The hackneyed phrase came unintended to his lips.他顺口说了这句老掉牙的套话。Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.权力导致腐败，绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈，但却是真理。the hackneyed...
He avoided speaking to her, expecting a rebuff.他料想会受到她的冷遇，于是避免和她说话。My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.我父亲自尊心太强怕被拒绝，所以根本就没问她。He would rebuff enquiries in such a way as to preclude any f...
倒泔水时过滤一下, 否则容易堵塞下水道.Pour the swill through a sieve, or it will clog the sewer.*禁止将“泔水”用作反刍动物饲料.Ban the use plate waste as a feed ingredient for ruminants.他以食品厨房提供的一点泔水为生.He lived on the thin slops that food kitchens prov...