After three hours of impassioned debate the motion was defeated.经过三小时激烈的辩论,这项动议被否决了.She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.她给当地的报纸写了一封措辞激烈的信，抱怨新修的马路。He made an impassioned a...
他就任公职是出于一种责任感。He took up office out of a sense of duty.布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。Buchanan has never held elective office.他于1935年就任圣职。He took holy orders in 1935....
There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside.我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。When angry or excited, however, he could be wi...
A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna.对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。Litter breakdown or fragmentation is due to the litter fauna.落叶层粉碎的...
The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.发言人说信函的语气非常友好。She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.她有些不好接近，但我确信她想表现得友好一些。On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-eart...