The band have a droll sense of humour.这个乐队有一种滑稽古怪的幽默感。droll tricks好笑的把戏He is so droll, that Samson.参孙真会开玩笑.He looked at her with a droll sort of awakening.他用一种古怪的如梦方醒的神情看着她....
All the doors have been bricked up to deter vandals.所有的门都用砖堵了起来,防止破坏分子闯入。Arming the police doesn't deter crime.仅仅靠给警察配备武器是无法制止犯罪的。The windows are covered with grilles to deter vandals.窗戶都安上了铁柵栏,以防止故意破坏....
No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction.再怎样跟他讲道理都不能让他放弃自己认准的事。He overturned the conviction, saying the defendant was entrapped.他声称被告是被诱骗的,从而推翻了有罪的判决。Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an unde...