She forestalled their attempt.她先发制人,阻止了他们的企图.O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm.奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。I had my objection all prepared, but Stephens forestalled ...
Weeks after the accident she remained distraught.事故过去几周了,可她仍是心神不安.His distraught parents were being comforted by relatives.亲戚们正在安慰他那心急如焚的父母。I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one...我变...
She could ring for food and drink, laundry and sundry services.她可以打电话点餐，叫人来取要洗的衣服以及叫其他各种服务。He'd put his dirty laundry in the clothes basket.他会把自己的脏衣服扔进洗衣篮里。Before entering the bathroom, he emptied his dirty laundry ...
倒闭和失业的消息又在一次次地反复宣布着。Closures and job losses are again being announced with monotonous regularity.英国航天部门2万多人面临失业的危险。At stake are more than 20,000 jobs in Britain's aerospace sector.那些失业的人们想方设法以支付超市的账单。Those who have ...