Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。He surveyed the handful of custo-mers at the bar.他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。...
Steve barely said a handful of words during the first half hour.史蒂夫在前半小时里没说几句话.I'd taken a handful of uppers.我吃了几片兴奋剂。Officials at the Transportation Administration say they have already tried out a handful of backs...
Let's drum up some buyers for our new products.我们为我们的新产品揽一些顾客.He was going to drum up some way of making liquor.他一定要想个法子去酿些酒.We should drum up enthusiasm for the work.我们应鼓起人们对这项工作的劲头....
他的经济实力可以撑过这次房地产市场萧条期。He can afford to sit out the property slump.尽管还处于萧条期，利润却迅猛增长。In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.经济正处于萧条期。The economy is in the doldrums....
Mullins knocked me off-balance with his abrupt change of subject.马林斯突然改变话题，这让我措手不及。The pitch of the ship threw the passengers off balance.轮船上下颠簸,使乘客失去了平衡.A gust of wind knocked him off balance and he fell face down in th...