汽笛一响, 列车就徐徐开动了.Blowing its whistle, the train moved out, slowly at first.轮船上的汽笛呜呜叫.The ship's whistle kept hooting.汽笛在叫.The steam whistle is blowing....
They sent out questionnaires to 100 schools countrywide.他们向全国100所学校发放了问卷。Badly written questions limit the usefulness of questionnaires.问题设计得不好,调查问卷的用途就会打折扣.The computer could produce the questionnaires ready for mailing...
We would be satisfied with any draft document, however vacuous.我们对任何草案都会感到满意, 即使草案的内容非常空洞也无所谓.Both are equally remote and vacuous.二者都同样是遥远和空虚的....the usual vacuous comments by some faceless commentator.一些千人一面的评论员给出的毫无意义的...
他一字一顿，听上去很生硬。His voice was harsh as he enunciated each word carefully.他那直截了当、往往还粗鲁生硬的办事方式无疑会激怒一些人。His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.“你为什么不借用你姐姐的车呢？”卡桑德拉生硬地说道。"Why don't you bor...
I left him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.我扔下他自己在市场上就一件衬衫讨价还价。A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer — and more agonising — period of haggling over the fate of the family.闪电式离婚后可能紧接着就是一段在家庭命运...
...derelict houses that were down for demolition.将要拆除的废弃房屋The church has been threatened with demolition for years.这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁.They underwent courses in radio communication, demolition, and sabotage.他们接受了无线电通信 、 拆毁和...