- 1.
书 praise - ♦ ~为佳作 praise sth. as an excellent piece of work
- 2. promise
- ♦ 他~过我一张票。 He promised me a ticket.
- 3. allow; permit
- ♦ 每组只~去一个人。 Only one person is allowed from each group.
- 1. maybe; perhaps
- ♦ 他今天没来, ~是生病了。 He didn't come today; perhaps he's ill.
- 2. (indicating a rough estimate)
- ♦ 年四十~ about forty years old