Mr. Ben was thinking about quitting his job, but I told him not to go off at half cock.本先生想要辞掉工作, 可我告诉他不要仓促行事.They roundly denounced him for quitting.他们严厉地斥责他擅自离去.When he said he was quitting school, I did a double take....
一家的四名成员被排成一排枪杀了。Four members of a family were lined up and shot.卡特被判定在酒吧枪杀3名白人男子，这一罪名似有不妥。Carter was dubiously convicted of shooting three white men in a bar.上个月一名店主的侄子被枪杀了。Last month a shopkeeper's nephew was shot ...
The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.这些形象属哥特式或者拜占庭式而非古典式。This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。It is a classic style of Gothic buildings.这是哥特式建筑的典型样式....
There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.有人担心他会因丑闻而辱没了身份。The cast of characters in the scandal is bewilderingly large.卷入丑闻的人多得让人眼花缭乱。The industry minister described the affair as "an absolute scandal".工业部...
The duke plotted to supplant the king.公爵阴谋取代国王的地位.The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律.supplant a leader撵走领袖The steam engine began to supplant the muscular power of men...