Mother put a veto on our stayingout late.母亲不允许我们在外面呆到很晚才回来。There have been threats to veto any legislation that comes down the pike.他们威胁说要否决任何新出台的立法提案。The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries...
The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。An override of the veto appears unlikely.看来推翻这项否决的可能性很小。The veto was a calculated political risk.这项否决是一次精心策划的政治冒险。...
The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.专制者声称自己是上天选定的统治工具.She rules her family like a real despot.她治家简直像个暴君.He was a despot with a heart of granite.他是个铁石心肠的暴君....
There were nine pounds left, besides some pennies.除几枚便士硬币外,还剩下九英镑.How can they afford a holiday? They haven’t got two pennies to rub together.他们怎么有钱去度假呢?他们穷得丁当响。...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven...杰...
他和海关人员发生了小冲突.He had a brush with the customs men.他在与敌人的一次小冲突中被击中.He was shot in a skirmish with the enemy.他跟他的对手发生小冲突.He skirmished with his opponent....