他因为信奉异端思想而以火刑处死。He was burned at the stake for heresy.他的观点时常带有明显的异端色彩.His opinions have always been distinctly heterodox.持异端者被处以火刑.Heretics were burned at the stake....
used to的近义词有：used to, would。下面这两个词均含"过去惯常，过去总是"的含义：used to：指客观地表示过去的习惯，既可是过去经常发生的动作，又可是过去一向存在的状态，比would通俗，往往含今昔感。would：指过去经常发生的行为，主观感情色彩较浓，只表过去惯常行为，既不表状态也不表持续动作。不含"过去如此，现在不再这样"的意味。...
有些时候，创作如此宏大的一部小说所面临的挑战几乎把她给难倒了。There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her.这样走马观花的游历，根本不足以让我就中国那些宏大的问题发表预测。Such a whistlestop tour does not remotely qualify me to prognosticate o...
The quilt has pretty, scalloped edges and intricate quilting.这条被子有漂亮的荷叶饰边，而且绗缝活做得也很精致。For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.几个世纪以来，缝被子和做布拼一直是许多人都会做的针线活儿。Quilting, he said,'gives you a ...
那些油井的主人是个财主.The owner of the oil wells is a man of substance.赛古安一副财主派头,这是毋容置疑的.Segouin had the unmistakable air of wealth.乡里的土财主们把穷人统称为愚氓.The rich men in the village call every poor person a fool....
Forecasters are also tracking hurricane Josephine.气象预报员也在追踪飓风“约瑟芬”的动向。The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly.飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。The hurricane blew with such force that tr...