Herrings can be salted, smoked and pickled.鲱鱼可以盐腌、熏制和泡制。soused herrings腌青鱼We are the more like a barrel of herrings.我们挤得像桶里装满了的鲱鱼.The audience jammed in the hall like herrings in a barrel.听众把大厅挤得水泄不通....
I'd had a few notions about being a journalist.我以前曾有过想当记者的念头。It is essential first to deracinate preconceived notions.必须首先根除那些先入之见。He found he couldn't string along with their unrealistic notions.他感到不能同意他们的不切实际...
已经有数千英亩森林和灌木丛林地被烧毁。Thousands of acres of forests and scrubland have been burnt.空间站在重返地球大气层时会被烧毁。The station would burn up on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.遗憾的是，这座房屋在1828年的火灾中大部分被烧毁。Sadly, most of the house wa...
Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor.甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好.Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year.乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.嗜赌的人是死不悔改的乐天派。...
由穿制服的男仆为客人倒茶。The tea was served to guests by liveried footmen.有一名男仆为他们服务。They were waited on by a manservant.男仆每周两次到我家来拖洗厨房地板.The houseboy comes to mop our kitchen floor twice a week....