A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million).新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量（700万比690万）。They came within a whisker of being killed.他们险些丟了性命。Unemployment is now a whisker away from t...
Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.现在的失业人数已接近300万。You escaped serious injury by a whisker, so consider yourselves very lucky.你差一点就受重伤, 你应该觉得自己很幸运.He missed the first prize by a whisker.他和头奖擦肩而过....
Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.心理测试能够使组织机构避免犯下损失惨重的大错。I am rather chary of making too many idiotic mistakes.我小心翼翼避免犯太多的愚蠢错误。Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste.拼写...
The active ingredient in some of the mouthwashes was simply detergent.某些漱口剂中的有效成分只不过是洗涤剂而已。Commonly prescribed are anti - microbial mouthwashes containing the active ingredient chlorhexidine gluconate.抗菌抗菌漱口水都包含有效成分--太葡糖...
如果不加限制，城市往往会联合发展成越来越大的集合城市。Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.这种病如果不治疗可能会发展成慢性病。If left untreated the condition may become chronic.他在推动牙医学发展成一门独立学科的过程中发挥了重要作用.His work was impor...