一件小事可以触发一场大战.Some slight incident may touch off a major war.这起事件触发了一场武装冲突.The incident triggered an armed clash.盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器,然后躲在房子里。The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house....
We are, by astronomical standards, a pampered, cosseted, cherished group of creatures.按照天文标准, 我们是一群受宠过头 、 珍爱有余、呵护备至的受造物.The only son had been pampered and spoiled.这个独子娇生惯养被宠坏了。He felt pampered and at home.他觉得备受宠爱,很是自在。Th...
约翰·梅杰和爱丁堡公爵走在送葬队伍前面。John Major and the Duke of Edinburgh led the mourners.公爵对别人把他看作钱包鼓鼓、游手好闲的人感到气愤。The Duke resents being seen as a moneyed idler.公爵为海伦女士和她的成就感到自豪,这很容易理解。The duke is understandably proud of Lady Helen and...