他也想用这些水灌溉荒漠。He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.这个农民挖了好几条沟以灌溉稻田.The farmer dug several trenches to irrigate the rice fields.南方多水,利于灌溉.Irrigation is easy in the South because of the abundance of ...
牛津的社交圈过于开放,不合她的胃口.Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.我于1961年离开牛津，渴望成为一名评论家。I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.《牛津化学初级读本》丛书旨在论述有机化学中的重要问题。The Oxford Chemistry Primers aim to cover impor...
The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.发言人说信函的语气非常友好。She was somewhat unapproachable but I'm sure she wanted to be friendly.她有些不好接近，但我确信她想表现得友好一些。On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-eart...
From the chiffonier had gone the knick - knacks of silver and plate.五斗橱上,不见了那些银制的和金属品做的小玩意儿....a jungle of stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants.堆满了鸟类标本、小摆设和盆栽植物的乱七八糟的地方Her flat is spilling over with knick-knacks.她的...
The major service industries should be accountable to their customers.主要的服务行业应该对它们的顾客负责。Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters.从政者最终是向选民负责。If anything happens to this car, I will hold you accountable.这辆车如果出...
I must have dialed wrong.我一定是拨错号了.I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior.上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.他往投币孔里投...
斑驴是一种极美丽的斑马变种。The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra.人类既不能创造变种, 亦不能阻止变种发生.The man can neither originate varieties, nor prevent their occurrence.新形成的变种或许会从它的祖先遗传来某些特性的差异.The newly - formed variety woul...
“袜铺”是20世纪80年代商业成功的范例之一。Sock Shop was one of the high-street success stories of the 80s.这个协议可能会成为其他协议的范例。The deal is likely to provide a template for other agreements.学生脑子里被灌输了各种标准的范例。Standard examples were drummed into s...