Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics.他们的成功并不一定表示政治气候转向亲左。a leftward swing in public opinion舆论向左转变This shift was certainly leftward in one sense.从一种意义上说,这种变动无疑是向左转的....
Some outraged readers said the story was extremely offensive and distressing.一些感到义愤的读者说这篇报道极为令人反感，而且非常伤人。Could you qualify his behavior as offensive?你能把他的行为说成是咄咄逼人 吗 ?The West African forces went on the offensive in resp...
From somewhere distant he heard the clatter of a typewriter.他听见从远处什么地方传来打字机的嗒嗒声。I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.远处隆...
In a rasping voice, she told of her long and agonising battle.她用粗嘎的声音讲述了自己长期而痛苦的抗争。He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.他苦苦等待了48个小时，化验结果才出来。Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she de...