He was very active in Freemasonry.他是共济会中非常活跃的分子。the freemasonry of actors演员的志趣相投There's a sort of freemasonry among people who race in cars.赛车的人都有一种意气相投的感觉....
The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.子弹砰地射进了天花板，掉落的石膏碎片落了他们一身。The building was of greyish plaster and looked old.这幢楼刷的是浅灰色的灰泥，看上去有些陈旧。It had a high ceiling, ornamented with plaster frui...
The company's troubles started only when it diversified into new products.当公司增加新产品时，麻烦才开始的。The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology.该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化.Take grain ...
Chicago has 6 graduate and professional schools of high repute.芝加哥有6所颇负盛名的研究生院和专业院校。I only knew him by repute.我只是听说过他。He was a writer of repute.他曾经是一位颇有名望的作者。...
对银河系的研究表明，遥远星系在太空中的分布并不像理论所预言的那样均匀。Galactic surveys show that distant galaxies are not as evenly distributed in space as theory predicts.这可以说又是按先入之见做出预言的一例.It was another case of the preconception fathering the predictio...
Under no circumstances should we lose sight of our main objective.在任何情况下,我们都不能忘记自己的宗旨.Only a short - sighted man will lose sight of the importance of education.只有鼠目寸光的人才会看不见教育的重要性.We must not lose sight of this fact.我们一定...