Braking in the wet in heavy traffic is never fun.在交通拥堵的雨天里踩刹车绝不是什么好玩的事。an anti-lock braking system or ABS防抱死装置The car has many safety features, including anti - skid braking.这车配有许多特别安全装置, 包括防滑制动器....
Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee.她原先叫Lili（莉莉），最后她把名字略作Lee（李）。The skirts were shortened an inch or two.这些裙子被改短了一两英寸。She shortened the skirt by an inch.她把裙子缩短了一英寸....
...a wool overcoat...羊毛大衣He stood on the sidewalk with his hands buried in the pockets of his dark overcoat.他站在人行道上，双手插在黑色外套的口袋里。Quite a gent,'e was -- dress shirt, top'at, black overcoat.他是个上等人 —— 穿着白衬衫, 戴着高礼帽...
Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties.这些体格健壮的运动员吃这么多会变成胖子的。Starting a new business, however small, is a time-consuming exercise.创办一家新企业，不管多小，都是件旷日持久的事。It was a time-consuming and fiddly ...