The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.总裁捶胸顿足，称那是个错误的交易。Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon.乳腺癌在年轻女子当中并不常见。He reached into his breast pocket for his cigar case.他把手伸进胸前口袋里拿雪茄烟盒。...
We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy.如果玩具质量低劣，我们会痛斥制造商。It is a fairly shoddy way to treat an employee.这样对待雇员真是十分可鄙.He accused the garage of shoddy workmanship on the bodywork.他指责汽车修理厂车身修理工艺拙劣....
The sale is a big coup for the auction house.这笔交易是该拍卖行的一大成功之举。Getting the contract was quite a coup.把合同争取到手是巧妙精彩的一着.Regency Opera have scored something of a coup by persuading her to undertake the role.雷根希歌剧院说服她扮演这一角色从而取...
The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel....