Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。"Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.“你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。The ill-advised conceit of the gua...
As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.Conceit is associated with stupidity and ignorance.骄傲的朋友是愚蠢和无知。A fool is wise in his own conceit.蠢人自以为聪明。'Your modesty is a cover fo...
The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.建设电站的资金本该足够了。By the early 1980s, the power station had outlived its purpose.这座电站到20世纪80年代初就已经失去作用了。The main thermo power station in the area has been dam...
Soldiers in both countries supplement their incomes with payoffs from drugs exporters.两国士兵都用毒品走私贩的贿赂来贴补收入。A supplement to this dictionary may be published next year.该词典的补编或许将于明年出版.They had to get a job to supplement the ...