中英惯用短语:
  • adj.  她穿著黑色衣裙, 在这种欢乐的场合未免太素了.   Her plain black dress was too severe for such a cheerful occasion
  • v.  她穿那件衣裙显得高了.   That dress exaggerates her height
  • adv.  她能续几个小时坐在那儿看书.   She can sit reading for hours together
  • n.  她走时句感谢话都没说.   She walked away without so much as a thank-you
  • v.  她走起路来, 丝质的衣裙作响.   Her silk dress rustled as she moved
  • n.  她身著一款时髦的红色衣裙.   She was wearing a snappy little red number
  • adj.  她一个问题都答不对.   She couldn't answer a solitary question correctly
  • v.  她给最穷的乞丐一个便士都舍不得.   She would grudge a penny even to the poorest beggar, ie She is very mean
  • adj.  好斗的, 生气勃勃的, 爱吵架的, 好打架的, 斗志旺盛的, 不让步的, (看似)零散的, 片断的, 杂乱无章的, 爱打架的, 细小的, 碎屑的, 杂凑的, 不贯的   scrappy
  • vi.  好象, 似乎, 看来好象, 感到好象, 觉得似乎, (常与to用), 似乎是, 仿佛, 好像是对的, 好像是真的, 象是   seem
  • n.  妇女衫裤, 泰迪, 妇女衫衬裤, 玩具熊, 衫衬裤   teddy
  • adj.  妒忌的, 吃醋的, 猜疑的, 嫉恨的, 注意的, 保卫的, 珍惜的, 戒备的, 羡慕的, 嫉慕的, 忠实的, 审慎的, 要求绝对崇拜或相信的, 嫉妒的, (常与of用)妒羡的, (常与of用)过于爱护的, 过于看重的, 警惕的   jealous
  • vt.  妨碍, 阻碍, 延缓, 制止, 使踌躇, (常与from用)使不敢, 威慑, 吓住, 阻拦, 不许   deter
  • adj.  始终如一的, 一致的, 坚持的, 一贯的, 和...一致的(with), 坚实的, 浓厚的, 有节操的, 相容的, 相符[合]的, (常与with用)与…一致的, 调和的, 坚固的, 相容的   consistent
  • n.  委屈, 苦衷, 牢骚, 不满, 怨恨(尤与下列示例中动词用)   real or imagined cause for complaint or protest (used esp with the vs shown)
  • vt.  委托, 交付, 移交, 托运, 寄售, 寄存, 存(款), 用作, 当作, (常与to用), 托卖, 托管   consign