She was already a keen and experienced sailor, having crewed in both Merlin and Grayling.在“默林”号和“格雷林”号上工作过以后，她已经是一名头脑敏捷、经验丰富的水手了。Fishing for grayling in Norwegian lakes has caused a similar pattern in these fish.在挪威捕河鳟也导...

Tomorrow without fail he would be at the old riverside warehouse.明天他一定会在河边的旧仓库里。They walked back along the riverside.他们沿着河边走回来了。a walk by the riverside河边漫步...

This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds.这种地貌好像可以笼住并放大声音。A manufacturer can amplify the demand of a product by advertising widely.厂商能用大做广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求.The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司....

The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday.一些众议员和参议员昨天工作了整整一天。a member of the Senate参议员...

She is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression.她弓身伏在方向盘前，表情像疯了一样。He sat with his shoulders hunched up.他耸起双肩坐着.He got out his map of Yorkshire and hunched over it to read the small print.他拿出约克郡地图，弓身趴在上面努...

They hurled defiant taunts at the riot police, who responded in kind.他们向防暴警察挑衅大骂，防暴警察同样回骂他们。Farmers often like to pay their bills in kind.农民往往愿用实物抵账.They differ in degree rather than in kind.他们的程度不同,并非性质不同....

The laser - cladding techique for welding of and large workpieces is reported.本文报导了激光熔敷法焊接异型件的新技术.Cooling affects the machining precision of workpieces and the tool - life greatly.冷却问题的研究是非常重要的,它对工件的加工质量和刀具寿命有很大影响.Adopti...

The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet.蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。The planet is probably in orbit around a small star.这颗行星可能正环绕着一颗小恒星运行。The new planet is about ten times the size of the earth.新发现的行星大约是地球的10倍那么大。...

She spoke with that gentle infinitesimal inflexion of mockery which descended to her from her mother.她说话时,带着她母亲传给她的那种温柔细致的嘲笑语调.Inflexion is a characteristic for the verbs of English.英语动词具有屈折式形态变化的特征.At the conclusion, th...

Hurstwood suffered a qualm of body as the car rolled up.当电车开上前时,赫斯渥浑身感到一阵不安.The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.博士显得好象一阵眩晕发作.Lastly she arrived at the tresses and felt a qualm of disgust.最后,她看到提到头发的那一句,心里觉...

His twenty-five-foot boat was moored within sight of West Church.他那条25英尺长的小船停泊在看得见西教堂的地方。Any more raffle tickets? Twenty-five pence each or five for a pound.还有要买奖券的吗？每张25便士，1英镑5张。Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned ...

"Third World" is an abstraction, a form of shorthand.“第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World第三世界贫穷和不公正的原因Both our countries belong to the Third World.我们两国同属第三世界....

We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.我们将去伯明翰参加会议，然后马上回来。It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.对于两个七十几岁的人来说，这段路太远了。You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous ...

The car's design is a throwback to the 1960s.这种汽车的设计回到了20世纪60年代。His sentiments were a throwback to the old colonial days.他的观点还是从前殖民时代的那种观点.It appears to be a throwback to prehistoric times that it has somehow manage...

An expert came to appraise the value of my antiques.一位专家来对我的古玩作了估价.An employer should appraise the ability of his men.雇主应该鉴定员工的能力.It is very high that people appraise to his thesis.人们对他的论文评价很高....

Subsidiary company get preferential treatment when it come to subcontract work.分公司承接转包(二包)工作时会得到优惠待遇.The most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an outsider.最可能的结果是将大量的工作分包出去。There is so much outfit...

Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse or apportion blame.把事情按部就班地讲清楚。不要责难或归罪于人。I don't wish to apportion blame among you / to any of you.我不愿意怪罪你们大家[你们任何人].It's already been agreed in principle to apporti...

The rod bent double, the reel shrieked and ratcheted.操作杆进一步弯曲，线轴发出刺耳的吱吱声。Both Rod and Phil are football fanatics.罗德和菲尔两人都是足球迷。He is a lightning rod for controversy.他是个争议性人物。...

The detection rate for racial crimes is appallingly low.种族罪案的侦破率之低让人震惊。He must be made answerable for these terrible crimes.他必须对这些可恶的罪行负责。He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes.他必须为他的严重罪行付出代价。...

I'll spare no effort to help you for auld lang syne.为了往昔的情谊,我会不遗余力地帮助你.It's a tradition to sing'Auld Lang Syne'on New Year's Eve.在除夕唱 ‘ 美好的往日’是传统风俗.For auld lang syne , we'll tak'a cup ...

The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas.这个公司相信这些产品在圣诞节前夕一定会畅销。A machine of faulty design will not sell well.设计不良的机器销路不会好.A good book does not necessarily sell well.好书未必畅销....

In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.为了防止有人跟踪我，我特地绕了弯路。We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走,避开繁忙的交通....

I am merely citing his reaction as typical of British industry.我仅以他为例来说明英国工业界的典型反应。It's no use citing the Bible to somebody who doesn't believe in God.对不信上帝的人引用圣经的话是没用的。It's no use citing the Bible to a no...

The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。the official challenger for the world championship title世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者The judges gave the nod to the winning challenger.裁判们对挑战者的胜利给予确认....

He tethered his horse to the fence.他把马拴在篱笆上.The orbiter - tethered to the fuel tank - was doomed from the first millisecond.与固体燃料箱拴在一起的航天飞机从最初的1毫秒起就注定会毁灭.He tethered his horse to the tree.他把马拴在树上....

I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize.我当然不会嫉妒他得了诺贝尔奖。You surely don't begrudge him his happiness.你肯定不是嫉妒他的幸福吧。I begrudge spending so much money on train fares.我舍不得把这么多钱花在火车票上....

It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me.男孩子们对我不感兴趣令我很烦恼。Can I just ask something 'cos I'm really quite interested in this.我能不能问个问题，因为我对这个真的很感兴趣。We're interested in the source of these fictit...

That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems.那种比较并非像看起来那么离谱。What you said is wide of the mark.你讲得一点也不沾边.The bullet was wide of the mark.子弹距离目标很远....

He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.他下意识地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。He was instructed to inspect the cargo on the ship and detain such cargo if necessary.他奉命去检查船上所载货物并于必要时扣留该项货物.The act allows police to detain a su...

Did he go from bad to worse?是不是他的病情恶化了?Under the new management thing have go from bad to worse.在新的管理人员领导下,情况反而更坏了.Left to themselves , things tend to go from bad to worse.听之任之的话, 事情一般不会向好的方向发展....