The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称." N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .在 button 这个词里n是 构成音节的辅音.These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有...
Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity.仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.少数几个旁观者站在现场观看。He surveyed the handful of custo-mers at the bar.他打量着吧台那边零星的几个顾客。...
Altogether, it was a delightful town garden, peaceful and secluded.总体上说，这是个令人愉快的城市花园，宁静而偏僻。The house is in a secluded mews.这座房子坐落在一个偏僻的院子里。We were tucked away in a secluded corner of the room...我们被藏匿到房间里一个隐蔽的角落。A seclude...
他逃走时只穿着莎笼和破旧的衬衫。He fled wearing only a sarong and a tattered shirt.他母亲老了，衣着破旧，显然尝尽了苦难。His mother was old, badly dressed and obviously downtrodden.那座房子太破旧，都开始坍塌了。The house is so old and crummy it's falling apart....