Thumbing a lift had once a carefree, easy-going image.伸手搭便车曾经给人以轻松随意的形象。I went out onto the road to start thumbing.我走到公路上,竖起拇指要求搭车.Thumbing the book, he found a maple leaf in it.他匆匆翻了一下书, 找到一片枫叶....
这份目录的主人再有十五分钟就该到了.The subject of the bibliography was due to arrive in fifteen minutes.这个目录的编制过程全是自动化的.The production of this bibliography is totally automated.这些书是按字母顺序编入目录的.The books are listed alphabetically....
特拉斯科特说话啰唆，让人很难分清哪是纯粹的事实哪是添油加醋的修饰之辞。Truscott's verbosity made it hard to separate plain fact from decorative embellishment.她修饰了一下自己的妆容。She retouched her make-up.她很聪明地把自己修饰打扮了一番。She had wisely smartened herself up....
The net is weighted to keep it below the surface of the water.这个网加了坠因而可没入水面以下。Circumstances are weighted in his favour.情况对他尤其有利.She was weighted down with her heavy bags.她因背着她沉重的袋子而累弯了腰.Cosh: a weighted weapon similar to...
昨天从拉斯维加斯到圣迭戈都感觉到了这几股冲击波。The shock waves yesterday were felt from Las Vegas to San Diego.拉斯维加斯一名患有精神病的宗教狂热分子已经杀死了4人。A religious psychotic in Las Vegas has killed four people.他们因好赌而深受拉斯维加斯赌场老板的欢迎。Their taste for gambling h...
I can fling off a poem in half an hour.我用半小时就可以作一首诗.He was pleased to be able to fling off such an unwelcome responsibility.能摆脱如此令人厌烦的责任他感到很高兴。Let's have a fling and eat at that expensive restaurant for a change.咱们痛...
He reiterated his opposition to the creation of a central bank...他重申了自己反对成立央行的立场。He reiterated his position over the years and won converts to it.他多年一再重申己见,并争取到一些皈依者.Some twenty - two years later President Polk reiterate...