As the escort disappeared, their pent-up feelings found vent in a few hysterical tears from “The Duchess,” some bad language from Mother Shipton, and a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy. The philosophic Oakhurst alone remained silent. He listened calmly to Mother Shipton’s desir...
比喻由于出了点小毛病或怕出问题就把应该做的事情停下来不干了(refrain from doing something for fear of a possible risk)。 例句, 不能因为一个航空公司出问题就关闭机场,这样做就是因噎废食。 You can’t close the airport...
Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources(资源)to make, and buying loads of new clothing(or throwing out old clothing)is not healthy for the environment. So what to do with all those perfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-litt...
`I'll put my trash away, because you can make me, if I refuse,' answered the young lady, closing her book, and throwing it on a chair. `But I'll not do anything, though you should swear your tongue out, except what I please!' “可你就是咒掉了舌头,我也是除了我愿意作的事以外,...
I put out the light and returned to bed, palsied with fear. I lay a long time, peering into the darkness, and listening.—Then I heard a grating noise overhead, like the dragging of a heavy body across the floor;then the throwing down of the body, and the shaking of my windows in...
screw up 鼓舞 immensely /ɪˈmensli/ adv. 非常 homo /'həuməu/ n. 〈拉〉人(学名) piteous /ˈpɪtiəs/ adj. 可怜的 12 the fur vanished – the fangsshrank– and he turned back into a man. shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ vt. & vi. 收缩 ...
Collins Dictionary monitors its 18bn-word database and a range of media sources, including social media, to create an annual list of new and notable words. -◆ - 注:中文文本为机器翻译仅供参考,并非一一对应 含注释全文: ‘Sums up 2022’: Permacrisis chosen as Collins word of the year ...
Pike and Dub followed on his heels, with the rest of the team behind. As Buck drew himself together to spring after them, out of the tail of his eye he saw Spitz rush upon him with the evident intention of overthrowing him. Once off his feet and under that mass of huskies, there ...
38.Till I build up my stamina, of course. 当然 直到我锻炼好耐力 39.And that might take a couple of years. 这可能要花上好多年 40.Sadly for Juanita, she had ignored the first rule of war... 不幸的是 胡安妮塔忽略了战争的第一条原则 ...
She broke loose from him and ran to the bed and, throwing her arms across the bed-rail, hid her face. Gabriel stood stockstill for a moment in astonishment and then followed her.As he passed in the way of the cheval-glass he caught sight of himself in full length, his broad, well-...