Faced with such detraction, scientists characteristically retort that science, unlike witchcraft, works.面对诋毁, 科学家们出于天性给予反驳,宣称科学不是巫术, 确实有效.Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises and forbore.玛丽安正想反驳,...
They perceived that the enemy was trying to wear down their resistance.他们明白敌人是想用消耗的办法来制服他们的抵抗.Pipe smokers sometimes wear down the tips of their teeth where they grip their pipes.抽烟斗的人用牙齿咬住烟斗，有时会把齿尖磨平。The machines start ...
The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.那部上演的戏备受好评，让观众潸然泪下。Sally was ecstatic about her new job.萨莉对她的新工作高兴得发狂。She was absolutely ecstatic when I told her the news.当我把这个消息告诉她时,她兴奋极了....
There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.天朦朦亮的时候曾经有过一场小规模的战斗.The verbal skirmish is viewed as the opening round in negotiation schedules to start next Tuesday.这场争论被看作预定下星期二举行的谈判的序幕.A conventional skirmish woul...