这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales.他们角逐的市场尚未成形。The market for which they are competing is still unformed.这部电影在角逐最佳影片提名时面临着激烈的竞争。The film faces stiff competition for th...

He's a sly old beggar if ever there was one.他确确实实是个老奸巨猾的家伙。The statistics beggar belief.统计数据让人难以置信。Aren't you dressed yet, you lazy beggar?你这个懒汉还没穿好衣服吗？...

狭小憋气的办公室a small frowsty office...

On an average day you take 15,000 steps and foot perspires 200 ml of sweat.平均每一天你的脚要迈15,000步,同时分泌出200毫升的汗液....

Gen. de Gaulle sensed that nuclear weapons would fundamentally change the nature of international relations.戴高乐将军意识到核武器将从根本上改变国际关系的性质。Give me the gen on this new project.把这新项目的资料给我.Gen. Mann's in charge of inteIIige...

这一章多为冗长的华丽词藻。The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric.他的冗长的演说使听众不耐烦了.He tired the audience with his long speech.格雷厄姆·弗莱彻对填写冗长的调查问卷这种事没什么兴趣。Graham Fletcher was unimpressed with the idea of filling in a lengthy questionnaire....

He was so beastly, you've no idea.你不知道他有多残暴.The dirty pub is a beastly place.那个肮脏的小酒馆是一个叫人恶心的地方。He was so beastly,you’ve no idea.你不知道他有多残暴。The weather was beastly.天气糟透了。He must be wondering why everyone is being so ...

It was time to take stock of the situation.是时候统观一下形势了。Let's take stock of what we have got.把家底清理清理.He tried once more to take stock of his business.他再把他的事业来忖量....

The under age drinker's parents will be notified of the mulct.那些未成年饮酒者的父母将会被告知来支付罚金。...

Wind was funnelling through the gorge.风吹过峡谷。The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley.风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。...

战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.这些车座的特点是带有在夜间可视的反光镶边。The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.夜间可以用两块尿布来增强吸水性。You can use two nappies for extra absor...

What if it rained and then froze all through those months?要是那几个月一直又下雨又冰冻怎么办？It rained for days on end during our holiday.我们放假期间,接连数日下雨.It has rained over.雨停了。Most of the games have been rained off.大部分比赛都因下雨而暂停了。It rained...

The land is bountiful and no one starves.这片土地物产丰富，没有人挨饿。In Iceland the bountiful Kolgrima River inscribes the earth on its seaward path.在冰岛,丰富Kolgrima河写上了其向海的道路地球.a bountiful supply of food富足的食物供应...a bountiful harvest o...

The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。The subscript O and W identify the unweathered and weathered states.下标O和W分别表示属于未风化和已风化的状态....lines of ...

所有的诗都按传统的韵律和韵脚而作。All of the poems are written in traditional metres and rhyme schemes.我几乎都要跟上它的韵脚了.I have nearly caught the rhymes myself.这些诗的韵脚硬绑绑的, 象两人各把一条腿绑在一起参加三腿竞走那样笨拙.The poems rhyme too determinedly, ungainly as p...

Inside those shells, animals like clams are very soft.在这些贝壳里, 如蛤蜊般的动物非常柔软.The restaurant’s specialities are fried clams.这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。The restaurant's specialities are fried clams.这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌.We dug clams in the flats...

以这样的要价，他们不会为房子找到多少承让人的。They won't find many takers for the house at that price.这一公文对所有参与方及其员工 、 结伙人 、 承让人、代理人和被指派者均有约束作用.This document binds all parties , their employees, associates , transferees and assignees or d...

这条海滨小路是散步者很喜欢走的路径。The coastal path is a popular route for walkers.结果却发现它们又找到一条新的路径.Instead, I saw that they had discovered a new route.水獭熟悉路径, 担任了向导.The otter , as knowing all the paths, took charge of the party....

三脚架有助于调准和稳定相机。A tripod will be useful to align and steady the camera.标准尺寸的三脚架可能会不便于使用，用于拍摄低角度的物体时尤其如此。Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you'reshooting a low-level subject.摄影师们架好了三脚架。Cameramen readied t...

Dock No. 1. Wanli will pack the goods into the container, and unpack at destination.一号码头. 万利负责把货物装物装进集装箱, 到港后卸货.She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls.她帮我打开行李，然后我们去看望其他女孩们。Unpack yo...

Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure.在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面，他算是鹤立鸡群。...

This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.这份协议非常含糊，可以有多种解释。This passage is open to a variety of interpretations.这篇文章可以有各种不同的解释.The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations po...

You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays.你比当下我们见到的大多数表演者都强多了。People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated.当今，人们越来越长寿，受教育程度也提高了。The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphe...

He figured up the balance in their checking account.他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。I have figured out how much during the week I spent.我算出了这个星期花了多少钱.We figured in the travel expenses but forgot the cost of meals.我们把旅费算了进去,但忘了算伙食费....

Corrigenda: List of corrections in a book. See Errata slip.正误表: 更正书籍错字的表,粘附于书内.There's a list of corrigenda at the beginning of the book.这本书的开头部分有一张勘误表....

她假寐了, 他的形象变得更加清晰.She dozed, and his presence became more distinct.片刻的假寐后, 你会感到有如新生一般.After a short nap, you'll feel like a new man.老板一到,惊扰了他餐后假寐.His postprandial nap was disturbed by the arrival of the boss....

The gaslights in the passage would be on, turned low.走廊里的煤气灯应该是开着的，调得比较暗。Gaslights cast a shadowy glow.煤气灯投下一片片幽暗的光....

The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm.海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。The former are considered to be homologous with the sepals of Ranunculus.一般认为,前者的花瓣与毛茛属植物花萼同源.Homologous parts, as has been remarked by some authors,...

A : Can you use broaching to make a gear?你能用拉削技术制作齿轮 吗 ?Notice: When broaching, make sure that the air escape cock is closed.注意: 在进入拉削时一定要关闭放气开关.He held the wheel firmly to prevent the ship from broaching to.他牢牢掌舵,以防船侧面迎...

The program is geared around the problems of being a co-dependent.这个节目关注共依存者面临的各种问题。The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities...