委员会将独立运作，不受各部部长管辖。The commission will operate independently of ministers.财政不在这个部门的管辖范围之内.Finance is not within the compass of this department.受这样的人管辖真是使人恼火.It rubs to be presided over by such a man....
He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends.他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。Using binary notation is in fact just manipulating ones and noughts.使用二进制标号法实际上只运用1和0两个数.They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the s...
an officious car-park attendant好管闲事的停车场服务员a nasty officious little man讨厌、好管闲事的家伙When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious.人们穿上制服后会信心倍增，也更爱管闲事了。Officious immigratio...
应该鼓励这个民族从怠惰的状态中奋起.The nation must be aroused from its unwillingness to work.事业虽扰人, 怠惰害更大.Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious.他生性怠惰,对任何事情都不大有兴趣.He has a sluggish mind and shows little interest in anyth...
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.挖掘工作已显示在该地区有罗马和盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的遗迹。Ex-cavations have revealed Roman and Anglo-Saxon remains in the area.海崖城堡是苏格兰最富有浪漫色彩的遗迹之一。Seacliff House is one o...
There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in one of the Sunday newspapers two weeks ago.两周前一份周日报纸刊登了一篇对他进行尖酸恶毒攻击的文章。She was not above purveying make - up tips through ladies'columns in newspapers.她根本不屑于向各大报社的女...
At my brother's high school graduation the students recited a poem.在我弟弟的高中毕业典礼上，学生们朗诵了一首诗。In high school I was scared to death of you.高中时我怕你怕得要命。He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.他16岁的时候就从中学退学了。...