中英惯用短语:
  • adv.  若干年後我们就能体会他时说的话多有预见.   We were to realize years later how prophetically he spoke on that occasion
  • adj.  若时机不, 一言不慎, 可能毁掉整个计画.   One indiscreet remark at the wrong moment could ruin the whole plan
  • n.  苦力, 小工, (印度的)苦力, 苦工, 小工地非熟练工人   coolie
  • adj.  英俊的, 堂皇的, 美观的, 气派大的, 相大的, 可观的, 慷慨的, 大方的, 优厚的, 漂亮的, 端庄优美的, 有风韵的, 高明的, 精巧的, 操纵灵便的, 灵敏的, 熟练的, 适宜的, 英俊的(男人), 健美的, 温雅的(女人)   handsome
  • n.  英国)政府为遏制超支, 限制地方局徵收房地产税不得超过的最高限额.   limit on the amount of money a local authority can raise through the rates, imposed by the Government to curb overspending (
  • abbr.  英帝国二等勋位爵士约翰·亚斯. Cf 参看 DBE, KBE, MBE.   John Adams CBE
  • n.  英文打字机上相於12点活字的字型(每英寸10个字母).   one of the sizes of letters used in typewriting (ten letters per inch)
  • n.  草丛, 跪垫, 膝垫, 一种沼泽草, 垒, 软钙质砂岩, 座凳用的厚垫   hassock
  • n.  草莓、 苹果等当令   the `strawberry, `apple, etc season
  • n.  草莓当令时便宜些.   Strawberries are cheaper when they're in season
  • adj.  莎士比亚的戏剧向我们介绍了时生活的许多情况(即16世纪的生活). New can also mean `original' *new还有`创新'的意思   Shakespeare's plays tell us a lot about contemporary life, ie the life of the 16th century.
  • v.  获得或实现(某事物)(尤指用不的手段)   , esp by devious means
  •   获得议席, 当选为议员   win a seat
  •   落到适[不妥]人手里   get into the right hands
  •   落到适[不妥]人手里   get into the wrong hands
  • n.  著名, 显著, 显要人物, 著名人士, 值得注意的性质, 家手腕, 重要人物   notability