纵情狂欢了一夜后，他看起来累了。After a long evening of partying he looked tired.船员在救生筏上呆了两天两夜。The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.流通领域的货币供应量一夜骤减。The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight....
They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.他们千方百计雇用那些性格上天生适合服务顾客的人。There is evidence to suggest that certain factors predispose some individuals to criminal behaviour.有证据表明...
...a decommissioned power plant in Colorado.科罗拉多州废弃的发电站HMS Warspite was decommissioned as part of defence cuts.作为削减国防开支的一部分，英国皇家海军舰艇“厌战”号宣布退役。Some scheduled flights are decommissioned due to bad weather.由于天气原因,机场的某些航班停运了...
Both sides are willing to make allowances for each other's political sensitivities...双方都愿意体谅彼此的政治敏感问题。The court was asked to make allowances for his age.人们要求法庭考虑他的年龄.He's tired so I'll make allowances for ...
这台机器是现代电脑的始祖.This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer.据《圣经》记载, 亚当是人类始祖.According to the Bible, Adam was the first man.脊椎动物的起源和它们的始祖问题,由于事实太少仍然不很清楚.The origin of vertebrates and their ancestry are problems stil...
Either side, or both, could be bluffing.任何一方，或者双方，都可能是在故弄玄虚。He says he'll win the race, but he's only bluffing.他说他会赢得这场比赛, 事实上只是在吹牛.Don't be afraid of him, he is just bluffing.不要怕他, 他只是唬人....
He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel.他两条腿都挂彩了，人也被如雨的弹片炸成重伤。The driver of an evacuation bus was wounded by shrapnel.一辆疏散大巴的司机被弹片炸伤。He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel.他被流弹片打中了手臂....