to make a quip.说俏皮话To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.Quip的意思是,说一些可能令人惊讶或者看起来很聪明的话.My advice is to ride it out, make an occasional smart - aleck quip.我的意见就是出去旅行, 并时不时地说些自作聪明的俏皮话.to make...
He signed the confession under duress .他出于被迫在供状上签了字。He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.他说他是被迫在认罪书上签字的.Those who acted under duress shall go unpunished.胁从不问....
He skated the length of the rink without stopping.他一下子滑过了整个溜冰场.He skated a figure of 8 in the rink.他在溜冰场上溜了个8字形.He skated a figure of eight in the rink.他在溜冰场上溜了个八字形....
To a great degree ; greatly.很好. 我非常赞成.From a philosophical perspective, Habermas discourse theory of democracy has universality to a great degree.从哲学层面看, 哈贝马斯的商谈理论具有相当的普适性.The traffic jam will be eased to a great degree ...
指望找回丢失的支票本是不明智的.It's unwise to wager on retrieving the lost checkbook.注意把支票本放在安全的地方.Always keep your cheque book in safe place.我需要一本新的支票本.I need a new check book....
制作厨房和浴室用的手工绘制花砖是朱莉·尤里克的专长。Handpainted tiled murals for kitchens and bathrooms are Julie Eurich's speciality.瞎猜并不是我的专长。Wild guesses aren't much in my line.她的专长是税法。Her specialty is taxation law....