投石机: 古代投掷物体之发射器,用作发射长箭或重型球状物.Ballista: Ancient missile launcher designed to hurl long arrows or heavy Balls.最大之投石机可相当准确地发射27公斤重物到约450 公尺 处的目标.The largest could accurately hurl 60 - lb ( 27 - kg ) weights up to about 500 ...
Some people say smoking calms your nerves.有人说，吸烟可以放松神经。Heavy rains are followed by clear sky, strong winds by light winds or calms.大雨过后,天空晴朗; 狂风以后,微风或静寂.The human protein, on the other hand, calms the immune system down....
She hated the flummery of public relations.她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。Where was our great Island h! eritage portrayed in all this flummery?在这堆乱七八糟的糟粕里头,我们这个伟大岛屿的传承却无处可见.All the rest is flummery.其它什么都是废话....
她走到窗前，拉起了百叶窗。She went to the window and raised the blinds.克里斯拉开百叶窗，走到了阳台上。Chris unhooked the shutters and went out on the balcony.窗户都关紧了，百叶窗都拉下了，门也闩上了。The windows were closed and shuttered, the door was barred....
Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.保罗一生都在想方设法出风头，现在却突然行事低调了。The Ministry is being obsessively secretive about the issue.该部对这个问题讳莫如深。Katherine was forever secretive.凯瑟琳总是...