There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges.有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges.他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join.捏合馅饼时，要...
Take a piece of sandpaper and round off the edges of the frame.拿张砂纸把框架的边磨圆.When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join, to form a seal.在包馅饼时，先把两片馅饼皮边沿接头部分弄湿，再将其捏合。She evened the edges by trimming the...
官员们对于会谈情况保持缄默.The officials maintained a wall of silence around the talks.我们不应对这件可耻的事保持缄默.We should not pass over this disgraceful affair in silence.侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。Detectives have run into a conspiracy of ...
Staples such as bread, rice and tea are already being rationed.面包、大米和茶叶等日常必需品已实行配给。Motorists will be rationed to thirty litres of petrol a month.汽车司机每月的油量将限定为30升。We were rationed to two eggs a day.每天配给我们两个鸡蛋。Many basic g...
“plastic”(塑料)是指代信用卡的转喻词.Plastic is a metonym for credit card.这种转喻的关系,不仅出现于作品与作品之间, 也是发生在作品与现实之间.This metonymical relationship does not emerge between artworks; also takes place between artwork and reality.隐喻和转喻在词义延伸中有时会交...