这些电池的寿命为6小时。The batteries had a life span of six hours.言外之意是，这种电池的寿命是其他品牌电池的两倍。The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries.他反复试着发动车子，但电池的电越来越少，最后根本就打不着火了。He kept trying to start the car an...
Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows.让建筑师大为懊恼的是，我们搬进去最先做的事情之一就是换掉了花饰铅条窗。His incre...
The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。The guidance systems didn't work and the missile couldn't hit its target.导航系统失灵，导弹未能命中目标。They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile.他们...
Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.列宁格勒是他在异地安家的第三个外国城市。When war broke out, he was interned as an enemy alien.战争爆发时，他作为敌国人士遭到关押。Such an attitude is alien to most bu-sinessmen.大多数商界人士都会对这样的态度感...
The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.催眠状态实际上介乎清醒和睡眠之间。Everyone is familiar with the TV screen's hypnotic power.大家都很熟悉电视屏幕的吸引力。His voice had an almost hypnotic effect.他的声音有一...
tales of medieval knights errant, wandering in search of chivalrous adventures中世纪的游侠到处冒险的故事His errant son at Dartmouth ran up debts of £250m.他那行为出格的儿子在达特茅斯欠下了高达2亿5千万英镑的债务。Usually his cases involved errant husbands and wa...
If I walk in with muddy boots, Dad always scolds ( me ).我的靴子上要是有泥, 一进屋爸爸就骂 ( 我 ).Her mother scolds too much.她母亲训斥太多.Alfred scolds me every time we meet, and he has the better of me.每次我和阿尔弗列德见面, 他都要责备我,我辩不过他....