The blackmailer had a hold over him.勒索他的人控制着他.The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱.The nasty thing about a blackmailer is that his starting point is usually the truth.勒索者的可恶之处在于他一开始...

He flatfoot along, twirling his club . ( James T . Farrell ) .他用 扁平足 的样子走过去,一面走一面旋转他的球杆.Think how could the flatfoot on duty bear such a cold.想想那值勤的巡警怎么受得了这么冷的天.What does Joe do for a living? - He's a flatfoot.乔做甚么工...

这辆大巴能坐45人，内有空调和影像设备。The bus is a 45-seater with air-con and videos.调和的最后一步要缓慢而精心。This final part of the mixing is done slowly and delicately.加点蜂蜜来调和酸味。Add honey to counterbalance the acidity....

He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches.他避免任何眼神接触，一有人靠近就把目光迅速移开。Signal which prevents accidental operation by spurious signals or avoids possible ambiguity.防止假信号的意外作用或者避免二义性而设置的信号.He a...

He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment.他访问了泰国与新加坡，以期招揽投资。Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.小型出租车禁止在街上兜揽生意。It was a lie, tout court.那只不过是谎言。...

He wasn't quite as perky as normal.他并不像往常那么高兴。He's still in hospital, but he seems quite perky.他 虽然 还住住院, 可是看上去倒挺精神.She had a perky, independent spirit.她个性开朗活泼而又独立。...

A debit entry increases an asset account while a credit entry decreases it.借方记录增加资产账户的数额,而贷方记录会减少这个账户的金额....

He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.他嗜赌成癖，常常债台高筑。The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing.英国广播公司的系列节目“当红厨师”是个让人一看就上瘾的节目。These chilling heroines make Hart's books compulsive reading.这些令人毛骨悚然的女...

过来，你这个小浑蛋！Come here, you little bugger!你这个浑蛋! 你差一点儿把我辗死!You stupid bugger! You could have run me over!(假如这家伙是个亿万富翁, 我就是浑蛋. )If this guy is a billionaire, I ＇ m a Dutchman....

His voice will be edited out of the final film.电影的最终版本会剪掉他的声音。This collection of essays is edited by Ellen Knight.这本文集是由埃伦·奈特编选的。She edited that line out again.她再次删掉了那句台词。...

Gough scored the winner in extra time.高夫在加时赛中攻入制胜球。After university he went to work for Gough Whitlam.大学毕业后他去工作高夫惠特拉姆.Vincent Van Gough is my favorite painter.梵谷是我最喜欢的画家....

木板条被黏合在一起并用机器压模成型。Strips of wood are bonded together and moulded by machine.这种药通过黏合肠内的脂肪降低胆固醇水平。This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.钻石本身可能很坚固，但却不易与其他物质很好地黏合。Diamond may be strong in itsel...

印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton.每个房间都以淡雅或鲜艳的颜色和印花图案装饰成独特的风格。Each room is distinctively decorated with light, bright colors and floral prints.她妈妈穿着一件深色印花夏装。Her mother wore one of her ...

Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous.市郊无规划地向外扩展以为新近富起来的人提供住房.This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling.这一带越来越繁华了.The country is prosperous and the people live in peace.国泰民安....

这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.从“美体小铺”传来的消息令整个零售行业不安。The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail sector.比利时出现了这种疾病的一种极其危险的变体。A very virulent form of the disease appeared in Be...

“我现在不能回答你，”他闪避道。"I can't give you an answer now," he hedged.库蒂不但没暂避风头，而且较以往更加直言不讳。Far from lying low, Kuti became more outspoken than ever.避谈语言学问题。Keep the conversation off linguistic matters....

小说在出版市场上占了很大的份额。Fiction takes up a large slice of the publishing market.他的小说都是些肤浅沉闷的玩意儿，只有一本除外。With one exce-ption his novels are shallow and lifeless things.这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。The various elements of the novel fail to cohe...

Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force.该联盟的每一位成员国都同意采取其认为必要的行动，包括动用武力。Luleng deems that public will is a sublimation of human's free volitions....

If Nadia's the one with intel on Vadik, why not debrief her yourself?如果娜蒂娅就是在瓦蒂克工作的为什么你自己不去听她报告?Join Charles Cooper and Stephen Shankland on the CNET News Daily Debrief.加入了CNET新闻每天的总结查尔斯库珀和斯蒂芬的专访.JB : My debrief roo...

It would take a worldwide crisis to make food unobtainable from any source.只有发生全球性危机,才会到处买不到食品.Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.普通人好像根本买不到票。Fish was unobtainable in certain sections of Tokyo.在东京的某些地方是买不到鱼...

Unsightly moles can be removed surgically.不雅观的痣可以手术去除.The Polish market in Berlin was considered unsightly and shut down.柏林市内的波兰市场因为被认为有碍观瞻而关闭了。Image Doctor renders seamless removals of unsightly blemishes and objects.医生...

The crowds had been soaked and were now nicely drying out.这群人都浑身湿透，现在谢天谢地快晾干了。I've gotten my feet thoroughly soaked and feel frozen through and through.我双脚湿透，感觉都冻到骨头里了。There was so much blood it had soaked through m...

The preparation conditions of calcium alginate microcapsule and influence factors were studied.研究了海藻酸钙微胶囊的制备条件和影响因素.Lastly, microcapsule model were applied for extracting aloe polysaccharides from aloe juice.将所建立的模型应用于新鲜...

That place is a madhouse.那个地方乱哄哄的。Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse.别在那个部门工作，那里太乱。It is easy to understand why he is in the madhouse.很容易明白他为什么在精神病院....

新鲜的水果和蔬菜很重要，麦麸也是。Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran.我一直坚持用新鲜水果做甜点。I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.如此新鲜的事物刚开始必然会有些问题。There are bound to be teething problems with something so new....

Many self - employed people are heavily taxed.许多私营者被课以重税.Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes...现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet....

...fifteen sixteenths of an inch.15/16英寸A group of students filed in,fourteen or fifteen all told.一队学生鱼贯而入,共有十四五个人。Six from fifteen leaves nine.15减6等于9。...a speedboat, whose fifteen-strong crew claimed to belong to the I...

to maximize the sale proceeds销售收益最大化In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output.为了获得最大利润，这家公司会把产量增至最大。Aero - tuned rear spoiler: Reduces lift, creates vacuum to maximize airflow through helmet.航空调整...

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was singing Midnight Rambler.滚石摇滚乐队的迈克?贾格尔正在台上演唱“午夜漫步人”.Jagger was dancing on stage, and pretending to play an invisible guitar.杰格尔在台上跳舞, 假装在弹一把无形的吉它.The event was dreamed up by Mick Jag...

You will have to put up with Grace's absent-mindedness.你须得忍受格蕾丝心不在焉的作风。He’s very learned but rather absent minded.他很有学问,可是好忘事。...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.那些不在子...