Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives.就像子女一样，父母也常常很注重保护他们的私生活。He smiled, not wantin...
In the past, defensive manoeuvres often went unpunished.在过去, 这种防御性的行为经常不受任何惩罚.Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking...别这么大戒心，查理。我只不过是开开玩笑。The government said the moves were purely defensive.政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目...
the inky darkness of the tunnel隧道內一片漆黑The getaway car was dumped near a motorway tunnel...逃亡用的车被丢弃在高速公路隧道附近。A tunnel was not considered economically feasible.从经济上考虑，用隧道并不可行。By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his...
你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了 吗 ?Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?好的. 今天下午两点管道工将登门维修.All right. A plumber will be there at two o'clock this afternoon.我知道了. 我们今天下午两点派一名管道工去.I see. We can send a plumbe...
Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。Our Intelligence Service was untrained, cumbersome, and almost wholly ineffectual.我们的情报部门人员缺乏训练，机构臃肿，简直毫无用处。He is a well-meaning bu...
She had that inbred politeness, it was a part of her.她拥有那种天生的优雅，举手投足都彬彬有礼。The whole population is so inbred that no genetic differences remain...整个族群都是同系繁殖，以至于根本不存在基因差异。Inbred mice of the DBA / 2 strain developed severe ...