A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million).新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量（700万比690万）。They came within a whisker of being killed.他们险些丟了性命。Unemployment is now a whisker away from t...
He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese.他把剩下的饼干和奶酪一扫而光。He wolfed ( down ) a good meal.他 狼吞虎咽 地吃了一顿美餐.The Russian soldiers sampled the officers' rations and wolfed the superior food with delight.俄军士兵尝了一下长官的...
他善于作诗.He is good at verse.她以无韵诗体作诗.It was in blank verse that she sang.他是一些歌曲的作者和一位出色的指挥者, 也是一位能即兴作诗的人.He was a composer of songs and a wonderful conductor, a man who could improvise lines on the moment....
And he must go further , by championing three principles.如果该条款不被撤出,奥巴马先生应该否决整个法案.Today he is most remembered of championing the idea.今天,人们对他倡导的思想记忆犹新....
Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate.向它喷射冷空气可以使水蒸发。Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest rates evaporate by the end of the day.和其他很多人一样，当看到15%的利率的阴霾随着那天的结束而散尽时，汉德福感到一阵欣...
The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair.部里拼命想隐瞒整个事件。This new ministry was being created with zero assets and zero liabilities.这个新部委正在筹建，既无资产也无负债。The Ministry is being obsessively secretive about the is...