...an ascending spiral of antisocial behaviour.反社会行为盘旋上升的态势Spiral galaxies are considered to be gravitationally bound configurations of stars.旋涡星系被认为是由恒星组成的引力束缚系统.The production in this factory is spiral.这个厂的产量呈盘旋上升。...a...
The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.鸟儿在房子上空缓缓盘旋。Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.她的头发被做成了瀑布般的螺旋形鬈发.Their profits began to spiral down disastrously.他们的利润开始螺旋形地急剧下降....
The gift shop's biggest seller is a photo of Nixon meeting Presley.这家礼品店最畅销的商品是尼克松会见猫王普雷斯利的照片。Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged.尼克松先生认为这些录音带是保密的。Nixon looked comfortable and in command.尼克松看上去镇定自若。...
As an experiment, we bought Ted a watch.我们试着给特德买了一块手表。Ted might benefit from hearing his own voice recorded and played back.听自己声音的录音回放对特德可能会有帮助。Ted could be maddeningly bland.特德不温不火的样子能把人气疯.Ted was very particular about ...
What the hell, I thought, at least it will give the lazy old man some exercise.管他呢，我心想，至少这能让懒鬼老头活动一下筋骨。A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懒羊嫌毛重I’m damned if I will lend any money to that lazy son of mine.我决不会借钱给我那个懒鬼儿子。S...
These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。Half of the north-west's timber land is public property.西北部的一半林地是公共财产。It wants timber to come, where possible, fro...
Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease.嘲笑声的背后潜伏着一种越来越强烈的不安。Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good.福兮祸所倚, 祸兮福所伏.Beneath his smart, generous, unflappable exterior lurks massive ins...
菲利普·拉金的意思是：父母可能会严重损害你的健康。Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health.我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex act...