Intendent A director of a public or government business. Interfactor A murderer. Ironer ironed clothing Iron Founder Someone who works in an iron foundry, one who casts, or founds iron. Iron Master The owner or manager of a foundry Iron miner One who mined iron ore Iron Monger or Ironmong...
Clutching her ticket in hand, Sophie checks the departure board and makes her way to the platform. There, a powerful locomotive – a marvel of modern technology – awaits while puffing small clouds of steam. A tender car is attached behind it, laden with coal and water. It is followed by...
Countess Brownlow, who was closely associated with the project from its inception, conducted the actual ceremony, once she had listened to an address by the chairman of the building committee, a short service by the Vicar, and been presented with a silver trowel. A public luncheon was given a...
But the masters also had the whole force of the Government on their side; the conspiracy laws could be applied so as effectively to paralyse the action of the unions, and the obviously unjust severity with which the law was applied in some particular instances only had the effect of embitter...
(as the government would also claim it had – for the safety of England against Napoleon), because Philip tries to control Sylvia’s whole future and does not let her be free to make her own choice, he appears, to me, to be as tyrannical as the government which mandates the kidnapping...
The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government. 该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府。 He exhorted his elder. 他规劝长辈。 来自《简明英汉词典》 124 converse vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 参考例句: He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。 I wanted ...