中英惯用短语:
  •   (下帆)投降; 认输, 甘拜下   lower one's sail
  •   (习惯、俗等)不时兴, 废弃不用   fall [pass] into desuetude
  •   (书籍, 剧本等)行一时   create a furor
  •   (冷风)刺骨   cut like a knife
  •   (在尚、式样上)开个头, 带个头   set the trend
  •   (天使)驾御旋; 叱咤云   ride the whirlwind [storm]
  •   (对舵手下达的命令)转航向!   L-the helm!
  •   (开车, 骑马者等)兜, 转一圈   go for a spin (=have a spin)
  •   (把门, 油门关小以)减低速度; 减缓(发展等)   throttle down
  •   (损失、险等)由自已[物主、买主] 负责   at one's own [the owner's, the buyer's] risk
  •   (教堂内)合唱伴奏风琴   choir organ
  •   (时速为55-63哩的)狂风   whole gale
  •   (暴雨时)封舱, 船上做好应付暴雨的准备   batten down (the hatches)
  •   (服装等)极时髦; 行一时   be all the fashion
  •   (横风时)放松帆脚索   with flowing sheets
  •   (用灰泥等)粗涂; 打底子; ()加剧; 竖起(耳朵); 高耸   prick up