通中英惯用短语:
  • n.  在公共墙壁上涂写的）图画或文字（通常含幽默、 猥亵或政治内容）.   drawings or writing on a public wall, usu humorous, obscene or political （
  • adj.  在冬天经常不能通行的乡间小路   country lanes that are often impassable in winter
  •   在列举项目时, 要将first(ly)、 second(ly)、 third(ly)等词置於句子或从句之首. They are usually followed by a comma. 在这些词後面通常用逗号. Some speakers prefer first to firstly 有些人说话时愿用first而不用firstly   , etc are put at the beginning of the sentence or clause.
  • adv.  在前一夜, 整夜, 昨晚一晚上, 在昨夜, 在夜里, 通宵, 一夜工夫, 突然, 一下子, 在短时内, 一夜间, 在晚上, 突然地   overnight
  • n.  在南欧, 有时可看到用牛拉车. Drag and haul suggest that the object is heavy and usually pulled along the ground. *drag和haul指所拉者为重物, 通常为在地面上移动. It is therefore difficult to move and requires (great) effort. 因较困难, 故需用（极大之）力. Drag suggests greater friction *drag暗指具较大摩擦力   You sometimes see oxen pulling carts in southern Europe.
  • adj.  在后面的, 从后面而来的, 限定继承的（财产）, 通过替代继承给予财产, 限定继承的, 尾部的, 后面来的, 后部的   tail
  • n.  在圣瓦伦廷节（2月14日）寄给情人的贺卡（通常匿名）.   to a sweetheart
  • adj.  在头上的, 高架的, 在头顶上的, 架空的, 属于通常开支的, 高出地面的, 一般性的, 平均的, 总的, 经常的, 未分类的, 间接的, 塔顶馏出的   overhead
  • n.  在当代政治生活中, 理想主义根本行不通.   Idealism has no place in modern politics
  •   在报章刊登的致股东通告   advertisement addressed to shareholders
  • adj.  在普通信封中（无特殊标记）.   under plain cover, ie in an envelope without any special marking
  • n.  在某人家中寄膳（通常兼寄宿）   in sb's house
  • adj.  在目前阶段就通知他们很不妥当.   It would be inexpedient to inform them at this stage
  • n.  在社交场合）陪伴异性的人（尤指男人而通常并非经常作伴者）.   person, esp a man and usu not a regular companion, who accompanies a member of the opposite sex on a particular social occasion （
  •   在英国为16岁以上的人参加的）普通教育证书（的考试）. Cf 参看 Advanced level (advance2), A/S level, Ordinary level (ordinary).   any of a range of examinations taken in Britain at the age of 16+ （
  • adj.  在英式英语中没有表示英国人国籍的通用名词而用形容词   consists of the geographical areas of England, Scotland and Wales. 不列颠或大不列颠（GB）由英格兰、 苏格兰和威尔士的地域组成. It is often also used to refer to the political state, officially called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and usually abbreviated to the United Kingdom or the UK. 这一名称也常用以表示行政上的国家, 官方称为大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国, 通常简称为联合王国或UK. *The British Isles are the islands of Britain and Ireland. 不列颠群岛包括不列颠和爱尔兰等岛屿. There is no noun in British English commonly used to refer to the nationality of the people of Britain; instead the adjective is used