I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。I wouldn't sully my hands by acceptinga bribe.我决不接受贿赂,一尘不染.Who would want to sully the reputation of the nicest girl in school?谁...
他完全不理会锡德的恳求。He simply ignored Sid's pleading.莫里斯不理会这个问题，继续他的长篇大论。Morris ignored the question and continued his monologue.他不理会我的政治观点。He brushed away my views on politics....
Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.没有电, 有煤油灯。Several brakemen came through, bearing lanterns.几个列车机务员提着灯走过.Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journery to the o...
Such a machine is beyond the contrivance of ordinary people.这种机器是一般人发明不出来的.The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance.这孩子正在忙着做什么手工.It was another good contrivance.这又是一种不错的新设计....