assess strength

Chinese translation: 掂量(彼此的)实力

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English term or phrase:assess strength
Chinese translation:掂量(彼此的)实力
Entered by: Ruby Zhou

03:36 Sep 4, 2009
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: assess strength
They stared each other down and assessed each other's strength.


I cannot seem to find an adequate or suitable word for assess in this situation.
Sallina Yung
Local time: 08:06
掂量(彼此的)实力
Explanation:
整句话可理解为:他们互相逼视,掂量彼此的实力。

Hope it can help.
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Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 22:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2掂量(彼此的)实力
Ruby Zhou
4互相較量彼此的實力
Guei Lin
4探虚实
Michael Perkins
3看谁强
chica nueva


  

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互相較量彼此的實力


Explanation:
access: evaluate.
assess strength: (互相)較量彼此的實力。
僅供參考。


Guei Lin
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掂量(彼此的)实力


Explanation:
整句话可理解为:他们互相逼视,掂量彼此的实力。

Hope it can help.

Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 22:36
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Thank you everyone!

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agree  karcsy
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agree  Daisy Zhu
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探虚实


Explanation:
A common idiomatic expression for "assess each other strengths" is "to size each other up". One possible translation for this is "探虚实".

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-09-04 17:19:39 GMT)
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Or: 彼此探虚实


    Reference: http://www.nciku.com/search/all/size%20up
Michael Perkins
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看谁强


Explanation:
and assessed each other's strength 为 to assess each other's strength

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-09-04 04:56:18 GMT)
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to assess each other's strength = 为了知道、弄清楚对方的实力(即谁的实力大)

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-09-06 02:07:20 GMT)
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是,我一直想到‘端详,但是 stare sb out = 盯得(某人)把目光移开(朗文进阶词典)-》看谁占上风。

chica nueva
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