They only just managed to scrape the money together.他们只是勉强凑够了钱。If we can get a draw, we might scrape through.如果我们能打平，可能会勉强获胜。He almost manages to scrape a living as an artist.他靠当艺术家来勉强混口饭吃。...
Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?打电话能代替午餐时或下班后在酒吧里的惬意闲谈吗？Trembling, she put the phone down. It rang again almost immediately.她颤抖着放下电话听筒，电话几乎立刻又响了起来。There was some bl...
a sense of inferiority自卑感They believe that submission in no way implies inferiority.他们认为服从决不意味着低人一等.Using a false accent over the phone is a sign of inferiority.打电话时故意作出某种口音是自卑的表现....
His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。She had dark red hair, cut short.她有一头深红色的短发。Her hair was cut short at the nape of her neck.她脖子后面的头发剪得很短。...