For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.由于这次过失,他被降了级,又被打发去干徒步巡警了.They have been demoted to less responsible jobs.他们被降职去做不太重要的工作。He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.他会被平级调动而不是降级。The ...
酷暑使树叶卷缩枯萎.The leaves are shrivelled up by the heat.寒风使这个男孩卷缩在他的外衣里.The cold wind made the boy huddle inside his coat.这个小女孩把身子卷缩起来.The little girl huddled herself up....
The note was written on a scrappy bit of paper.便条写在一片破纸上。The final chapter is no more than a scrappy addition.最后一章不过是一些支离破碎的补充内容。It was a scrappy, rambling speech.那篇讲话杂乱无章, 毫无条理....
His voice filled with fatherly concern.他的声音充满了慈父般的关切。He took my arm in a fatherly way.他慈父般地挽起我的胳膊。Suddenly Jack smiled and slipped back into his fatherly role.杰克突然微微一笑,又摆起了慈父的姿态....
他是个不错的小伙子——聪明伶俐而且性格开朗。He was a nice lad — bright and with a sunny disposition.她对他开朗、坚定地一笑，但笑得有点不自然。She gave him a bright, determined smile which seemed unnatural.总之，苏茜不畏艰难，开朗乐观、不屈不挠。Above all Susie is a great survivor, w...
We shall retain our rights.我们将保留我们的权利。You must retain your school reports.你必须将学习成绩单保存好。Lungs retain relatively insoluble particulate material.肺脏内留有不溶解的颗粒物质.They may be expected to retain an important place in radiation d...