旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice.人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.做礼拜的人把祭品放在神像脚下.The worshippers put their gifts at the feet of gods....
There was little sparkle in their performance.他们的表演缺乏亮点。In the marina yachts sparkle in the sunshine...码头上游艇在阳光下闪闪发光。There was a sparkle in her eye that could not be hidden.她眼中闪烁着一丝无法掩藏的亮光。Dewdrops sparkle [ glisten ] in...
被修饰的名词是形容词子句的主语.The noun being modified acts as the subject of an adjective clause.糖磷酸盐:单糖被修饰加工成的磷酸盐.Sugar phosphate A phosphate derivative of a MONOSACCHARIDE.移就是由转移修饰语和新的被修饰语构成的, 是一种超常规的搭配.Transferred epithet, a super ...
The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。You can hedge against redundancy...