The theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat is the quintessence of Marxism.无产阶级专政的理论是马克思主义的精髓....an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England.一座堪称英格兰乡村风格之典范的石砌农舍It was the quintessence of an English mano...
Her good nature can be presumed upon once too often.不妨再利用一次她那善良的天性.If a person is missing for seven years,he is presumed dead.假如一个人失踪七年,即看作已经死亡。A long - lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time ...
An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.一位穿着褪色吊带工装裤的老人上了证人席。...a pair of faded jeans.一条褪色的牛仔裤The clip - clop of the horse's hooves faded away into the distance.得到的马蹄声渐渐远去.His hopes faded.他的希望...
利维原来说的是一种比喻。It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。Despite the mixed metaphor, there i...