聊liáoⅠ ? ? （姑且） merely; just; rather: ～ 以助興 just for entertainment; ～ 陳愚見 just express my opinion
? （略微） a little; slightly: ～ 勝一籌 just a little better Ⅱ ? ? [口] （閑談） chat: 多 ～ 一會(huì)兒 stay and chat a while yet; 晚飯后咱們 ～ ～ 。 Let's have a chat after supper.
? （依賴） rely on; depend: 民不 ～ 生。 The people find it hard to live on. Ⅲ ? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 亮 Liao Liang
? （趣味） interest; delight: 無(wú) ～ bored; boring
◆聊備一格 may serve as a specimen; 聊賴 sth. to live for; sth. to rely upon; 聊且 tentatively; for the moment; 聊勝于無(wú) Something is better than nothing.; A bad bush is better than an open field.; A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.; A little is better than none.; 聊天兒 [口] chat; gossip; small talk; 聊以解嘲 manage somehow to relieve embarrassment; in a feeble attempt to silence jeers; make a feeble attempt to explain things away when ridiculed; say or do sth. in order to avoid mockery; 聊以塞責(zé) trump up so as to avoid blame; just to meet the bare requirements; 聊以自慰 find relief in ...; comfort oneself with the thought that ...; just to console oneself; lay a flattering unction to the soul; soothe oneself with a pleasant thought; The only thing that consoles me is...; will oneself into contentment; with a view to consoling oneself; 聊以自?shī)?just to entertain oneself; 聊以卒歲 just to tide over the year; He barely makes both ends meet at the end of the year.; reach the end of the year without being in debt; 《聊齋志異》 title of a collection of bizarre stories by Pu Songling of the Qing Dynasty |