Time has winnowed out certain of the essays as superior.历经岁月淘洗，某些文章终成经典。Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.行政官员将候选名单筛减至3人。I had winnowed the husk away when he came in.他进来时,我已把糠筛去了....
据悉，她有过一些与婚姻不相干的个人问题。She was known to have had personal problems unconnected with her marriage.那位剧作家从他的剧本中删去他认为不相干的部分.The playwright pruned his play of what he thought was irrelevant.他们是一群互不相干的人,各有各的命运.They were separate ...
Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的.The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调.Speakers can use intonation, stress, and pauses to help make their meaning clear.讲话的人可以用语调 、 重音和停顿等...
Mr Mitchell tackled his problem before the bailiffs arrived.等法警来找他,米切尔才开始应付这件事.He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination, skill and cunning.他在工作中充分发挥其想象力、技能和聪明才智来解决各种难题。The robber tried to run away but a man ta...
Established practices are difficult to modify.既定的惯例是很难更改的.You'd better modify your tone.你最好说得婉转一点.It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。...
...an area of scrub and woodland.一片丛林遍布之地The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus.公路蜿蜒数英里，穿过炙烤的大地、灌木丛和仙人掌。I started to scrub off the dirt.我开始擦洗上面的灰尘。The door needs a scrub.门需要刷一下。Surgeons began to...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped.传闻有证据表明欧洲的销售量已经下滑。Their research was based largely on anecdotal evidence.他们的研究主要以趣闻为基础.Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining.格雷的书中尽是些八卦消息，颇具娱乐性。...