活动

1. move about; exercise

♦ 站起来~。 stand up and move about

♦ ~一下筋骨 limber up the joints; limber oneself up

2. shaky; unsteady

♦ 这把椅子直~。 The chair is rick-ety .

♦ 这颗牙~了。 This tooth's loose.

3. movable; mobile; flexible

♦ 口气有点~ sound less adamant; begin to relent a little

4. activity; manoeuvre

♦ 政治~ political activities

♦ ~余地 room for manoeuvre

5. use personal influence or irregular means

♦ 替他~ put in a word for him; use one's influence on his behalf

6.心理behaviour

~坝 [水]movable dam~扳手 [机]adjustable spanner (or wrench)~房屋 movable house~家 activist; public figure~桥 movable bridge~资本 liquid capital