She's nutty as a fruitcake .她古怪得很。He looked all right, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake.他看来没什么, 但当他一开口说话, 我们就看得出他已疯得很厉害了.Favorite desserts include mince pie or pumpkin pie, plum ...
It was supererogatory for her to gloat ( Mary McCarthy )她也在一旁幸灾乐祸地看得出神,真是多余 ( 玛丽麦卡锡 )This is nothing to gloat about.这没什么好幸灾乐祸的。It was supererogatory of her to gloat.她没必要幸灾乐祸.Don't you think it's a little unkind...
The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.这个节目看起来矫揉造作，而其中的人物还自我感觉良好。Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion.葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?你吃糖果、蛋糕或甜点吗？...
草地上有几只鸭子在嘎嘎叫。There were ducks quacking on the lawn.孩子们去河边喂鸭子和天鹅.The children went to feed the ducks and swans.她教起书来像鸭子下水般地轻而易举.She's taken to teaching like a duck to water....
她能听见室内管弦乐队尖细的旋律。She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.她抱怨时抬高了尖细的嗓音。Her thin voice rose high in complaint.她喜欢用笔头尖细的铅笔, 我不喜欢.She likes to use pencils with fine points; I don't....