The story was a temporary expedient.这个借口是临时的应急之法。Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名...
I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake.我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕.The gills of fishes are analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.鱼类的鳃与陆上动物的肺类似.Fish take in oxygen through their gills.鱼用鳃吸氧气....
浅滩上的潮水逐渐退去。The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows.潮水已经退去，他们走过岩石区的潮水潭。The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools.这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subside...
The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.菲利普在地板上踱来踱去，一副典型的神经紧张的准爸爸形象。She turned to me with an expectant ...