拖船擦着我们的船尾开了过去，距离不到50码。The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.船长在船尾，假装睡着了。The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.格雷厄姆坐在船尾, 凝望着地平线.Graham sat aft , looking steadily out to the horizon....
他为人刻薄、难相处是出了名的。He had a reputation for being bloody-minded and difficult.他对女朋友一直非常刻薄。He had been behaving very meanly to his girlfriend.对不起。我知道我在电话里说得太刻薄了。I'm sorry. I know I was bitchy on the phone....
任何事都不能削弱他的自信心[气焰].Nothing could deflate his ego / pomposity , ie make him less self - assured or pompous.我要结结实实地煞煞她的气焰.I'll take her down , to the queen's taste.沙漠战事的得手,本来会意味着隆美尔的气焰嚣张的军队的毁灭.Success in the Deser...
现在新建的房子不管大小几乎都是对称的.A new house of any size was now almost invariably symmetrical.物理定律对平移是对称的.The laws of physics are symmetrical for translational displacements.褶皱可以是平缓而对称的, 也可以是陡峭而非对称的.Folds may be gentle and symmetrica...