In Wales in the same era, boys were caned for speaking Welsh in the playground.在同一时期的威尔士，男孩们在操场上讲威尔士语是要吃鞭子的。The jailor caned the man.狱卒用藤条鞭打这个人。I have caned my son when necessary.必要时,我就用藤条打儿子一顿。The jailer caned the man.狱...
Years of work in Africa unfitted him for life here.多年在非洲工作使他不适应这儿的生活。He would again and again allege that he was wholly unfitted to new duties.他一再指出,他完全不适合担任新的职务.Illness unfitted him for the life of a farmer.疾病使他不适于务农[干农...
She abhors cruelty to animals.她憎恶虐待动物.He abhors the wheeling-and-dealing associated with conventional political life.他憎恨传统政治生活中的尔虞我诈。If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to...
Pickled cucumbers, jam, pickled berries, tomatoes; you name it, they've got it.酸黄瓜、果酱、腌浆果、西红柿，凡是你说得出的，他们都有。They were in a real jam, Bob thought glumly.他们确实遇上麻烦了，鲍勃闷闷不乐地想。We're not just a lot of old biddies goin...
He pats Vernon on the back and walks on.他在弗农的背上拍了一下,走开了.He pats her kindly on the shoulder.他和和气气地拍拍她肩膀.The waitress brought us two pats of butter.女服务员给我们端来两小块黄油....
He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.由于无力偿还1.14亿英镑的贷款担保，他被宣布破产。Liam surprised his tutors by twice failing a second year exam.利亚姆两次都没能通过大二的一门考试，这让他的导师们很吃惊。He criticised the government for f...