The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.谋杀犯由于罪大恶极被处以绞刑.Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过.Lying is the first step to the gallows.说谎是上断头台的第一步。He was saved from the gallows by ...
The mountain climber could not find many footholds on the melting ice.登山者在融化的冰上找不到多少立足之处.He climbed the steep cliff by getting footholds in cracks in the rock.他在岩石缝中找踏脚的地方,慢慢爬上峭壁.A climber needs secure footholds.攀登的人脚踩的地...
Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。Other forms of discourse have successfully been decoupled from politics.其他的话语形式已经成功地与政治分离开来。a discourse on issues of gender and sexualit...
When his whisky came he drank half of it in one gulp.威士忌端上来后，他一口气就喝掉了一半。She capped the bottle and drank it down with one gulp.她除去瓶盖，一饮而尽。I took in a large gulp of air...我深吸了一大口气。We swallowed the chocolates in one gulp, l...
He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine...他无疑是听到了小道消息。I had heard through the grapevine that he was quite critical of what we were doing.我听到有传言说他对我们在做的工作非常不满。I heard on the grapevine that you’re leaving.我听小道消息...