The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。It was expedient to retire gracefully.体面的让步可算是权宜之计.Do whatever is expedient.权宜处置,怎么方便就怎么办....
No plea can be set up on the ground of ignorance.以无知为理由而提出的抗辩是不能成立的.He left on the ground of ill.他以生病为理由离开了.The youngster has been excused by the law on the ground of his youth.这个青年由于年轻而受到法律的赦免....
The office is a menagerie of egotists and sycophants.该办公室乃是自私者与谄媚者汇集之处.They even praise such a disappointing program, they really are sycophants.这么差劲的节目也有人夸赞, 真是捧臭脚!During his life Confucius loathed spineless, fawning sy...