The room is terribly drafty with the window open.窗户开着,房间里的穿堂风大得吓人.Their damp drafty house was scarcely habitable.他们潮湿透风的屋子不宜住人.Lying on the drafty floor of the airplane, there was no way to warm myself.躺在透风的飞机地板上, 根本无法让身...
I am getting old. I am in the twilight of my life.我老了，到了生命的暮年。They fell into that twilight zone between military personnel and civilian employees.他们成了军队人员与平民雇员之间身份界定不清的人。Now both men are in the twilight of their careers....
Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple.虽然地税在细节上复杂得要命，但在本质上却很简单。Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.对于这种项目来说，速度至关重要。Others claim that Ireland's very essence is ex...
The shouts of the boys dinned ( in ) his ears.孩子们的吵闹声在他耳边嗡嗡地响个不停.The noise dinned in his ears.他听到聒耳声.He dinned this thing into my ears.他絮絮不休地跟我说这件事....
Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.打羽毛球时，我的跟腱撕裂了。He was running at full speed when a tendon snapped in his leg.他正全速奔跑时,腿部的一条肌腱断裂了.She did all this tendon damage and it really disabled her.她遭受这么严重的肌腱损...
Vera pressed his shirt.薇拉把他的衬衫熨平了。It was a present from Aunt Vera.这是薇拉姑妈送的礼物。Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky texture.芦荟用于润肤霜中，使之具有美妙的丝般润滑感。...
I thought I'd seen a ghost — it really freaked me out.我当时以为见到了鬼─我大惊失色.It sort of frightens me. I guess I am kind of freaked out by it.它让我有点害怕。我想我可能被它弄得心里有些发毛。I saw five cop cars pull into the driveway. And I literal...
嫉妒的目光向安妮投来.Envious glances were cast at Anne.他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy.她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。She'd put herself in an invidious position....