Figure – the amount owed to or by a bookmaker.欠庄家或者庄家欠客人的金额.He owed three months' back rent.他欠了三个月的租金。I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger...我一直怀疑她仗着自己是罗杰的朋友才得到第一份工作。Blake already o...
He owed Vince money for drugs, so he scarpered.他欠文斯买毒品的钱，所以溜走了。The firm was owed around £300,000 by late payers.该事务所被拖欠了约30万英镑。I owed £5,000 — part of this was accrued interest.我欠款5,000英镑，其中一部分是累计的利息。...
我弄到了进兵营的通行证。I got myself a pass into the barracks.那个兵营位于古城堡的旧址上.The barracks stand on the site of the old castle.兵营被高墙包围着.The barracks was surrounded by a high wall....
The blackmailer had a hold over him.勒索他的人控制着他.The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱.The nasty thing about a blackmailer is that his starting point is usually the truth.勒索者的可恶之处在于他一开始...
The horse swithed its tail to drive the flies away.马甩动尾巴以驱赶苍蝇。This creature’s tail will regenerate if it is cut off.这种动物的尾巴如果被割掉,会再生出来。a bird with a forked tail有叉形尾羽的鸟Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of t...
这个家族有精神错乱的倾向.There was a streak of insanity in the family.老 格鲁夫 还真有精神.There. s an astonishing amount of life in old Grove .新郎喝了一瓶白兰地以使自己有精神应付典礼.The bridegroom took a brandy to fortify himself for the ceremony....
The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon.那项协议使人们感到战争有望很快结束。Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat.遭遇1比3的失...