陈腐的方式Fossilized ways约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion.它本是一件老朽陈腐的东西, 很少有人愿意去研究它.It was an obsolete thing, and few cared to study it....
The Patriotic Front has been a political irrelevance.爱国者战线在政治上一直无足轻重。...the utter irrelevance of the debate.辩论完全跑题the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life课程与孩子们日常生活的脱节The presidency is beginning to...
She was in the pouts.她不高兴.I don't like to see you in the pouts.我不喜欢看到你闷闷不乐.be in the pouts撅着嘴, 绷着脸, 赌着气" Now, none of your pouts, Miss." 好, 别撅着嘴生气了....