The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.这次洪灾据说是近50年来最为严重的。He was in floods of tears on the phone.他在电话里失声痛哭。The floods are the worst in living memory.那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。...
...the protection of mankind against the forces of nature: epidemics, predators, floods, hurricanes...保护人类抵御自然力——传染病、食肉动物、洪水和飓风During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥.Foreca...
Brian pulled the straps through the buckles of his suitcase.布赖恩将带子穿过自己手提箱的带扣。She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes.她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环.When the plate becomes unstable, it buckles laterally.当板失去稳定时, 就发生横向屈曲....
The bartender had a florid face and a receding hairline.酒吧男招待面色红润，前额有点脱发。Jacobs was a stout, florid man.雅各布斯身材结实，脸色红润。Years of heavy drinking had given Alison a florid complexion.长期酗酒使艾莉森面色绯红....
...actors wearing masks.戴面具的演员们Many of the dancers at the fancy dress ball wore colorful masks.化装舞会上的许多跳舞者戴着五颜六色的面具。They have gone the route, in many cases, of just big — big bowls, big statues, big masks, big everything...