Thank God, Prissy knew all about midwifery.感谢上帝, 百里茜懂得接生的全过程.I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。a prissy and emotionless creature谨慎、冷漠的傀儡...
他们会认真分析那个问题，指出其症结所在。They will take that problem apart and analyze it in great detail.主要的症结是税收问题。The main sticking point was the question of taxes.现在既已找出问题的症结，即可采取适当行动。Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate...
I initially dismissed the idea out of hand.我起初不假思索地就否定了这个想法。I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand.我不会不假思索地摈弃它。We must deal with the situation before it gets out of hand.我们应在局面变得无法控制前找出对策....