The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。They watched his retreating figure.他们看着他走远的身影.Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on ...
If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...如果正常生活都一团糟了，那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.撤退的士...
An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.但是随着调查的继续深入，情况开始变得复杂起来。DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in thi...
Mayors wear chains round their necks as badges of office.市长们戴着象征职位的项链.Badges are also available at a cost of £2.50.徽章也有卖的，2.5英镑一枚。Nowadays badges are stamped out of gunmetal.现在徽章是用模具从炮铜中冲压出来的.The stewards' badges ar...
The drugs work well at first but gradually lose their effectiveness.这些药的效果起初非常好,但后来逐渐失效.To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力.Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech.措...
Scientists know that cancer may not show up for many years.科学家们知道癌症可能会潜伏多年。Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.脱咖啡因的咖啡仍含一些刺激物和其他可能致癌的有害物质。She attended a cancer support...
她赢得了一笔拨款，用以扩展自己的企业。She won a grant to develop her own business.各自然科学学科可能都得不到任何拨款。Whole branches of science may not receive any grants.法国总统许诺为法国明年的援助经费拨款1.5亿美元。The French President is pledging $150 million in French aid n...