A miserly father makes a prodigal son.老子守财奴,儿子败家子.Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by...
I'm dreading Christmas this year.今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。This was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。This was exactly the emergency she had been dreading for weeks.这正是几星期以来她一直在担心的紧急关头啊!...
He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five - dollar bills.他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱.The American dollar finished the day up against foreign currencies.美元汇率今日收盘时有所上涨。L: CD stands for Certificate of Deposit, while Eurodollar means...
他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.他企图勒死一名边防警察并偷走他的枪。He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun.那两名警卫被人勒死了。The two guards had been garrotted....