Incorporating organic material into chalky soils will reduce the alkalinity.在白垩质土壤中添加有机物可降低其碱性。A pH test measures the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.pH值测试可检测物质的酸碱度。As a result, soil alkalinity rose and farmland lay...
Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.不确定性令投资者裹足不前。He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.尽管周围一片劝阻声，他还是锲而不舍。an atmosphere of discouragement and despair灰心绝望的气氛...
资本家利用劳工的剩余价值发家致富.Capitalists use laborers'surplus value to make a fortune.劳工的工资很低廉, 但是水 、 电和就学则是免费.Wages were low, but water, electricity and schooling were free.雇主愿减少劳工的人事流动.Employers wish to reduce labor turnover....
The store detective was keeping a close eye on a suspected shoplifter.商店的保安当时正严密监视一个可疑的商店扒手。And this bottle of perfume is a clue to the shoplifter's identity.这一瓶香水则是确定商店扒手身份的线索.The shoplifter’s day of reckoning came...
在郊外居住,有辆汽车确实极为方便.A car is a real boon when you live in the country.他们决定搬到郊外去.They decided to move out to the suburbs.我们在郊外租了一所房子.We rented a house in the suburbs....
The police are trawling (through) their files for similar cases.警方正在查阅类似案件的档案。The boat were out trawling the bay.渔船已出海,在海湾用拖网捕鱼.They had seen him trawling and therefore knew that there were fish.他们曾见过他用拖网捕鱼，因此知道那里有鱼。A te...