His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.她母亲为人刻薄，势利眼，嗓门又大。...catty remarks.尖刻的言辞a restaurant catty-corner from the theater斜对着剧院的餐馆Eggs are sold by the catty.鸡蛋论斤出售....
拥挤的人群和喧闹的噪音可能会让游客有些茫然不知所措。Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.在那些拥挤的街道她的穿着并未引起注意。In those crowded streets her attire did not rate a second glance.车里坐了他们5个人，很拥挤。It was a squeeze in the car with ...
...plans to modernize the refinery...使精炼厂现代化的计划Industries unable to modernize have been left to wither.无法实现现代化的行业已经自行衰落。The company is caught in a double bind. If it doesn't modernize it won't make money, but i...