The small shopkeepers realized that the hypermarket will take away some of their trade.这些小店主们很清楚那个超级市场将会抢走他们的部分生意.The hypermarket stations had a wide selection of branded foods, clean toilets, friendly service and fast c...
What do these strange events portend?这些奇怪的事件预示着 什么 ?Not, perhaps, a great portend for a new generation of robots.但是在现实中, 这可能预示着下一代的新机器人.Overcast skies portend a rough day for boats on Iceland's Lake Myvatn.阴云密布的天空为冰...
我不觉得这是负担；我觉得它是一种责任。I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility.一个收入为34,895美元的人能负担得起这笔贷款。Someone with an income of $34,895 can afford this loan.高血压会给心脏增加额外的负担。High blood pressure imposes an extra load on ...
"Third World" is an abstraction, a form of shorthand.“第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, "What's bothering you?"安德鲁注意到她在愣神，便问道：“你怎么啦？”water abstraction from rivers从河流中抽取水...
The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称." N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .在 button 这个词里n是 构成音节的辅音.These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有...
Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。He surveyed the handful of custo-mers at the bar.他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。...