一中英惯用例句:
  • 他说的纯粹是一派鬼话. Cf 参看 fib.
    His story is nothing but a pack of lies.
  • 那击球员积分到24分时获一新机会（如外场员未接住一易接的球）.
    when his score was 24.
  • 那麽说他认为很容易, 是吗? 我倒想让他试一试! （他就知道难了.） =>Usage at want1 用法见want1.
    So he thinks it's easy, does he? I'd like to see him try! ie He would find it difficult.
  • 从A到B画一条线.
    Draw a line from A to B.
  • 他说的情况令人难以置信, 是真的难以相信（他说的一定是谎话）. Cf 参看 figurative, metaphorical (metaphor).
    His story is incredible in the literal sense of the word, ie It is impossible to believe him, so he must be lying.
  • 他饱餐一顿以後就松开腰带睡著了. Note that the verb lose (pt lost, pp lost) is unconnected with loose or loosen. 注意, 动词lose（过去式lost, 过去分词lost）与loose或loosen无关.
    After the huge meal he loosened his belt and went to sleep.
  • 她写了一部高质量的小说. Cf 参看 minor.
    She has written a major novel, ie one of high quality and great importance.
  • 因一次进攻失败, 他们全部被杀, 无一幸免. one's young lady/young man => young.
    They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack.
  • 她在那出剧中当喜剧演员而一举成名. wipe sth off the map => wipe.
    Her performance in that play really put her on the map as a comedy actress.
  • 她住在一个偏僻的小农场上. pig in the middle => pig.
    She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
  • 有一点是肯定的, 你再也不能行走了. (with) not/without so much as => so1.
    This much is certain, you will never walk again.
  • 在dumb一字中b不发音.
    The `b' in `dumb' is mute.
  • 只有一个男孩儿缺席, 就是哈里. =>Usage at viz 用法见viz.
    Only one boy was absent, namely Harry.
  • 海军今年要装备新一级的军舰. =>App 9 见附录9.
    are introducing a new class of warship this year.
  • 在炎热的夏天喝一通冷饮如获琼浆玉液. Cf 参看 ambrosia.
    On a hot summer day a long cool drink is like nectar.
  • 下一班去曼彻斯特的火车是10点整.
    The next train to Manchester is at 10.00.
  • 威尔士队以28比0获胜. In US English zero is commonly used in all these cases. 在上述情况下, 美式英语一概用zero表示0.
    Wales won 28-nil.
  • 在Oxford一词中有两个O.
    There are two O's in Oxford.
  • 从几个例子中仅给你举出一例....
    To give you only one example out of several....
  • 集中供暖设备一定要关掉. Cf 参看 on1 4.
    Make sure the central heating is off.
  • 六月的一个早晨....
    One morning in June...
  • 你当过推销员, 这一经历就比其他申请人强. For the uses of one see the examples at five. 关於one的用法见five词条中的示例.
    Your experience as a sales assistant puts you one up on the other candidates.
  • 他很乐观, 认为自己一定很快就能找到工作. Cf 参看 pessimist (pessimism).
    He's such an optimist that he's sure he'll soon find a job.
  • 第一、 第二、 第三都是序数词. =>App 4 见附录4. Cf 参看 cardinal1.
    First', `second' and `third' are ordinals.
  • 看看天--下午一定很晴朗. =>Usage 3 at must 见must所附用法第3项.
    Look at the sky it ought to be a fine afternoon.
  • 她胳膊下夹著一包书. =>Usage at packet 用法见packet.
    She was carrying a parcel of books under her arm.
  • 她用一把锋利的刀削去厚厚的果皮. =>Usage at clip2 用法见clip2.
    She pared off the thick peel with a sharp knife.
  • 让我加一句题外话....
    Let me add, in parenthesis, ..., ie as an aside...
  • 要孩子自己动手做饭, 事情就一塌糊涂了. make a pass at sb (infml 口) try to attract sb sexually 向某人调情. sell the pass => sell.
    Things have come to a pretty pass when the children have to prepare their own meals.
  • 她不停地讲了一小时. =>Usage at break2 用法见break2.
    She spoke for an hour without a pause.
  • 该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决. Cf 参看 referendum.
    plebiscite.
  • 他在门口探一下头, 看她是否在屋里. =>Usage at nudge 用法见nudge.
    He poked his head round the door to see if she was in the room.