She put five tapers on the cake.她在蛋糕上放了五只小蜡烛.They had red tapers on the table at Christmastime.在圣诞节期间他们在桌子上点红色的细蜡烛.Financial aid generally tapers off after the first year of college.助学金在大学一年级以后就逐步减少.The pencil tapers to ...
The ground was strewn with sharp-edged pebbles.地上铺满了棱角锋利的石子。I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk.我朝母鸡扔卵石，吓得它们乱跳乱叫。The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet.汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响....
几次延误都是由新的高科技行李传送系统造成的。Several of the delays were caused by the new high-tech baggage system.信息通过电子方式传送到各所学校和学院。The information is electronically transmitted to schools and colleges.声音信号可以通过电缆传送而不失真。Audio signals can be t...
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰.He was brought up in penury, without education.他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.连年歉收使小农陷入了一贫如洗的困境.A successio...
他看到孩子们打 乒乓, 不觉技痒.Seeing the children playing ping - pong , he itched to have a go.嘻,技至此乎!How wonderful ! What superb skill!有些射手射技很差.Some marksmen shoot badly....