We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。You can't tell her that joke—she's much too prim and proper .你可别跟她讲那个笑话，她这个人古板正经得要命。She's too prim to enjoy rude ...
Don’t invite her to the party. She’s so prim and proper.别请她去舞会，她太古板了。It was a strange conjunction—the prim serious young Queen and the elderly,cynical Whig.那是奇特的组合——古板严肃的年轻女王和上了年纪、玩世不恭的维新党成员相组合。We tend to imagine that th...
他给自己倒了一杯白兰地，没兑水就一饮而尽。He poured himself a brandy and swallowed it neat.我把两杯白葡萄酒一饮而尽。I swigged down two white wines.他举起啤酒，一饮而尽。He upended the beer, and swallowed....
to requite sb. for one’s kindness答谢某人的好意I'll requite you for your help.我想报答[酬谢]你的帮助.to requite like for like以恩报恩, 以牙还牙Will she ever requite my love?她会回报我对她的爱 吗 ?He may freely receive courtesies that knows how to req...
Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.暴乱分子在市中心制造了极大混乱。One eyewitness said the rioters were engaged in an orgy of destruction...一位目击者称暴徒肆无忌惮地到处进行破坏。Rioters ransacked the shops.暴徒洗劫各商店。About 1,000 rioters vandaliz...
格拉斯哥部分地区的入室盗窃案与伦敦、利物浦最乱的地区一样猖狂。Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.祥子在极乱的心中还没忘了自己的事.In. spite of his confusion, Xiangzi had not forgotten his own affairs." 不会的, " 他边说...