他中英惯用例句:
  • 博德获41分後, 博瑟姆一个漂亮球把他杀出局了.
    run out by Botham for 41.
  • 她有一种第六感觉, 就是她到家时他一定在那儿等候她呢. take leave of one's senses => leave2. talk sense =>talk2.
    A sixth sense told her that he would be waiting for her when she got home.
  • 他被判罚款1000英镑.
    He has been sentenced to pay a fine of 1000.
  • 他们的头都剃了. =>Usage at prove 用法见 prove.
    Their heads were shaven.
  • 他孤注一掷, 赌自己的队一定能赢得锦标. a stuffed shirt =>stuff2.
    He has put his shirt on his team winning the trophy.
  • 他们想把生产汽车的时间缩短. Cf 参看 lengthen (length).
    They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car.
  • 他们本应该叫警察的. =>Usage 2 at must 见must所附用法第2项.
    They should have called the police.
  • 他悄悄地溜了过去, 竭力装作漫不经心的样子. =>Usage at prowl 用法见 prowl.
    He sidled past, trying to seem casual.
  • 这一跤把他的颅骨摔裂了. =>illus at skeleton 见skeleton插图.
    The fall fractured his skull.
  • 我们已十分努力而他却讥笑我们, 我很反感. =>Usage at smirk 用法见 smirk.
    I resent the way he sneers at our efforts.
  • 倘若他意识不到自己行为的後果, 那我就觉得他很可悲了. better safe than sorry => better2. cut a sorry, etc figure => figure1.
    If he doesn't realize the consequences of his actions, I'm sorry for him.
  • 一晚上他只说了两个字. =>Usage at say 用法见say.
    He spoke only two words the whole evening.
  • 他在工作上不特别卖力. Cf 参看 especial.
    He takes no special trouble with his work.
  • 他的名字拼作P-A-U-L.
    You spell his name P-A-U-L.
  • 他因患中风而致半身不遂. Cf 参看 apoplexy.
    The stroke left him paralysed on one side of his body.
  • 他尝尝汤, 看是否够咸. =>Usage at feel1 用法见feel1.
    He tasted the soup to see if he had put enough salt in it.
  • 谁要是迟到, 他就得在外面等著. =>Usage at he 用法见he.
    If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
  • 他很可能不同意, 但不妨去试探一下. =>Usage at although 用法见 although.
    He'll probably say no, though it's worth trying.
  • 孩子睡著了, 她踮著脚走到他床前. =>Usage at prowl 用法见 prowl.
    to the bed where the child lay asleep.
  • 他会说英语, 但他的母语是德语. Cf 参看 mother tongue (mother).
    He speaks English, but his native tongue is German.
  • 他会弹吉他, 也会唱歌. =>Usage at also 用法见also.
    He plays the guitar and `sings `too.
  • 他们为庆贺他的生日请他去城里娱乐场所玩. paint the town red => paint2.
    For a birthday treat they took him out on the town.
  • 他们的幸福可惜是短 暂的. Cf 参看 transitory.
    Their happiness was to be sadly transient.
  • 你在城里游逛时要是遇到约翰, 告诉他给我打个电话. => Usage at journey 用法见journey.
    , tell him to ring me.
  • 他吃力地走了 20 英里. =>Usage at stump 用法见 stump.
    Hetrudged 20 miles.
  • 他以前是个教士, 现在成了政治家了. =>Usage at become 用法见become.
    He's a clergyman turned politician, ie He was formerly a clergyman but is now a politician.
  • 他这个演员受到的评价过低. Cf 参看 overrate, underestimate.
    As an actor, he's seriously underrated.
  • 他把领口敞开了. =>Usage at loose1 用法见 loose1.
    He unloosened his collar.
  • 他把吃下去的东西全吐了出来. =>Usage at sick 用法见sick.
    all he had eaten.
  • 他身体不好. =>Usage at healthy 用法见healthy.
    He's not a well man.
  • 你告诉不告诉他们, 他们都能查出是谁干的. =>Usage at if 用法见 if.
    They'll find out who did it, whether you tell them or not.
  • 医生认为我并未骨折, 但他正等著看X射线照片.
    The doctor doesn't think I've broken a bone but he's waiting to see the X-rays.