Cissie was round-shouldered and dumpy.锡西不仅驼背，而且又矮又胖。His long dumpy face wrinkled in a scowl.那长下巴的胖圆脸皱起了眉头.The knot is a dumpy, short - legged, wading bird.滨鹬是一种矮胖的短脚涉禽....
The tobacco workers were paid on a piecework basis.烟草工人拿的是计件报酬。He is on piecework.他做的是计件工作.I get paid for piecework, not on a monthly wage.我拿的是计件工资, 不是月工资....
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.他描述了被俘4个月里挣扎求生的艰难岁月。Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.计算机病毒在系统崩溃后往往依然存在。The odds against him surviving are incredi...
Donkeys outnumber cars in this landscape of tiny stonewalled fields.在这片以石墙隔出巴掌大的农田的乡村，驴子比汽车还多。He stonewalled against the motion.他以冗长的演说阻挠了那项动议的通过。Touch on anything in his personal life and you'll be stonewalled.一旦触及...
班克斯在皇家海军服过兵役。Banks spent his national service in the Royal Navy.穿着绿色军服的人星星点点地分布在整个大礼堂中。Men in green army uniforms are sprinkled throughout the huge auditorium.从他们的军服可分清他们是陆军士兵 、 水兵和海军陆战队战士.Their uniforms distinguish sold...