I waited apprehensively for him to comment.我战战兢兢地等着他给出评论。He glanced a trifle apprehensively towards the crowded ballroom.他敏捷地朝挤满了人的舞厅瞟了一眼.Then it passed, leaving everything in a state of suspense , even the willow branch...
Authorities requisitioned hotel rooms to lodge more than 3,000 stranded Christmas vacationers.当局征用旅馆房间安顿了3,000多名无处落脚的圣诞度假者。My father would occasionally go to his Masonic lodge.我爸爸偶尔会到他的共济会分会那里去。to lodge an appeal提出上诉...
“又累又激动”是形容人喝醉酒的一种委婉说法。"Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk.现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.雷切尔委婉但执著地把自己的意愿强加给道格拉斯。Rachel gently but per...
The car was left a mess of twisted metal.车子成了一堆扭曲的金属。She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。Apparently he made a mess of his audition.看样子他把试镜搞砸了。...
...the superficiality and transience of the club scene.夜总会生活的浅薄与无常There is a sense of transience about her, a feeling that she has only stopped off here en route to another place.她给人一种转瞬即逝的感觉，仿佛她只是在前往他处的途中在此略作停留。During t...
He is playing into the hands of racists.他这样做正中种族主义分子的下怀。'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.“撤销指控等于是放纵种族主义者去杀人，”吉姆的阿姨说。"Dropping the charges has given racists a lice...