His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.她母亲为人刻薄，势利眼，嗓门又大。...catty remarks.尖刻的言辞a restaurant catty-corner from the theater斜对着剧院的餐馆Eggs are sold by the catty.鸡蛋论斤出售....
他还是很虚荣，把头发染成了红褐色。He is still vain enough to dye his hair red.蓝衣服和 红褐色 短袜! 他又搞错了.Blue suit and reddish - brown socks! He had fouled up again.直到咖啡成 红褐色,他才停止搅拌.He stirred the coffee until it was a light reddish - brown ....
我耽搁了些时候——家里出了点事。I was delayed — something came up at home.他讨厌任何形式的拖延和耽搁。He hates delay and procrastination in all its forms.这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay....
Abner said solemnly , " all heathen idols are an abomination to the Lord. "艾布纳沉着脸说, “ 一切异教的偶像全是对主的亵渎. ”Teenage idols have a strong influence on our children.青少年偶像对孩子们的影响非常深。The genii will give evidence against those who ...
The pass mark is set at 50 per cent.合格分数设定为百分制的50分。The heat dial was set at 150 degrees.温度调节器设定在150度。Their electricity is set at 0.25 yuan per light.他们的电费被定为每度2角5分....