a quaint seaside village古朴典雅的海滨村庄There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷.The piano has a quaint old - world tone about it.这架钢琴的音色具有一种古雅的 老式 风味....
We'll have to chivvy the children up about their school work.我们得反复向孩子们就他们的学业方面提出要求.I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.我要钻进你的地洞里去,象赶一只老鼬鼠一般把你赶出来.Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering ...
From time to time there were sudden explosions of a southeast wind.不时有阵阵猛烈的东南风突然刮来.The explosions were attributed to metal fatigue.爆裂破归因于金属疲乏.After the great many loud explosions, the race began.在一阵阵汽车的轰鸣声之后, 比赛开始了....
Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。The ice on that pond is unsafe for skating.在那个池塘的冰面上溜冰不安全。In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.在大一点的小区里，我感到很不安全...
Not for nothing was the plane called "The widow-maker"这种飞机被称作“寡妇机”是事出有因的。She's a widow now.她现在是寡妇。The widow is in possession of a large fortune.那个寡妇占有大笔财产....
Let’s be brutally honest about this: you haven’t a hope of succeeding.虽然有点儿残忍，但老实说，你没有成功的希望。He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her...他将老妇人推到她家走廊上，并对她一顿暴打。She was attacked and brutally dishonor...
从前用足枷作为刑具.The stocks were used long ago as a punishment.小偷被迫戴上沉重的木枷.The thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar.贪婪终于使他沦为了披枷戴锁的罪犯.Greed eventually let to his becoming a criminal covered in chains....