而中英惯用短语:
| - v. 在柔软的地方)安顿下来(舒适而温暖) settle comfortably and warmly in a soft place (
- adj. 在民主政体中, 不经审讯而监禁是不允许的. Imprisonment without trial is totally unacceptablein a democracy
- v. 在火上一下子添上很多煤, 反而能把火闷死. If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it
- 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 (
- v. 在维多利亚时代, 许多人对於人是由低级生物进化而来的见解大为震惊. Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that Man had evolved from lower forms of life
- adj. 在聚会中匆匆离去而失礼. Cf 参看 decent. leave a party in indecent haste, ie too early or too soon to be polite
- n. 在舞会中因无舞伴而在一旁或坐或站者(尤指女子). who has no dancing partners at a dance and has to sit or stand around while others dance
- n. 在苏格兰人的运动中为测臂力而投掷使用的)长而重的木杆. long heavy wooden pole thrown in the air as a trial of strength in the Scottish sport of tossing the caber (
- v. 在英国, 女王是君主而治理国家的却是民选的代表. In Britain the Queen reigns, but elected representatives of the people govern the country
- 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
- n. 在记忆中(而不是写下的) 有些人(因某事)要倒霉. heap coals of fire on sb's head => heap v. hit the nail on the head => hit1. hold one's `head high show pride in one's achievements, worth, ability, etc; not feel ashamed 为自己的成就、 价值、 才干等而骄傲; 无愧於人. hold a pistol to sb's head => pistol. in one's `head in one's memory (not in writing)
- n. 在这场辩论中据实而争者少, 含沙射影者多, 令人生厌. There have been too many unpleasant innuendoes in this debate and not enough facts
- adj. 在附近可以听到汽车从高速公路上疾驶而过的声音. Near by, the cars could be heard speeding past on the motorway
- v. 在馅饼等上面涂的)蛋液、 糖液等或(因而生成的)光面. shiny attractive surface to a pie, flan, etc (
- n. 在高速公路上以100英里时速开车而被抓住. (come down on sb) like a ton of `bricks (infml 口) (criticize or punish sb) with great force or violence 严厉地(斥责或惩罚某人). weigh a ton => weigh. got caught doing a ton on the motorway
- v. 在(表面)覆以薄而硬的壳或外层(有时作为装饰) with a crust or thin hard coating, sometimes for decoration
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