The economy is in the doldrums.经济正处于萧条期。He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.自从她离开他以来，他一直很消沉。August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.许多企业在八月份营业清淡....
Gingham fabrics always look fresh and pretty.方格花布织物看上去总是鲜亮好看。a blue and white gingham dress蓝白格子布连衣裙The chambermaid in our corridor wears blue checked gingham aprons.给我们扫走廊的清洁女工围蓝格围裙....
My mother has become very forgetful and confused recently.我妈妈近来变得非常健忘，糊里糊涂。Grandfather is forgetful and often repeats himself when he tells a story.祖父很健忘,他讲故事时常重复.I became forgetful , concentrating too much upon trivial ...
Choose small waxy potatoes for the salad.选些个头小、表皮光滑的土豆做色拉。They also secrete a waxy, transparent substance called cutin.它们还分泌蜡质的透明物质,称作角质.A waxy cloud or haze appears in the liquid.在液体中出现蜡点或混浊.It would even peck my bobbin...
'But where could they have gone?' he demanded. 'They can't just vanish into thin air!'...“但是他们可能去哪里呢？”他追问道，“他们不可能就神秘消失了!”We're not just a lot of old biddies going on about jam.我们不只是一大群唠唠叨叨地谈...
He cowed them with his hard eyes like a tamer among beasts.他以严厉的眼光吓他们,活象兽群中间的驯兽师.By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.这时她已经被打怕了，只得言听计从。He is not the kind of child who is likely to be cowed...