He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected.什么能检查，什么不能检查不能由他说了算。No one is going to dictate to me where to live!谁也不能命令我非住哪儿不可!How fast do you dictate to your secretary?你向你的秘书口述的速度有多快?...
He cannot write but he can dictate.他不会写, 但可以口述。It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。That is what our obligations to the workers and peasants of the USSR dictate to us.我们对苏联的工人和农民的义务要求我们必须这么做.These ...
He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen.他爬起来,偷偷地溜了,一副垂头丧气 、 被斗败的样子.The youth looked exceedingly crestfallen.那青年看上去垂头丧气极了.The individual to whom the manager had been talking went away quite crestfa...
I haven't played tennis for years, so I'm really out of practice.我已经多年不打网球, 技术已经完全荒疏了.I can't speak English fluently as I am out of practice.我不能流利地说英语,因为我已荒疏了.She was out of practice at singing.她对唱歌荒疏了....
Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。The wind dropped and the sea quieted.风势减弱了，海面平静下来。The frightened child was quieted by his mother.妈妈正在安慰那个受惊吓的孩子....
Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说, 低着白发苍苍的头, 匆匆地走了.a hoary old joke老掉牙的笑话...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.“女人心，海底针”这种老一套的鬼话hoary hair灰白的头发They discussed the ...
He is deeply scornful of politicians.他非常看不起政客。He opened the door with a scornful look on his face.他面带轻蔑地开了门.She flung him a scornful look.她轻蔑地看了他一眼....