中英慣用短語:
  • n.  因陳腐無味的)笑話或故事   old joke or story that is no longer amusing (
  • n.  因除掉某組成部分造成的)損傷, 殘缺, 外形損毀.   injury, damage or loss caused by this (
  • n.  因雨使(事情等)受阻   from taking place because of rain
  • adj.  因霧關閉的機場、 港口.   a fog-bound airport, harbour
  • adj.  因飲食過量感到不適的.   feeling unwell as a result of eating or drinking too much
  • adj.  因高興、 恐懼、 悲傷、 憂慮等精神不能集中. distractedly adv   distracted with joy, fear, sorrow, anxiety, etc
  • v.  因高燒或恐懼引起的)顫抖, 戰慄   the shivers [pl] fit of trembling, resulting from fever or fear (
  • adv.  睏難的部分是學會計算機的新編碼--其餘就輕易舉了.   The difficult part is learning the new computer codes after that it's all downhill
  •   固執而愚蠢的年輕人   a self-opinionated young fool
  • n.  國傢無正常統治者或合法統治者的)空位期(尤指一君主的統治權結束繼任者尚未執政的時期).   period when a state has no normal or lawful ruler, esp at the end of a sovereign's reign and before the appointment of a successor (
  •   聖經》修訂本(英國學者於1870-1884年間根據《聖經》欽定本修訂成).   revision by British scholars in 1870-84 of the Authorized Version of the Bible 《
  •   聖經》修訂標準本(1946-1957年間修訂成).   revision of the Bible made in 1946-57 《
  • adj.  聖誕節的日期是固定的, 但復活節的日期卻因年異.   Christmas is fixed, but Easter is a movable feast
  •   在(大空蕩蕩的)房屋裏住或工作   rattle around in
  • adj.  在會上, 她不等別人批評她總是先發製人.   In meetings she always takes the offensive before she can be criticized
  •   在列舉項目時, 要將first(ly)、 second(ly)、 third(ly)等詞置於句子或從句之首. They are usually followed by a comma. 在這些詞後面通常用逗號. Some speakers prefer first to firstly 有些人說話時願用first不用firstly   , etc are put at the beginning of the sentence or clause.