一种想法的雏形the embryo of an idea现代自行车的雏形the prototype of the modern bicycle他的机械计算机是现代电子计算机的雏形.His mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer....
...people who aspire to public office...渴望担任公职的人Mary is ambitious enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in four months.玛丽雄心很大,竟想在四个月里学会用汉语流利地会话.That is not something I particulary aspire to at this moment...
I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism.我染上了急性风湿，卧病在床。In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute.黑暗中我的听觉变得异常灵敏。Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful.虽已年届九旬，她依然头脑敏锐，个性很强。...
Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.制裁可能会是争议最大的问题之一。Abortion is a highly contentious issue.堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题。Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.罗德尼尽管非常喜欢与人争辩，却是...
The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail.研究人员研究了录像,然后详细分析了比赛.Others include notes from 92 videotapes that depicted the interrogations.剩下的还包括了92盘记录了审讯过程的录像带的文字记录.Demonstrations, films, a...
They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.发现问题后，如何克服它的问题又出现了。He spoke to reporte...