I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。He was loath to admit his mistake.他不愿承认自己的错误。He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床....
The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.消防车正要停下来，警报器发出刺耳的声音。She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries.警车护送着大卡车，一路警笛长鸣。...
I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer.我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴....their ever-growing thirst for cash.他们对于金钱越来越强烈的渴求Children show a real thirst for learning.孩子们对于学习表现出真诚的渴望。It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who rea...
But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。'We will set him above their mercies very soon.“ 我们很快就可以使他不受他们摆布了.Never leave a silk shirt t...