a pliant nature可塑的本性They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。She lay pliant in his arms.她顺从地偎依在他的怀中...
他给他的计算机编制了一套程序，以比较所有可能的组合。He programmed his computer to compare all the possible combinations.本·莫里斯先生在议会就程序问题提出质询。A point of order was raised in parliament by Mr Ben Morris.找个志愿者编这个计算机程序不成问题。Finding a volunteer to write ...
Four steamboat loads of spectators came to view a hanging in New Orleans.四轮船的观众来新奥尔良观看绞刑。That would be the steamboat.那得归功于汽船.The steamboat and the railroad cut deep into the wilderness.铁路轮船深入不毛之地....
我们家系的实际创始人是我祖父的哥哥.The actual founder of my line was my grandfather's brother.根据家系的原理,这个事实即时可以得到解释.This fact is at once explained on the principle of descent.从此以后,倭马亚家系的繁荣就衰落了.From this point onward the glory of the ...
The Confederate dead and wounded at New Hope Church ran high.南部联盟军在纽霍教堂的伤亡是惨重的.The dead cigarette was still between his fingers...那支已熄灭的香烟仍在他指间。Then you shall say, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.你就说, 你的仆人赫人乌...
The speaker adverted to the need of more funds.这位演说人论及需要增加资金问题.He only adverted to the main points of my argument.他只提到我议论的要点.He adverted briefly to the news of the day.他简短地谈到当天的消息....
Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。He is just playing the devil's advocate ...