Employees will be, figuratively speaking, in the driver's seat.打个比方,雇员将会坐在驾驶座上, 即取得主动权.The upfront work is the secret to a million - dollar business and figuratively.这是渐渐变成拥有百万资产的大企业的秘密.Europe, with Germany literall...
Europe, with Germany literally and figuratively at its centre, is still at the start of a remarkable transformation.以德国作为地理以及比喻意义上的中心的欧洲仍处于巨大变革的初期。Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him.打个比方说, 他是不能认敌为友.E...
The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。This year can only see a repeat performance of the decline.今年...
The helmsman could tack the boat singlehanded.舵手独自一人就能变换航向。The helmsman brought the ship about.舵手拨转船头.Although disabled by polio during the Second World War, Proctor was also a first-rate helmsman.二战期间尽管身患小儿麻痹症，普罗克特仍不失为一...
Is it available on DVD yet?这个现在有DVD版了吗？This DVD player is damaged.这个DVD机坏了.Moving or still images are recorded onto the DVD disc.移动或静止的图像被转录在DVD碟片上....
A blizzard was blasting great drifts of snow across the lake.暴风雪夹着大团的积雪吹过湖面。He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard.他拉开帐篷的门帘，大步走进暴风雪中。Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.埃莉诺在暴风雪大作时到达。...
他是他那时代的盖世奇才.He was one of the most formidable intellects of his time.他武功盖世, 是个好身手.He is well - versed in kung fu , and is of no ordinary talent.他是该时代的盖世奇才.He is one of the most formidable intellects of his time....
家务劳动常常被忽视和贬低。Work in the home is often ignored and devalued.工作场所的年龄歧视问题常被忽视。The problem of ageism in the workplace often goes unrecognized .也许还有一些我们不知道的明显不公平现象被忽视了。There may be unrecog-nised cases of manifest injustice o...