That was an abortive attempt.这是一种失败的尝试.Somehow the whole abortive affair got into the FBI files.这件早已夭折的案子不知怎么就进了联邦调查局的档案.Even if the attempt was premature, but also better than abortive strategy.即使是不成熟的尝试, 也胜于胎死腹中的策略....
He considered himself a crafty man — a man would have to get up very early in the morning to put one over on Alf Tandy.他觉得自己太狡猾了——为了愚弄一下阿尔夫·坦迪通常得早上很早起床。The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all.坦迪逃跑的消息让他们所有人都无比...
There is concern that police use the law to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offences.有人担心警方利用该法罚没犯下轻罪的人的财产。Make maximum use of legislation to confiscate the proceeds of drug trafficking.善用现行法律以充公贩毒...