We had to drive like the clappers to get there on time.为了按时到达,我们开得飞快.Percussion instruments like drums and clappers are also sometimes included.还有一些打击乐器如鼓、板等.I've got to work like the clappers this morning.今天上午我得拼命地...
The report was written in long, opaque sentences.报告中的句子又长又难懂。The complex administrative arrangements render the decision - making process somewhat opaque.复杂的行政协商使决策过程透明度不高.Results are of great importance: opaque glass si...
The school occupies split-site accommodation on the main campus.该学院分散在主校区不同地点。...accommodation which is roomy and offers more than generous stowage.住宿宽敞，储藏空间绰绰有余...off-site accommodation.住在校外Wind is the fabricant of dese...
It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice...这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。This is a trifle compared with the important exclusions.比之...
At first she was flattered by his devotion.刚开始他的爱慕让她感到荣幸。She felt vaguely flattered at the suggestion.她对这样的提议感觉有点受宠若惊。...a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side.有关总统如何恭维并盛宴款待他、让他站到自己一边的故...
如果英镑升值，英国的投资家们就会向国外投资，因为这样英镑能买到更多的东西。If the pound's value is high, British investors will spend their money abroad because the pound will buy them more.但是, 仍有一些投资家要求卖掉这个出版集团.Still, some investors have called for the...
For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War.29年来，查理检查站一直是冷战的象征。The field was laid up in twenty - nine - inch rows for soybeans.这块地被犁成 二十九 英寸宽的垄条,准备种大豆.That emblem became recognized in the nineteen - t...