[bèi zì shā])
- 1 quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
- 2 (contemporary) bedding
- 3 quilt
- 4 blankets
- 5 cover
- 6 bed
- 1 peridium (envelope or coat of fungi, e.g. puffballs)
- 1 mattress
Idioms (3)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
- 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
聪明反被聪明误
- 1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
- 2 too smart for one's own good
Sample Sentences
对于教师来讲,我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等,尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示,“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司,与一线管理技术人员交流座谈,但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾,但目前来讲,也没有别的解决办法。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
而这一类被用来融入环境,避开捕食者视线的颜色就称为保护色。
And these types of skin colors that are used to blend into the environment or to avoid predators are called a camouflage.
大部分的太阳光来到水星以后都被表面的岩石所吸收,只有百分之八被反射出去。
Most of the sunlight are absorbed by rocks on the surface, and only 8% of them reflected.
他上次从高处跌下去之后,就被送到综合医院休养了,要一起去探病吗?
Since the last time he fell from a height, he was sent to a general hospital to recover. Do you want to visit him together?
后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听,才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后,在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上,当场身亡,香消玉陨了,而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
中文中的“望梅止渴”和“一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳”也是相同的概念。
In Chinese, "To quench one's thirst by thinking of plums" and "Once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope." have the same concept as well.
然而,愉快的情绪突然之间被打断,一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来,差点儿撞上他。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
后来有位南郭先生听说了这事,心里琢磨着,觉得这可是个捞钱的大好机会,于是他千方百计地混进了那支乐队。虽然他根本不会吹竽,但每回乐队演奏,他都跟着装模作样,手指这么按一按,头那么摇一摇,不时地流露出沉醉的表情,看着还真像是一位专业的乐师。反正没吹出声,也不会出错被发现。
When a man named Nan Guo heard about this, he pondered to himself, thinking this is an amazing opportunity to fish for bucks. Therefore, he did everything possible to infiltrate this orchestra. Although he does not know how to play the yu at all, he just had to press a finger or two, nod his head a few times, and occasionally express that he is fully immersed to look like a real musician. As long as he doesn’t play out any sounds, no one would know if there was a mistake anyway.
新官上任三把火,你被烧到了吗?
A new broom sweeps clean, were you swept?
我的心好慌乱,被恐惧填满。
My flurried heart is filled with fear.