Do you have any proof to substantiate your alibi?你有证据表明你当时不在犯罪现场 吗 ?There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.这些主张几乎找不到科学依据来证实。Field experience did not usually substantiate the claims.实际经验通常都不能使这些看法具...
There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.她的书问世时可能确有引人入胜的新颖之处。Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant.在本来平淡无味的情境里,加上一点戏谑的成分,就往往能使情境全部都变得有味.Bland v...
The Macmillan Guide had forewarned me of what to expect.《麦克米伦指南》已经事先告诫过我会遇到什么情况。The commander had been forewarned of the attack.指挥官预先得到敌人要发动袭击的警告。To be forewarned is to be forearmed.事先得到警告即先有了准备....