Thursday, February 21, 2008


  1. original meaning: "overflow", "flooded"
  2. extended meaning: "excessive"
  3. extended meaning: "indiscriminately"
Please guess the meaning of following words/phrases:
  • 滥砍滥伐 (lànkǎn lànfá)
  • 滥用权力 (lànyòng quánlì)
  • 毒品泛滥 (dúpǐn fànlàn)
[ Make a guess ] The following message is quoted from the diary of a basketball player. Do you know how he felt and why?
“我们是很好的篮球队,可是篮球裁判滥用权力,最后我们输了,这真是一个蓝色星期一。
  • 篮球 (lánqiú):basketball
  • 队 (duì):team
  • 裁判 (cáipàn):judge; referee

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