中英惯用短语:
  • v.  情况'一词因使用过多失去了准确性.   Situation' is a word that is greatly overworked. `
  •   情节喜剧(喜剧成分主要在于剧情不在于角色的性格)   comedy of situation
  • adj.  惊奇、 钦佩、 惊讶等目瞪口呆   stare in mute amazement, admiration, astonishment, etc
  • adj.  惩治示威群众可谓事与愿违, 因为这反会激发起更多的示威游行.   Punishing the demonstrators is self-defeating because it only encourages further demonstrations
  • adj.  惯例的, 制度上的, 设立的, 规定的, 学会、协会、教育等公共机构的, 社会慈善事业性质的, 为建立永久信誉创招牌的, 社会公共机构的, (慈善、宗教等)社会事业机构的, 慈善事业性质的   institutional
  •   惯性销售(将货物送至未订购者处, 希不遭退货成交, 事後清帐).   sending of goods to a person who has not ordered them, in the hope that he will not refuse them and will therefore later have to pay for them
  • n.  想报复别人害了自己   hurt oneself in trying to take revenge on sb else
  •   想救她未救成, 此事不久已尽人皆知.   That the attempt to save her had failed soon became widely known
  • n.  惹人者, 戏弄者, 强求者, 惹恼人的人, 勒索者, 难处理的事, 含蓄容易引起人好奇心的广告, 起绒工人, 起绒机, 难题, 爱戏弄人的人, 使人困恼的人, 喜欢戏弄别人的人   teaser
  • n.  愉快有益的退休生活.   a happy and profitable retirement
  • adj.  愉快激动的, 非常漂亮的, 极吸引人的, 充满活力的, 兴冲冲的, 极漂亮的   zingy
  • n.  意志力, 由于思想作用影响客观事物的能力, 心灵致动, 意念移物   psychokinesis
  • v.  意识到某事物立即加以利用   upon sth recognize sth and exploit it, use it, etc eagerly and at once
  • adv.  意识到某事感到痛苦.   become painfully aware of sth
  • n.  愕然十分怀疑的神情.   an expression of shock and utter incredulity
  • n.  愚蠢, 荒唐事, 轻松歌舞剧, 傻念头, 蠢行, 吃亏上当的事, 一种轻松歌舞剧, 愚笨, 愚行, 荒唐之事, 华不实的建筑, 讽刺剧, 傻话, 耗费巨大又无益的事, 放荡   folly