The comedian's joke elicited applause and laughter from the audience.那位滑稽演员的笑话博得观众的掌声和笑声.The police elicited a confession from him.警察诱他招了供.His jokes elicited no smiles.他的笑话没使人发笑....
The book contains few biographical details.这本书没有什么生平细节。The village paper published biographical sketches of the two boys.村里的报纸还发表了这两个孩子的小传.I gathered biographical notes from other Red Army leaders.我向红军其他领导人搜集传记材料.The vil...
The village nestles under the hill.那村庄紧靠在山脚下.The town nestles among the hills.这个城市座落在群山之中.Vientiane, the capital of Laos, nestles on the banks of the Mekong River.老挝的首都万象就座落在湄公河岸上....
把它扔进邮筒，要不然就让你的秘书发份传真。Pop it in the post, or get your secretary to fax it.除非我们到来，要不然那间小木屋一直都是空的。The log cabin stayed empty, except when we came.别出声，要不然我们都会被抓住的。Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked....
他有时会把华丽的词藻挂在嘴边。Occasionally, he throws fancy words around.这一章多为冗长的华丽词藻。The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric.他们使用了极其华丽的词藻。They were using uncommonly flowery language....