这匹马奇迹般地恢复了状态，以微弱的劣势位居第三。The horse made a mira-culous recovery to finish a close third.他以微弱劣势败北。He was just beaten in a photo-finish.人数突然处于劣势的法军被迫撤退。The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat....
It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected.这远不如戴维所料想的那么痛苦。They are nowhere near good enough.他们还远不够好。The hall was nowhere near full.那大厅远未满座....
He was wearing, astonishingly, a frilly pink apron over shirt and trousers.他穿得很奇怪，衬衫和裤子外面套着件镶褶边的粉红围裙。The cook's apron covered her middle.厨用围裙裹着她的腰部。She wiped her floury hands on her apron.她在围裙上擦了擦沾满面粉的双手。...
On various pretexts they all moved off.他们以各种各样的借口纷纷离开了.She procrastinated her return on varions pretexts.她以多种借口推迟归程.How many plausible pretexts and fair reasons might they have found for submission!他们可以找出许多似是而非的借口,和冠冕堂皇的...